Anya Taylor Joy with black paint on her forehead in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Since the birth of cinema as a storytelling medium, the adventure genre has been by far one of the most popular. After all, there's no art form better suited to the tropes and characteristics of these kinds of stories: sprawling expeditions, often going through exotic locales, all in a quest to achieve a goal far greater than the adventurous characters who set out looking for it.
The movie became an instant classic of the genre, thanks to its scary-good tone and the charisma of Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. Besides, it's a well-known fact that a hot cast will always ensure an adventure movie's classic status, and there is no adventure movie with a cast hotter than The Mummy's. Critics didn't love it when it came out, but audiences haven't grown tired of it even over two decades after its release.
8 'Ben-Hur' Directed by William Wyler One of the best epic movies of all time, directed by one of Classic Hollywood's greatest epic directors, Ben-Hur is a three-and-a-half-hour long Biblical epic on a scale that has never been seen since. It's the story of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince who's betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, returning to his homeland for revenge once he regains his freedom.
Paul Atreides's engrossing anti-heroic arc is a spectacle to behold, and since it's bolstered by some of the most gorgeous visuals and impressive world-building the sci-fi genre has seen in years, it's all the more thrilling. The desert world of Arrakis is one of the most spellbinding fictional worlds ever crafted for a film, populated by fascinating characters and gripping storylines.
Delightfully pulpy and full of artistic merit, this is easily one of the most entertaining adventure movies ever made. Thanks to its memorable characters, numerous action-packed set pieces, and compelling romance, it paved the way for multiple adventure films that would try to imitate its charm and success in the future. As for the numerous desert sequences, they're by far among the best moments in the franchise.
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