| Jpcc86 said:
Fury Road is amongst the best action films since the 2000's IMO. Its just high quality in almost every aspect. You'd think cinematography and art direction shouldn't matter in an action film until you watch Fury Road. Its just mind blowing for me. Sure, the screenplay and writing is shallow, but then again, its an action film. You are there for the spectacle of it, not to bring up existential issues. |
I've complained for a while how modern action movies fall flat simply becuase have no clue what is going on. Saving Private Ryan did a great job capturing war with the beach scenes and made sense to shake the handheld camera a bit. In the following years so many movies masked definiciencies by zooming in and smack the camera like crazy. I want to see and take in the action, not feel like I have a headache afterward. Fury Road was basically someone from the 1980s with a 2010s budget going "sit down kids, this is how it is done".
I'd give a mention to John Wick as well given that is made by stunt people so it is a pure action movie as well.
