Probably the most inexplicably popular trend is the confusing fight scene.
Most likely conjured up by a poor director with a low budget and martial arts-limited actor, these scenes have become absurdly over-used.
Dark Knight had them. Why? The movie cost over a hundred million to make. They couldn’t let us see what’s going on in the fight?
Quantum of Solace uses this technique as well.
As does Transporter 3.
And many, many, many other movies.
In the Bourne series Director Paul Greengrass gets away with it, mostly because he gives you just enough visual cues that you can follow the action.
But after watching so many of these headache-inducing fight scenes, edited with a sledgehammer and one eye open, it’s a relief to view something like say…a Tony Jaa fight scene.
For the unitiated, Tony Jaa is the heir apparent to Bruce Lee, Jet Li, and Jackie Chan. The guy is a miracle.
Watch his movies.
