Setting plays an important role in an adventure film, sometimes itself acting as a character in the narrative. They are typically set in far away lands, such as lost continents or other exotic locations. They may also be set in a period background and may include adapted stories of historical or fictional adventure heroes within the historical context. Such struggles and situations that confront the main characters include things like battles, piracy, rebellion, and the creation of empires and kingdoms.[2]
In the early days of adventure films, the protagonists were typically male. These characters were courageous, often seen as heroes fighting suppression and facing tyrants. More recent adventure films have featured heroines, such as Lara Croft, as protagonists.[2]
adventure, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Adventure film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction and is a genre of film Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films pirate films and survival films Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action comedy drama fantasy science fiction family horror war or the medium of animation 1 Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOverview EditSetting plays an important role in an adventure film sometimes itself acting as a character in the narrative They are typically set in far away lands such as lost continents or other exotic locations They may also be set in a period background and may include adapted stories of historical or fictional adventure heroes within the historical context Such struggles and situations that confront the main characters include things like battles piracy rebellion and the creation of empires and kingdoms 2 A common theme of adventure films is of characters leaving their home or place of comfort and going to fulfill a goal embarking on travels quests treasure hunts heroic journeys and explorations or searches for the unknown Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films pirate films and survival films Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action animation comedy drama fantasy science fiction family horror or war 1 History EditIn the early days of adventure films the protagonists were typically male These characters were courageous often seen as heroes fighting suppression and facing tyrants More recent adventure films have featured heroines such as Lara Croft as protagonists 2 Adventure film popularity peaked in the 1930s and 1940s when films such as Captain Blood The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Mark of Zorro were regularly made with major stars notably Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power who were closely associated with the genre citation needed Saturday morning serials used many of the same thematic elements as high budget adventure films citation needed Early influential adventure film creators were Douglas Fairbanks The Mark of Zorro The Three Musketeers Robin Hood The Black Pirate Zoltan Korda The Four Feathers Jungle Book Sahara The Macomber Affair and John Huston The Treasure of the Sierra Madre The African Queen See also EditAdventure game Lists of adventure films Travel documentaryReferences Edit a b Genre form Guide Motion Picture and Television Reading Room Library of Congress www loc gov Retrieved 2021 09 24 a b Adventure Films Filmsite org Retrieved 2017 05 29 External links Edit Genre Adventure IMDb Retrieved 2017 05 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adventure film amp oldid 1130144937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
