2. ActionGenre
For this assignment I have chose the action genre, Action films is a genre where physical action
plays a main role in the storytelling of the film, The films often have continues action scenes
including stunts, fighting and chases. The story's in action genre usually revolve around a goal
the hero is trying to achieve but faces incredible odds to achieve. Apart from this being my
favourite genre of films there are multiple reasons I chose this particular genre. I like the action
genre because of the heavy use of special effects used in all action movies from the Xmen Series
to Batman. Another reason I like the action genre is they often have the same high profile stars
in such as Gerard Butler, Daniel Craig, Arnold schwarzenegger and Liev Schreiber.
3. 300 Rise of an Empire
300 rise of an empire was released in cinemas in
2014. It had a budget of $110,000,000 and
made over $45,000,000 on its opening
weekend in the USA, Overall it has grossed over
$106,000,000 as of the 2nd of May 2014. It was
directed by Noam Murro and is based on Xerxes
by Frank Miller. The film takes place before and
after the events of the first 300. Greek general
Themistokles assembles his troops to fend off
the Persian army. Artemisia (Eva Green)
assembles a fleet of ships and sets sail for war.
Meanwhile former wife of Leonidas refuses to
risk anymore spartan lifes in the war.
4. Captain America : The Winter
Solider
Captain America The Winter Solider is
the second instalment into the Captain
America franchise and one of many
films released as part of the Marvel
Avengers Storys. It was released on the
4th April 2014 and had an estimated
budget $170,000,000, It grossed over
$95,000,000 on the opening weekend
and in the first month of its release
made over $235,000,000. It stars Chris
Evans as Captain America and was
directed by Anthony Russo and Joe
Russo. The film is based straight after
the Avengers as Steve Rogers still
struggles to settle down with modern
day life and faces the hardest battle of
his life against the soviet super solider
known as the winter solider, But battling
the winter solider brings up his life
before he became Captain America.
5. The dark knight rises
Batman The Dark Knight Rises (2012) is set 8 years after Batman (Christian Bale) stopped the
Joker and Bruce Wayne must return to save Gotham City from Bane (Tom Hardy) and his
ruthless mercenaries set out to completely destroy Gotham with a nuclear bomb, Batman forms
an unlikely alliance with Catwomen (Anne Hathaway). The budget for this film was $250,000,000
Released on the 20th July 2012 the film was a huge box office success and made over
$160,000,000 in the opening weekend and went over to gross over $450,000,000 by the end of
2012 it was the second highest grossing film of 2012 behind Marvels The Avengers and
managed to beat Skyfall and The Hunger Games. Produced by Warner Bros and legendary
Pictures for DC Entertainment.
6. intertextualityIntertextuality is when a film uses
something from another film such
as quotes, characters, or scenes.
An example of this would be
Arnold Schwarzenegger saying “ill
be back” which is one of his well
known catch phrases in the first
Terminator movie, He also uses
the catch phrase in many of his
other films such as The
Expendables 2.
7. Action Genre Trailers
Promethius Trailer (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftuxbvGwiU
The Avengers 2 :
Age Of Ultron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzPa4PA2F_4
8. Star Theory
Star theory is when a
certain actor or actress is
staring in a film which
encourages you to go and
see a film because you
belive they will make the
film better. One of my
favoured actors is Gerard
Butler ever since
watching 300 in 2007 I
have been a fan of him
and have watched all the
films he has been in from
P.S I Love You to Olympus
has fallen both
completely different
films.
9. Reception theory
Reception theory is the theory that while the audience of the film is viewing the film
the story and the meaning of the film is communicated to them throughout the
film. what the director or auteur of the film wants us to know about, there is also the
meaning which the audience themselves will create As the film goes on. It is argued
that contextual theory, the theory that the place, time, Sequence of events, are what
effects reception theory and the movement of the Meaning of the film itself.
