From martial-arts classics to cult gems to modern masterpieces, these movies pushed the action genre to bold new heights
The recent release of Thelma , a film that subverts the conventions of action film s, has us thinking about other movies we’ve enjoyed over the decades that did something a little different with the genre. “Subversive” can be a slippery term when applied to cinema, with a variety of different meanings and no clear-cut criteria.
It changed the game with its VFX-enhanced fight scenes and sleek, techno-inspired cyberpunk aesthetic. That much was evident when it first came out 25 years ago. But after Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s transitions, critics have also come around to an interpretation of the film as a trans allegory. When Morpheus explains to Neo that something feels off about the world and he’s trapped in a “prison” of his own mind, he could be describing the experience of gender dysphoria.
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