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Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 30% off your subscription by going to Help me make more videos! Support this channel: Leave a One-Time Donation: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: About this video essay: A critical video essay analyzing the state of modern action cinema. Content: 00:00 The Aesthetics of Modern Action 01:48 Towards an Objective Ideal 05:53 The Problem with Previsualization 08:28 The Rise of Second Unit Directing 13:17 Lessons from Last Year’s Best Fight Scene 15:49 The Ever-Importance of Storytelling 19:00 Concluding Thoughts Further Reading: Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: 10 Books that changed my life: 10 More books that inspired my thinking: My Camera Gear: Media included: 1917, Alex Cross, Ant-Man Quantumania, Atomic Blonde, Avengers Infinity War Endgame, Baby Driver, Birds of Prey, Black Panther, Black Widow, Bullet Train, Captain America Winter Soldier Civil War, Casino Royale, Children of Men, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Daredevil, Deadpool 2, Die Hard, Echo, Extraction 1 2, Fast Five, Fast X, Gladiator, Hanna, Hard Boiled, Heat, Hitman Agent 47, John Wick 1-4, Kate, Kingsman The Secret Service, Mission Impossible Fallout Dead Reckoning, No Time to Die, Oldboy, Parker, Police Story, RRR, Saving Private Ryan, Silent Night, Skyfall, Spectre, Suicide Squad, Taken 1 3, Terminator 2, The Accountant, The Bourne Identity, The Expendables 2, The Defenders, The Gray Man, The Hunger Games, The Killer, The Matrix, The Raid 1 2, The Wolverine, True Detective, Venom Business inquiries: lsoo@ Say hi: likestoriesofold@ Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself:
