The Most Creative Action Movie Plots of Recent Years: New Approaches to the Genre
It is noteworthy that action movies were always popular for the stunts and scenes and grand heroes. Some might say that over the years this type of films was somewhat overused and now in the recent years the creators have come up with great ideas and different plots. Here are some of the most inventive action movie plots that have redefined the genre:
1. Inception (2010)
Plot: Inception can be said to take the theme of action to another level – the dream world. In the film, Dom Cobb is a thief, who performs his criminal activities within one’s dream retrieving information that can be vital. He gets an opportunity to wash his sinful spine clean by performing what perhaps could be best described as ‘inception’ – an act of placing an idea on the head of someone. The movie has a great number of scenes which take place in the dream and it is filled with various exciting and mind-bending threshes which places it in the action genre.
2. Mad Max: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Plot: This film completely renew the concept of post-apocalyptic action film. The plot is straightforward: some people run through a desert as a brutal dictator chases them, the passionate look, tears and desire on their faces reflecting a wide ethnic diversity. But it is the application – a close to unrelenting, pumped-up pursuit of the thieves with sensational acrobatics and impressive visuals – that make it unique. There are two major features that deserve to be attributed to the film and classified as unique: the film is rather sparing on words and heavily relies on the evocation of images.
3. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Plot: Taking on elements of both action and sci-fi featuring a time-loop, Edge of Tomorrow is the story of Major William Cage, an inexperienced soldier living the same same day, fighting aliens over and over. Will, experience with death and resets is leading him to the final clue, which will help him to combat the enemy. The tension stimulating action environment in the movie along with the captivating scheme of the usage of recapitulation makes the movie unbelievable.
4. John Wick (2014)
Plot: John Wick was a nice step in bringing the action genre back to the forefront with some beautifully choreographed fight scenes together with an interesting plot in its simplicity. The narrative focuses on a retired murderer who wants to take his revenge on a ruthless gangster’s son, who / that kills the protagonist’s dog which was a gift from his deceased wife. The specificity of the film’s setting of an underground society of killers develops the film’s basic cycle of vengeance.
5. Baby Driver (2017)
Plot: That is why Baby Driver can be considered an example of the use of a unique concept of a musical action plan. The story revolves around Baby, a getaway driver with tinnitus whose use music to mask the sound in his ears. All the actions portrayed in each sequence are done in harmony with the soundtracks and this makes it even more interesting. The mixture of action sequences such as auto-pursuits and robbery scenes along with an excellent songs collection makes this movie differ from the usual action films.
6. The Raid: Redemption (2011)
Plot: This Indonesian movie delivers a feel of the action packed genre with most of the fighting happening in the close range. The plot is simple: It involves a SWAT team which has to eliminate a drug lord who has taken over a large skyscraper. This movie has no dull moment and the action sequences and especially the martial arts display is an added value to the movie.
7. Snowpiercer (2013)
Plot: In general, Snowpiercer can be defined as an action movie with political overtones. Taking place in the future, in a world which is uninhabitable after a global war, the plot revolves around a train, which is the only home people have, and a rebellion of the lower-class people against the many privileges of the front car inhabitants. This is due to the fact that the story is set in a limited domain and is told in the frame of a train, which symbolizes changes in different levels of the society.
Conclusion
These movies bring the message of action genre and prove why it stands far from becoming a sunset industry. Following the traditions of other cinematographic genres, using avant-garde approach to the narration, as well as paying much attention to the visual and semiotic layers, those films expanded the action movie’s capacities.
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