Me and My Movies

Avengers Assemble Director: Joss WhedonProducer: Kevin FiegeReleased: 4th May 2012Studio: Marvel Studios Distributed: Walt Disney StudiosStarring: Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Robert Downy Jr.Budget: $220 MillionAt Box Offices: $1,511,757,910Short Synopsis: S.H.E.I.L.D, a law enforcement agency gather a group of super heroes to protect the Earth from an Alien invasion. The team encounter a lot of problems not only with the invasion but each other.

Taken

Director: Pierre MorelProducer: Luc BessonReleased: 30th January 2009, sequel was released on 4th October 2012 ( Taken2) Studio: Europacorp, M6 Films, Grive Productions, Canal+, All Pictures Media, TPS Star, M6, Wintergreen ProductionsDistributed: Eurocorp Distribution, 20th Century FoxStarring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Worchofsky Budget: $25 MillionAt Box Offices: $226,830,568Short Synopsis: A girl goes on holiday to France with her friend where she is ‘Taken’ by a group of men. The girls father goes out of his way to try and get her back.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Director: Gavin HoodProducer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Hugh Jackman, Ralph Winter and John PalermoReleased: 1st May 2009Studio: Marvel Entertainment, Donner’s Company, Seed Productions, Ingenious Film Partners, Big Screen Productions, Dune EntertainmentDistributed: Twentieth Century FoxStarring: Hugh Jackman Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan, Ryan Reynolds Budget: $150 MillionAt Box Offices: $ 373,062,864Synopsis: A young Wolverine runs away from home with his step brother and then later joins the army. The audience watch him as he grows up through different wars where he never ages. After being captured during a war he is recruited into a mutant team, which he leaves as he disagrees with their methods. Years later he starts a new life until his step brother comes looking for him. His brother supposedly kills his wife and Wolverine sets out to get revenge. He later agrees to an operation and makes his bones adamantium. He escapes when he finds out he will be used as a weapon. After his escape he finds out that mutants are being taken an island where they are used to make a mutant weapon. Wolverine then sets it upon himself to save them.

Why Do I like this genre of film?

The genre I have chosen is Action. I have always enjoyed action films as they keep me captivated and I love the fast pace scenes which comes with the genre. Avengers Assemble and X-men Origins are both action-fantasy(super hero) films. These films are based on marvel comic books. As they have a sub-genre of fantasy they were able create extravagant action scenes, making the impossible possible. Action films often throw characters ‘in at the deep end’ meaning they may have to encounter physical challenges and be very resourceful.

Reception Theory (Stuart Hall)

Reception theory is a theory that tells us that your cultural background is reflected in the things you like and your interests. The films you like can depend on many different things such as where you were brought up, when you were brought up and even your religion. For example; if your parents were very religious and very political, you would be brought up with strong religious and political views. Someone who was born in the 70’s may only like films from they’re era. People born in India may be brought up on films form Bollywood.

Stereotypically the majority of males prefer action and adventure films, whereas the majority of females enjoy romantic films, but this is not always the case. Friends are also likely to influence your interests.

Star Theory

Star Theory is a theory that tells us that when a well known actor or actress is in a film the audience is most likely to go and see it. When the actor is liked for their other films, audiences have a high expectation of that actor in other films. Sometimes this can have negative effect; if an actor or actress is disliked by the public the audience is less likely to go and see the film. If an actor who is often found in action/ adventure films and is very popular with audiences is cast in a romance film, fans of that actor who may not like that genre may watch the film.

Analysing

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Avengers Assemble

Taken

X-men Origins: Wolverine