Action Movie Anatomy
The 90's were a decade that saw an immense improvement in the movie making industry, with computer generated images, or CGI graphics, allowing movies to do more than ever before.The action/thriller genre was one of the most affected by this immense change, as effects and stunts that were previously too expensive to do were possible. With this freedom on the technical end of the art, came the freedom for writers and directors to stretch their creative minds to the limit, and with this came some of the most expressive, impressive, and amazing movies ever made.Movies like Terminator 2: Judgment Day, helped push breathtaking graphics into the mainstream movie viewing and helped usher in the age of digital graphics in the early 90's. It told the story of a robotic reprogrammed humanoid, or android that was sent back in time to save a man by the name of John Conner. The Film won four academy awards, one for visual effects, and was one of the top selling movies of the decade.
Two years later, Jurassic park also pushed the limits of imagination with their amazing effects and the ability to replicate prehistoric life. A novel by the same name written by Michael Crichton, this film brought the audience to a theme park composed of dinosaurs resurrected through DNA. The park is eventually overrun by its resurrected inhabitants, and the main characters are forced to survive. The movie grossed over $900 million in box office revenues, along with several awards.Later on in the 90's, The Matrix took audiences to a whole new environment with a world controlled by robots that had enslaved all of humanity. The Matrix was amazing visually and gave all who were watching some fantastic stunts and action scenes. It won 4 Oscars and was nominated a record number of times for other awards.
Although intense computer graphics were being used more and more, movies like Pulp Fiction, (a non-linear tale of crime, drugs, and the underworld of society) and Fight Club (a tale about a group of men who used fighting as a mental therapy for their psychological ailments) used very little, and instead mesmerized audiences with their twisting stories and amazing dialogue.This era of filmmaking showed movie viewers new worlds previously never thought possible onscreen and allowed their imaginations to run wild with the possibilities that lay ahead.
