Action film

The so-called action film is a film genre in which the spectacular nature of the
images is emphasized by means of "classic" style special effects. The name is
more a popular convention than a pure film genre coined by critics, scholars or
filmmakers. The most frequent elements of an action film are chases (both on
foot and with vehicles), shootouts, confrontations, martial arts and street
fights, guns, explosions, assaults and any violent or intense situation.
The categorization of "action movies" arose from the need to classify explosive
films, with popular actors and linear plots, full of spectacularity and opulence
that appeared in the mid-seventies in American cinema.
The plot is usually based on a reduced set of clichés in which are usually
included:

 A hero or anti-hero. Almost always, especially from the 1990s onwards, it is an

"anti-hero".
 A villain and a criminal and/or terrorist gang.
 An underdog young girl (who is usually rescued by the protagonist). Something
that would change, first in Hong Kong cinema and then, from the 1980s
onwards, would be "explosive, feisty women".
 A comic supporting actor (or an animal).
 A happy ending.

Although since the 1990s technological progress - visual effects - have made
certain films replace flesh and blood actors with animatronics and computer-
generated or CGI, the real actors prominent in this genre are still an element
that give realism, they must or usually possess a formidable physique and
among the first 35 years of the subgenre would denote some like Arnold
Schwarzenegger who is an Austro-American actor, businessman, politician and
former professional bodybuilder. He gained worldwide fame starting in the
1980s as an icon of Hollywood action movies. He had performances in different
films but the most recognized is in Terminator.
 Characteristics of action movies
The planning of action scenes: In cinema there have always been action
scenes, but never before had they been planned, as they are in this genre.
The protagonist follows the characteristics of the "hero of the 80's": An
athletic and lonely man, who can become a braggart, and who considers
himself self-sufficient. Or being tormented by some traumatic event in his past,
which he keeps hidden. As well as the "emotional coldness" he displays, which
is his usual state.

The sequels: As these films usually have a large audience, the plot is exploited as
much as possible. For this reason, there are quite a few sequels of the same film.
The Steadicam: When the action genre appears is the moment when the
steadicam, a camera that manages to record agile images that had never been
seen before, starts to be used. Rocky Balboa was a pioneer in its use.

The dialogues: they are formed by well-known and comic phrases, also known
as 'one liners' in English and 'chascarrillo' or 'epigram' in Spanish. They are
usually used in punctual and expectant moments that end up provoking
ovations and laughter in the audience. It is a kind of "signature" of the "hero"
and/or "villain". That makes them "recognizable", above and beyond -even- the
role played; remaining engraved in the "collective and popular memory" of the
spectators for generations beyond the moment of their premiere and
exhibition in movie theaters or video clubs.
The use of weapons of all kinds: Usually military. And hand-to-hand
fights/combat with Martial or Mixed Arts, and Boxing and military techniques.
Combining them.
The producers who started financing this genre are considered to be the
architects who made possible the birth of this genre.

Some action movies can be Terminator, Rambo, Mission Impossible and Rocky.