Additionally, Cameron et al made very sure that the lighting from on set was matched by the CGI on screen. Terminator 2, pre-digital, also happened to have groundbreaking use of CGI with the iconic T1000 villain, but it was used sparingly. It fills gaps our eyes can’t catch, that digital might pick up, and additionally in the modern tool kit for cinematography, so much is changed in post, where some films can have a look that’s been predominantly created in grading. It captures a certain quality that feels like a movie. With a few exceptions, dependent on the skill of cinematographers, film just looks better than digital. There is one key reason why many of the films on this list are on this list. Mark Isham’s score is a perfectly dreamy accompaniment. Kudos to Bigelow and cinematographer Donald Peterson. Point Break just looks absolutely stunning from start to finish, with visceral action scenes, dazzling surf and sky diving scenes and a popping colourful display of the L.A setting. Not so here in a film with overt homo-erotic undertones. It’s the kind of romantic gaze usually reserved for female parts, and in these films that’s usually the two-dimensional love interest with her top off. There’s a tendency to linger on Keanu Reeves looking boyishly handsome, or Patrick Swayze being ruggedly charismatic. It’s shot in widescreen, capturing the waves beautifully as surfers glide through the waters. Point Break isn’t just concerned with a standard coat of cinematographic paint by numbers. Kathryn Bigelow certainly had an eye that had touches of James Cameron, but with her own unique flair. Maybe it’s a feminine gaze across the bromance machismo plotting of Point Break that gives it an unusually evocative gloss. If you’ve seen the vast array of movie-themed Instagram sites devoted to beautiful cinematography or colour breakdowns, you may well see a select minority of action films in comparison to some other genres, but those do certainly stand out. Here are ten beautifully shot action movies… Point Break Throwing in a dose of sci-fi alongside the action does also allow for more artistic cinematographic flourishes and sometimes the filmmaker will look to add a more artistically minded look to the picture, even when there isn’t a genre blend. The genre doesn’t typically allow for fanciful colour and lighting quite like you may get in the horror genre for example. In general, the action genre may go for a more neutral palette, to maintain some sense of grounding. Not always, but occasionally, the two meet in the middle and we get an action film that also looks especially incredible. There are great action movies and there is great cinematography. His best quotes epitomize the mind of a man saddled with guilt and trauma who still veers back into the green every now and again, for the betterment of those in his circle.Tom Jolliffe looks at ten action movies blessed with stunning cinematography… That makes him a reluctant anti-hero, but a hero nonetheless. Despite the character's increasing misanthropy and isolationism, he still manages to show up and lend a helping hand, even if he'd rather not. Updated on September 1st, 2021 by Derek Draven: Ever since the first Mad Max film, the character has had to contend with the worst elements of a society gone totally off the rails. Whether fully embroiled in paranoia, or experiencing moments of rare lucidity, the few words spoken by Max were enough to establish his character's iconic status through the films. Throughout the Mad Max franchise, the character revealed his state of mind through a series of memorable quotes that stand above the rest. RELATED: 7 Things About Mad Max That Still Hold Up Today The character was brought to life by Mel Gibson in one of his best movie roles of all time and, while his survival skills and ruthlessness helped him survive when humanity took a nosedive, it was all due to his fragile mental state. It could be argued that the man known as Max Rockatansky was not cut out for life in a post-apocalyptic world.
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