Watching movies is one of America’s favorite hobbies. A good movie can be incorporated in many situations, such as a date, a girl’s night, family time, a rainy day, among others. As unique individuals, we all have different tastes in what we look for in a movie. Some like to be scared with the classic horror movie and others enjoy a good laughing with a comedy. Choosing a movie that suits our personal taste is one of the most important decisions in the film watching experience. Genre is a set of categories used to define the theme of the movie. Genre films are grouped in different ranks because they share similar characteristics, plot and overall themes. (Jacobs & P., 2010) Genres convey to the audience in what is to be expected from the movie.
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Most of the restaurant scenes use the high key lighting portraying a non-romantic scenario but also allowing the viewer to see their facial expressions like the scene where Sally explains to Harry how women can fake during sexual intercourse. Another example of how the lighting helps set the happy tone are the scenes where the older couples share how they met and the obstacles that some faced. The bright lights send a happy vibe and allow the audience to see how they look at each other with love and tenderness. The very last scene Harry and Sally share their love story, how their wedding was so beautiful and how happy they were together. The high-key lighting gives the scene a bright, happy, heartwarming tone to the scene.
“Harry: We had this... we had a really wonderful wedding.
Sally: It was a, it really was, it was a wonderful wedding.
Harry: Yeah, we had this enormous coconut cake.
Sally: Huge coconut cake, with the, with the... tiers and this... very rich chocolate sauce on the side.”
In conclusion, genres are categories that serve as guides when searching for certain characteristics in a movie. The movie “When Harry Met Sally” portrays the characteristics of the classic romantic comedy through the common theme of bringing two people together that have opposite personalities, the high key lighting used throughout the film that allows the viewer to appreciate facial expressions and set a happy bright tone to the film and the happily ever after that all romantic comedy fans long
Most of the restaurant scenes use the high key lighting portraying a non-romantic scenario but also allowing the viewer to see their facial expressions like the scene where Sally explains to Harry how women can fake during sexual intercourse. Another example of how the lighting helps set the happy tone are the scenes where the older couples share how they met and the obstacles that some faced. The bright lights send a happy vibe and allow the audience to see how they look at each other with love and tenderness. The very last scene Harry and Sally share their love story, how their wedding was so beautiful and how happy they were together. The high-key lighting gives the scene a bright, happy, heartwarming tone to the scene.
“Harry: We had this... we had a really wonderful wedding.
Sally: It was a, it really was, it was a wonderful wedding.
Harry: Yeah, we had this enormous coconut cake.
Sally: Huge coconut cake, with the, with the... tiers and this... very rich chocolate sauce on the side.”
In conclusion, genres are categories that serve as guides when searching for certain characteristics in a movie. The movie “When Harry Met Sally” portrays the characteristics of the classic romantic comedy through the common theme of bringing two people together that have opposite personalities, the high key lighting used throughout the film that allows the viewer to appreciate facial expressions and set a happy bright tone to the film and the happily ever after that all romantic comedy fans long