No matter what anybody says, everyone loves a good action scene. Though what Samandniko said was mostly true, in the sense that story development is what really drives action scenes. However I believe that it is not as critical as Samandniko leads us to believe.
I think that most people tend to project themselves onto the characters we see in movies. Think about it, whats the first thing you do when a character goes for a daring dive into water from which they may not return? Let me guess, hold your breath? While connecting an audience to a character is important you don't want to disconnect the audience from the immersion of the film.
A character that has a family goes off to fight an unwinnable battle. The family is sad, and for some reason so are you. Thats because you are projecting yourself into their position. They have a family they care about, so do you. But if there is to much backstory like little hidden meanings behind every scene or action, the character becomes harder to relate to.
For instance, character has a family. Ok, good me too. That family is an alien species raised on some distant planet. Starting to loose me but at least there is a family. That family must annually sacrifice one of its own to appease a space god. Now im gone.
While it is important to make a character stand out with an amazing story, there should still be some remnant that the audience can hold onto. Feelings for a character in peril is one thing, but feeling as if you yourself were in that position can make for a way more interesting experience.
I would rather see myself run off walls and do cool martial arts than someone else, but maybe thats just me.
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