What do you think of when you hear the words "Action Movies"? Big guns and bigger explosions? The sound of steel grinding on steel, axes and swords swinging wildly? Martial arts masters trading blows?

What do we do when we start making a movie? We yell “action!” because that’s what this medium is all about. On a basic, primal level, we’re just watching people do stuff. The cooler that stuff is, the ...