Action Cinema Since 2000

Action Cinema Since 2000 explores the definition and potential of action cinema to reframe the mode for the 21st century, examining a wide range of content from China, Korea, India, France, the USA, and Mexico. It considers the changing modes of action cinema, streaming's global importance, and generic blends, as well as under-explored areas of action film, such as race, ethnicity, gender, and age. It argues that 21st century action cinema engages with and reflects geopolitical, creative, and industrial developments, offering fantasies of empowerment and mobility that say much about how power is understood in diverse contexts today.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 296 pages
Publication date: 13 June 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Action Cinema Since 2000 is a vibrant and evolving field of scholarship that explores the definition and potential of action cinema to shape the 21st century's cinematic landscape. It brings together contributors from various countries, including China, Korea, India, France, the USA, and Mexico, to examine a wide range of content, from blockbusters to smaller independent films. The book examines the changing modes of action cinema, with streaming assuming global importance and an increasing number of generic blends. It also delves into under-explored areas of action film, such as the role of race, ethnicity, gender, and age in narratives and image and soundtracks. Overall, the book demonstrates how 21st century action cinema engages with and reflects geopolitical, creative, and industrial developments. It argues that it continues to offer fantasies of empowerment and mobility that shed light on how power is understood in diverse contexts today.

Weight: 650g
Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781839022777