the big problem with COOL action scenes is that cool is the opposite of dramatic. Indiana Jones gets clowned on like a dumbass in every single one of his action scenes and it's fucking thrilling to watch. The more "bADaSs" your hero feels the more dull they become. https://twitter.com/mattLarnold/status/1283552943539539970

will's TOP TIP for action movie greatness: your VILLAIN can be cool, your HERO should be a dunce

a cool villain makes you go "oh fuck how the hell are they gonna beat this guy he didn't even break a sweat owning these chodes." That's dramatic! Good use of cool! Gimme all the shots of villains being badass you got.

heroes gotta make dumb decisions, get their asses kicked, barely survive, and scream and cry when they lose.

I know, I know, "But Furiosa is SO BADASS in this movie!!" Uh, every single decision she makes goes horribly wrong. Her escape plan fails. She gets double crossed by the biker guys. Max steals her fucking truck. She drives the war brides to a place that doesn't even exist anymore

People shit on luke skywalker for being a big whiny baby for the bulk of STAR WARS but luke is an S-Tier movie hero precisely because he is so dumb and emotional. Every great fantasy franchise has a total hot mess of a human at its core.