Abstract

This article discusses how old age aligns with ideals of hegemonic masculinity and generic conventions of the action film through the performance of strenuous heroics. Whereas it is commonly assumed that action films omit many characteristics which reference the geriaction hero’s age in order to safeguard his masculine status, aspects of age and aging are in many contexts instead emphasized. The ailments and efforts that come with old age provide a potent source of melodramatic scenarios that set up the action hero as a morally right victim in pursuit of heroic restoration. Using the films The Last Stand, 3 Days to Kill, and Taken 3, an illustration is offered of how action films engage their heroes in an economy of exertive situations to draw power from this victimization and frame the violent actions of the characters as pleasurable.

摘要

本文讨论了老年如何通过艰苦的英雄主义表演与霸权男子气概的理想和动作片的一般惯例保持一致。虽然人们普遍认为动作片省略了许多提及老年动作英雄年龄的特征，以维护他的男性地位，但在许多情况下，年龄和衰老的方面反而得到了强调。老年带来的疾病和努力提供了戏剧性场景的有力来源，这些场景将动作英雄设置为追求英雄复兴的道德权利受害者。使用电影The Last Stand , 3 Days to Kill和Taken 3, 提供了一个例子，说明动作片如何让他们的英雄参与到一种消耗性的经济环境中，以从这种受害中汲取力量，并将角色的暴力行为塑造成令人愉悦的。