StoryLines in Action Films

Storylines

Storylines within the action genre vary. However most of them do follow a certain trend. In a typical action film you would expect it to be slow to start. The start would be the time where we get an overview of the main character, who they are? what they are doing?.

This would then carry on to put the main character into a dilemma in the middle of the film. Like someone wants to destroy something of someone wants the main character dead.

The film would continue to follow the main character through the dilemma and the solution to it. This is where the action would start, the car chases and gunfights. The action would not finish until the dilemma is resolved. The film will be fast paced and tense through this period of the film.

The dilemma would be resolved at the end of the film and it would finish. However the film sometimes leaves the film unfinished or with some loose ends to the story. This would lead into a sequel. It is rare to see a film end on a cliffhanger or with loose ends and not have a sequel. The original 1969 Italian Job leaves the story unfinished when we leave the film when the bus full of gold is balancing over a cliff edge.

The film Tropic Thunder, starts off by showing us something about the characters in the film. They are actors and we see trailers to their films. We then get shown about how the characters are all in a film together. While filming the actors get put alone in a jungle as part of filming. They have no camera crew as there are secret cameras all over the jungle. They have to follow instructions given to them to finish filming and get out. In a series of events the director gets killed, the group split up and one of the characters get taken hostage by a Vietnamese gang in the jungle. The rest of the film shows how the others rescue the captured actor and their escape from the jungle.

Storyline of Itallian Job from Imdb

Charlie's got a 'Job' to do. Having just left prison, he finds one of his friends has attempted a high risk job in Italy right under the nose of the Mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far so Charlie takes over the 'Job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal the Gold and escape.