Enjoying a good action story is all about the suspension of disbelief because, let’s face it, the things action heroes get up to a pretty implausible in real life.
Writers take huge liberties when it comes to penning thrilling action tales and readers and audiences alike indulge because they know that for the story to work, real life complications can’t be allowed to get in the way of the story. And so, this means that there are few tropes which every action hero displays and which would otherwise infuriate a picky reader or viewer if they weren’t only concerned with being royally entertained for the little bit of me-time they’ve carved out for themselves. But, if we’re really keeping score, here are the unrealistic things action stories get away with.
1. A killer punch. Our lone hero is faced with a half-dozen adversaries without a weapon and must rely on hand-to-hand combat. No problem as he knows that one good punch is enough to floor each bad guy and the rest are polite enough to stand around and wait their turn.
2. Impeccable timing. Houdini has nothing on these guys when it comes to getting out of tight spots just in the nick of time. They could be tied up, trapped in an overturned vehicle or dangled over a piranha-infested pit, but they all manage to wait until very last minute to engineer their escape.
3. Incredible healing power. Of course they’re going to pick up a few cuts and bruises, but they soon heal once a torn of piece of their shirt is wrapped around it, with little regard for the risk of infection either.
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