The Actionfilm (from English action: Act, action) is a film kind of the commercial maintenance cinema, in which the continuation of the outside action of mostly spectacularly produced combat and force scenes is advanced and/or illustrated. Main parts of Actionfilmen are therefore usually aufwändig turned Stunts, wild shootings, enormous explosions and rapid pursuits.
Frequently the reality purchase is taken to the represented force, by stressing looking values and by developing a dramatic tension elbow is to serve the Actionfilm primarily maintenance purposes.
Into Actionfilmen it mostly goes around the fight between property and bad, the identification figure is frequently a physically strong male hero (the Actionstar), who usually clear moral principles represents, those the ethical and world-descriptive bases of the western culture correspond (property against bad, protecting the weak ones, justice for suffered injustice, defense and retaining of the familiar way of life etc.).
Actors of well-known Actionfilme and cinema classical authors usually become over night Actionstars. Actionstars, which follow from this category, have usually a positive image and to remain the Actionfilm faithfully. Usually also for the simple reason that one expects Actionstars also further in the role of the Actionstars. For Actionstars it is to be acted therefore very with difficulty e.g. in a drama or a dear film.