Discussion on Criteria of an Adventure film

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Discussion on criteria of an adventure film





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his discussion attempts to validate the statement that: ‘In a general sense, the criteria of an adventure film is as follows: there is an exciting quest and a series of perilous events or journeys; there is a romantic sub-plot; there are recognisable bad guys, and the hero is able to conquer his or her foes as well as save those around them’ (Central Queensland University 2002, p. 21). The filmic text Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Steven Spielberg 1984) will be examined, described, discussed, and explored in order to attempt to comment on the validity or otherwise of this statement.

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he 1980s blockbuster Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (Steven Spielberg 1984) (Appendix A), a film that made ‘record profits at the box-office’ (Dragan Antulov 2000, p. 1), follows to some extent the a...