Why All Action Movies Look the Same Now

Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 30% off your subscription by going to Help me make more videos! Support this channel: Leave a One-Time Donation: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: About this video essay: A critical video essay analyzing the state of modern action cinema. Content: 00:00 The Aesthetics of Modern Action 01:48 Towards an Objective Ideal 05:53 The Problem with Previsualization 08:28 The Rise of Second Unit Directing 13:17 Lessons from Last Year’s Best Fight Scene 15:49 The Ever-Importance of Storytelling 19:00 Concluding Thoughts Further Reading: Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: 10 Books that changed my life: 10 More books that inspired my thinking: My Camera Gear: Media included: 1917, Alex Cross, Ant-Man Quantumania, Atomic Blonde, Avengers Infinity War + Endgame, Baby Driver, Birds of Prey, Black Panther, Black Widow, Bullet Train, Captain America Winter Soldier + Civil War, Casino Royale, Children of Men, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Daredevil, Deadpool 2, Die Hard, Echo, Extraction 1 + 2, Fast Five, Fast X, Gladiator, Hanna, Hard Boiled, Heat, Hitman Agent 47, John Wick 1-4, Kate, Kingsman The Secret Service, Mission Impossible Fallout + Dead Reckoning, No Time to Die, Oldboy, Parker, Police Story, RRR, Saving Private Ryan, Silent Night, Skyfall, Spectre, Suicide Squad, Taken 1 + 3, Terminator 2, The Accountant, The Bourne Identity, The Expendables 2, The Defenders, The Gray Man, The Hunger Games, The Killer, The Matrix, The Raid 1 + 2, The Wolverine, True Detective, Venom Business inquiries: lsoo@ Say hi: likestoriesofold@ Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: