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Every Frame A Painting asserted a few years ago that western action movies were suffering greatly for a specific change in how the cut the hits altogether. It’s
by altairprime 3y ago
Every Frame A Painting asserted a few years ago that western action movies were suffering greatly for a specific change in how the cut the hits altogether. It’s worth watching in full, or skip to 5 minutes in:
https://vimeo.com/113439313 https://vimeo.com/113439313
> “By contrast, American editing doesn’t show the hit at all.”
So it’s plausible that audiences desire more movies like John Wick, where actors take the hits, where it feels like actual action occurred — while the ‘fake it’ capabilities have advanced so far that they create all the tension without any if the resolution that makes it worthwhile.
- aidenn0 3y agoI'll both agree and disagree; I find the double-shot cut of the hit is a bit overused in HK cinema. As an analogy it's like choosing between food with no salt and food that's a bit too salty.
- altairprime 3y agoI’m only gesturing at the overuse-absence of “someone took the hit” as the causative defect in the american approach here, not promoting HK-style frame doubling as a cure. The contrast is quite helpful for conveying an oft-unseen nuance that supports this post’s points about fight scenes.