CIN212H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: High-Concept, Gas Chamber, Whip Pan
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The rock is like die hard in their basic action elements and changes. The rock demonstrates the complete transition from movies like rambo and commando into more developed action films. Stallone did not succeed in movies outside the hyper-masculanized action films. Die hard protagonist was turned down by actors like stallone and was given to bruce. Willis: wise guy hero, willis was originally just a comedy actor. Die hard excerpt: bruce willis was able to branch out into other roles, lots of suspense, not as grotesque. Action films used to be seen as downstream productions and not seen in large theatres, straight to vcr. Simpson and bruckheimer: flashdance, beverly hills cop (eddie murphy, top gun, days of thunder. Actions first well known specialist director: michael bay. Blockbuster: expensive, spectacle, longer than 90 minutes, wizard of oz, gone with the wind, ben hur. Bruce willis is an every man and has everyday problems: just a street cop.
