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adamskiboy528491's review
5.0
Action: The Art of Excitement for Screen, Page, and Game by Robert McKee & Bassem El-Wakil is an excellent introduction to a film genre in which the protagonist(s) are thrust into a series of events that typically include violence, extended fighting, physical feats, rescues and frantic chases. The Action genre is highly prevalent in movies and video games and is characterised by a lot of adrenaline and blowing things up! ALL THE GREAT STUFF!
The story or tension in Action typically shades compared to the visuals but will be a threat of physical danger to the heroes or a loved one, often with a race against the clock aspect. Increasingly, the soundtrack has become as crucial to works in the action genre as the action sequences are. In film, the genre developed in the 1970s with the increase of modern stunt work. McKee and El-Wakil help the writing knowledge of an unappreciated genre, and I recommend it.
The story or tension in Action typically shades compared to the visuals but will be a threat of physical danger to the heroes or a loved one, often with a race against the clock aspect. Increasingly, the soundtrack has become as crucial to works in the action genre as the action sequences are. In film, the genre developed in the 1970s with the increase of modern stunt work. McKee and El-Wakil help the writing knowledge of an unappreciated genre, and I recommend it.
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