Expendables 3 Trailer

The trailer Like most action film trailers has next to no variation in the editing speed. It is all fast paced action shots with fire and gins. This makes the trailer feel more alive and active, suiting the genre of film it is promoting. The first shot is of men standing on top of a moving train followed by some generic foreign (not American) soldiers grabbing their guns. They then show a man jump from a moving train to a helicopter and the train crash with a huge fireball. This is all standard conventions of the action genre. The film is promoting itself as a true old style action film that most appeals to 12 year old boys. We are then shown two close ups of two of the old characters from the films before this one. They are played by Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham, two big and well known action stars. Other stars included in the trailer are Arnold Schwarzenegger and Harrison Ford, two other big actors. This star cast is a big selling point for the film. There is one thing however that breaks away from the conventions of the action film. There is a strong female character. This might be to appeal to a more female based audience. However this character is only seen twice quickly in the whole trailer suggesting that she is just to act as 'eye candy' for the greatly established male audience, most of whom are teenage.