What happened to the action genre?
It got PUSSIFIED
>>70802573
capeshit killed it
People woke up to how toxic masculinity is and started shunning the genre as a reinforcement of the most terrible aspect of society: patriarchal oppression.
ceases to deliver quality movies
Its essentially on the same low as the horror genre right now
>>70802573
The 80s ended. Shit movie decade.
>>70802573
Those guys turned it into a parody of itself.
Nothing. There are still great, good, mediocre, bad "action" films being done.
You just don't watch films outside top10 trash so what would you know.
>>70802645
Only because no one could fill their shoes.
>>70802658
>There are still great, good, mediocre, bad "action" films being done.
>great
From Hollywood? Name them.
>>70802706
Why the fuck do you need *HOLLYWOOD* films
Jesus Christ you just went FULL megapleb
never go full megapleb
>>70802573
Save the Cat
>>70802816
Because the 80's had those smaller production action films ALONG with a wealth of quality big studio action films. And since the former have always been fewer in number, I'd say the loss of quality action films by Hollywood is severe blow to the genre. You act as if nothing changed.
>>70802573
People don't go to the cinema twice per week and picking the movie by a two-lines long sinopsis or directly by the cast anymore.
sjw gay liberal muslim women ruined it.
>>70802573
SJW
>>70802573
Was Stallone standing on his tiptoes for that picture?
>>70802600
This.
Also I feel that it could have been closer to being kept alive if John McTeirnan didn't go to jail for so many years.
>>70802573
America went from Hank Hill to Bobby Hill
Audience's tastes evolve. The thing is the iconic action movies of the 80's had talented filmmakers, the unsung heroes behind the success of Arnold: McTiernan, Verhoeven, Cameron, Milius, all strong auteurs with visual flair and thematic depth, Sly himself wrote the first Rocky, the first Rambo was a drama about a PTSD soldier, sequels evolved into caricatures, Sly and Arnold started doing kids movies. McTiernan did Die Hard, Willis and Gibson were better at balancing comedy and action and drama. It kept evolving towards buddy movies, Bruckheimer, then 9-11 chaotic handheld filmmaking, Hong Kong influences, then capeshit and vidya.
People don't realize McTiernan was also the first to go meta with Last Action Hero and handheld with Die Hard 3. A true visionary.
People started getting bored of invincible God-like type of characters, and instead wanted more relatable, flawed, funny characters. The rise of Arnold and Sly are also tied to the cold war and Reagan era, the advances in steroids and how that culture of extreme vanity was also linked to consumerism and marketing, etc. Bodybuilders from the 60's didn't look as good, they just stared in shitty Italian peplums or TV shows, like Ferrigno in Hulk (which is now done by CGI). Sean Connery was actually a bodybuilder. By today's standards, this would be considered a dadbod. The question of masculinity isn't just about the body, it was also behavior and values. You wouldn't find a lead like Heston or Connery anymore, like you wouldn't find a Mifune in Japan. Society/media got feminized and infantilized, action leads have been getting younger, they're more sensitive, etc. Matt Damon could have never been a lead in the 50's. The funny thng is that roids are now more prevalent than ever in capeshit Hollywood, but the focus is more on being cut with six packs than having massive arms, they're inoffensive for girls.
>PG-13 grey mass
>Capeshit
>Masculinity in movies is haram
>Dark tones or fedora tipping is not allowed. Only fun action sells.
>>70802627
here's a (You) on the house
don't go spending it all in one place
Millennials are beta, low-test, so they can't appreciate alpha action flicks, so they don't make them anymore. They will come back when the future generations have testicles.
