Action Thriller

By Salma Begum 12A2By Salma Begum 12A2

What are the conventions of Action thriller Movies?

• Climaxes when the hero finally defeats the villain Mystery

• Contains lots of violence

• A race against the clock

• An obvious rival

• The heroes in most thrillers are frequently "hard men”

• These films usually contain large amounts of guns, explosions, and large elaborate set pieces for the action to take place

Examples of conventions of action thriller Movies

• James Bond

• The Transporter

• Rambo

• Mask of the Ninja

• The fast and the furious

• Iron Man

• The Dark Knight

How do new forms of action thriller movies challenge How do new forms of action thriller movies challenge conventions of old action thriller movies?conventions of old action thriller movies?

The film Crank, challenges the conventions of old action thriller movies by changing the hero’s role. The hero in the movie Crank tragically dies at the end but in older action thriller movies the hero never dies.

In thriller movies there is always an obvious rival and they are presented as hard men, but, however the film James Bond challenges this convention of old action thriller movies by making the rival is nerdy.

What institution produces Action thriller films:

• Columbia Pictures

• Universal pictures

• 20th Centaury Fox

• Warner Bros. Pictures