James Bond
THENVSNOW. (2019, March 24). JAMES BOND Actors ⭐ Then and Now 1962 - 2019 | Name and Age [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8761jBt1aSo&ab_channel=THENvsNOW%E2%84%A2
Action Hero
Cinefix. 92015, June 25). Action Heroes: A History of Kicking Ass, Part 1 - Film School'd [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlWMf5YA4Oc&ab_channel=CineFix
Action heroes
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-03/who-is-the-greatest-action-hero-of-all-time-films/10056308?nw=0
Bart Simpson might have summed it up best in 1995 when he said: "Want results? You have to go to the Schwarzeneggers, the Stallones, and to a lesser extent, the Van Dammes." - Mezydlo, J. (2021). Time for some action: The 40 greatest action stars of all time. Retrieved from https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/time_for_some_action_the_40_greatest_action_stars_of_all_time/s1__29640071#slide_11As moviegoers, we can't seem to get enough of the action flick. Good or bad, it's usually two hours when viewers can escape from reality. There have been plenty of actors who have made a living taking on action roles, so we figured we would look at 40 of the best action movie stars ever. We didn't include the folks at Marvel and DC, because this is not about putting on a superhero costume to get the job done.
Masculinity in Action Films
- Devore, J. (2019). James Bond Is The Patron Saint Of White Masculinity. Retrieved from https://medium.com/humungus/james-bond-is-the-patron-saint-of-white-masculinity-a76362592105James Bond is sacred to an overly vocal minority of mostly white men. If they could paint the ceilings of their man caves with his holy image they would.
- Thejournalist.org.za. (2019). Toxic masculinity and aspiring to be James Bond. Retrieved from http://www.thejournalist.org.za/the-craft/aspiring-to-be-like-james-bond/In a society such as ours, with high levels of gender-based violence and public performances of misogyny, it is important to reflect on the impact that representations of hyper-masculinity in the media has on society, as it has the power to shape values, norms and perceptions.
Bond Villains
How they changed. (2020, October 26). ALL JAMES BOND VILLIANS [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHm0cDSODVw&t=11s
Anti Heroes
- Neo, J. (2019). The most nefarious James Bond villains of all time. Retrieved from https://www.augustman.com/sg/culture/film-tv/james-bond-villains/HOW often in your adolescent youth have you looked at James Bond and just thought, “Man, I wanna be that guy!”?
Plenty of us surely still think that now, be it Daniel Craig’s smouldering characterisation of the spy or Sean Connery’s dapper personification of 007.
But along with the tuxedos, the Aston Martins, and the smoking hot Bond girls, every James Bond has the yin to his yang: the crafty villain bent on destroying him, MI6, and sometimes the world.
Raoul Silva
- Fandom. (N.D.). Raoul Silva. Retrieved from https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Raoul_Silva#:~:text=Raoul%20Silva%2C%20born%20Tiago%20Rodriguez,is%20the%20film's%20main%20antagonist.Raoul Silva, born Tiago Rodriguez, is a fictional cyber-terrorist and former Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6) operative who appeared in the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall, portrayed by famous Spanish actor Javier Bardem.
Action Film Genre Conventions
Scriptcastle. (2018, January 30). Introduction to the Action Genre [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MoZuaJ6jE0&ab_channel=ScriptCastle
- Watts, L. (2021). Action Genre Conventions. Retrieved from https://storygrid.com/action-genre-conventions/Shawn tells us the answer to many of the problems that arise as we plan, draft, and revise our stories can be solved by asking and answering the question, what’s the genre? The global genre is like a utility belt with lots of tools because it’s shorthand for the collection of characteristics readers expect to see in your story, the ones they’ll miss if they aren’t there.
- Martin. B. (N.D.). Codes and Conventions of Action Adventure Films. Retrieved from https://brianair.wordpress.com/film-theory/codes-and-conventions-of-action-adventure-films/Narrative led films with tightly woven story arcs, where the dialogue drives the plot rather than builds character.