I recently wrote another video essay, hopefully it will be completed and released around Thanksgiving. About how we’ve come to live in the time of elderly action flicks… here’s the intro:
“Sniper fire incoming through the windows. A motorcycle chase across a roof. Your daughter has just been kidnapped! Be honest, when you imagine the badass to save the day – who comes to mind? Are they old enough to get a senior discount?
Willis. Stallone. Schwarzenegger. These guys practically invented the modern-day action film. And now? They seem to be the only ones still in it – alongside latecomers in their age bracket like Denzel Washington, Samuel Jackson, and the incomparable “I-will-find-you-and-I-will-kill-you” Liam Neeson – with dad-aged super-spies like Tom Cruise & Daniel Craig fast on their heels.
We’ve come to live in the Age of the Retired Badass. How did we get here? And what happened to all the young bucks? Let’s find out who drew first blood. "
