Analysis of The Mechanic Action Film

Throughout the opening couple of minutes of the mechanic staring Jason statham it is jam packed with stereotypes that make it a action film. For example the fighting the fact that there is a death already as it is only two minutes in to the film. traditionally the villain in action films is normally a man and normally foreign sometimes Russian or Arabian mainly men with a lot and a lot of money. this is exactly what the villain is like in the opening couple of minutes of the film, you can tell straight away that the villain is wealthy as he is swimming in his own swimming pool that looks like it is inside a large mansions and he is protected by a load of body guards which also shows that he is partly feminine aswell and he is not a large man that can protect himself this is also a stereotype for villains within action films. For a film to be an action film there has got to be some action within it so for example fighting, at the start of the scene Jason statham creeps up on the villain and attacks him he then murders him and leaves him in the pool, he then needs to be able to get out of the villains mansion without being seen by the multiple bodyguards that surround it. This is where the action comes in there is a lot of fast intense running and then towards the end the main character jumps off a high bridge and lands on a boat and is able to escape safely without being seen, all of these parts of the scene are all put together and conform with the general stereotype of an action film.

Another unique part of this scene that makes it an action film is the sound that is used, the non diegetic sound so the background music is very fast and intense it builds up the tension and gets the audience excited this is what action films are so good at getting the audience interested and wanting to watch more and more of the film.