Conventions of Action Films

•         Protagonist gets shot in the stomach; perfectly fine.
•        Evil henchman gets shot in the foot; instantly dead.
•         Unlimited ammo.
•         A bomb is diffused with one second left.
•          Explosion with no adverse effect to anyone.
•        Unnecessarily chiselled good guy with a six pack made of concrete.
•         Equally unattractive bad guy. If he’s ugly he must be evil!
•          Big guns.
•         Car chases.
•         Veteran cop/solider.
•         One last mission.
•        Women being useless.
•         Women being objects.
•         Conversely, women being badass and beating up 7ft bodybuilders.
•         The hero ‘dying’ only come back at a crucial moment.
•         Happy ending.
•         Having a weak/useless yet loveable sidekick who finds his courage.
•          More explosions.
•         Villain capturing hero and explaining his plan, only to have the hero escape.
•         British/Eastern European villains.
•      Enigma codes.
•         Villain falling into/off something while screaming something along the lines of ‘This isn’t over!’