Hopefully it'll even spark a resurgence of the preposterously violent mainstream action film.
Then last month came the pop culture juggernaut Halo 3, the epitome of mainstream action sci-fi (men with huge guns saving the galaxy from an interstellar menace).
Far Cry 3, for example, is one of the greatest mainstream action adventure games ever made in terms of its beautifully modelled sandbox environment and interlocking AI systems.
Taking us deep into one woman's experience, it's as adrenaline-charged as any mainstream action cinema, but with a minimum of production frills.
The studios had a chance to put an excellent, mainstream action movie for adults in front of Americans, at a price that's a tiny fraction of what a big film costs, and it said no.
What we said: The Division is an experience that's worth having if you're at all interested in mainstream action games, or role-playing adventures, or co-operative online play.
After Bloody Sunday won the Audience Award at Sundance and the Golden Bear at Berlin, Greengrass responded to the Hollywood siren-call by reinvigorating mainstream action with the Bourne franchise, a rare work of his not based on a true story.
Naturally, Jones won't see that so much in the mainstream action adventures that Santa brought him; just as a movie reviewer won't see much art or meaning in a Michael Bay flick.
Second, it's a mainstream action picture, which is a genre that tends to skew to the kind of audiences (including young males) that are traditionally quick to see films, swiftly moving on to fresh releases.
Even at this early stage though, The Division is an experience that's worth having if you're at all interested in mainstream action games, or role-playing adventures, or co-operative online play.
