When Action Movies Had Real Heroes

Eastwood started as a man of few words, and that silence turned into legend. His transition from Westerns to thrillers (Dirty Harry, In the Line of Fire) marked the genre’s evolution. He didn’t need to move fast; authority came from stillness. Even as a director, his approach stayed the same: strip away the noise until only truth or vengeance remains. Another all-terrain. He could produce, write, act, direct…