Codes and conventions

Exotic location - it is usually set in an exotic location like the desert or an important and well known city, so that I brings suspence and tension to the audience

Use of a dark colour palette - suggests danger, and enhances the sense of action that is going to take place

Costume is tight and fitting - enhances physical prowess of protagonist and dams I. Distress. Makes them look skilled, athletic and heroic

Use of cgi - to create explosions which add tension to scene

Good vs evil plot - there is usually a hero protagonist who has to fight against the villain/ antagonist and save a dams in distress or magic and really valuable object.
Time periods are not too distant - action takes place in the present or near future/ past
Hero/protagonist is special and stands out - he usually has a special characteristic or power which makes him more strong or more adapt to save the situation or the dams in distress
Predictable chase of events- good hero goes in a quest to save innocent and fight the villain. He wins
Help from innocent - the hero has help form innocent civilians and his team, who get caught up in the plot