• Point

• Evidence
• Analysis
• Terminology
• Point: Tom Cruise’s character is a classic action adventure
hero.
• Evidence: We can see that he is incredibly strong and brave,
as he leaps from rock to rock on the edge of a cliff.
• Analysis: He’s not even wearing a safety harness and if he
were to slip, he would fall to his death. This will be the first of
many dangerous situations he is put in, but due to his
resourcefulness, intelligence he will be able to escape death and
defeat a powerful enemy, possibly with the help of a loyal
sidekick or buddy and almost certainly saving a damsel in
distress on the way.
• Terminology: Hero, enemy, resourcefulness, sidekick, buddy,
damsel in distress.
1. How do the events and characters
fit the action adventure genre?

2. How does the soundtrack (all the

sounds you can hear, not just the
music) create effects that fit the
action adventure genre?