Eleven. Special Exceptions to the Rule?

Jack in the Box Courtesy of Boston Pictures and Miledia Films, LLC

Films of any genre need storytelling, even if the popularity of CGI [computer-generated imagery] seems to refute that... The [five-man standoff opening in Exiled] scene is interesting not because people are pointing guns at each other, but because we, as an audience, are drawn to the tension and conflict between the characters. I think it is important to see action not simply for action’s sake.

—JOHNNIE TO