Quantum of Solace

...Inaction Scenes

This is in reference to the current vogue of having no goals, events, characters or choices in an action scene.  It stands in opposition to The Narrative Action Sequence, which is a mini-story within the story, usually with – gasp – an outcome.

In an action sequence, it’s the more we know, the more we enjoy it, not, as is currently in vogue, less. When Hannibal is given a pen clip to escape from a courthouse surrounded by the FBI, they...read more

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