Genre

When, or if a movie genre gets popular enough, it has the authority to change and transform itself into something different. For over a hundred years the “Western” style of film has cemented itself as a hollywood staple, but has the exhaustion of its content pushed the limits of what it means to be a western? To accurately depict what it means to be considered a true Western, we first must reference the most notorious movies it has to offer; Shane, and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. These movies amongst many others follow a series of elements that fits them into the Western Genre. Takes place in the “Wild West” Male protagonist considered an outsider Guns, typically revolvers and old rifles Good vs Evil, Requires the protagonist to either…

Within our English course, genre is defined as a category of writing. Outside of this class, a genre can be any kind of category including but not limited to, music, food, plants, and animals. Some categories in writing are text messages, biographies, and journal entries. Outside of writing, a few categories would be fruit, vegetables, and junk food. Genre usually serves a purpose, and that purpose is to convey a certain message to a certain audience. For example, a literary narrative conveys a…

1. Compare at least 4 of the following genres: The four genres I chose to compare are: Nonfiction – You can read nonfiction stories in just about anything. This can be reading a magazine, a book, articles in a newspaper, or reading something on the internet. Nonfiction is written about topics that are real and are based on actual facts and information. Biography- A biography is a true and detailed description about someone’s life and is usually written by someone else. It includes an…

Introduction The genre supported in this paper is the Narrative genre. A genre is a literary grouping of a type of work based on formal and technical similarities, i.e. form style or content. According to our readings, the Narrative genre is a more succinctly defined genre or subgenre that tells or retells a story about historical events that are intended to provide insight and direction to a defined people in the present. This paper will support the exegesis of one narrative genre giving…

in our lifestyle. Most people who go to the movies never consider the genre of the film they may be watching or have watched formerly, they certainly strive to enjoy themselves. However the screenplay writers need to understand…

The mixed genre of science fiction and parody is a complex form of entertainment that has a lot of uses. This mixed genre will always follow a standard form. The science fiction will use its strange and unfamiliar characteristics to separate the audience from the topic. These characteristics could be things like aliens, robots, or multiple timeline paradoxes. The parody will then come in with a punchline and explain the situation in a blatant way. This could be a hilariously clueless President,…

From films about childhood dreams, to wizards, to evil spirits, the fantasy genre has taken audiences into worlds they never could have imagined. Fantasy genre films use creativity, magic, and unrealistic circumstances to take one’s mind beyond its limits. “Fantasy is a fluid genre that allows crossover with horror, science fiction, comedy, holiday films, and more” (Goodyknootz & Jacobs, 2014). The feature-length film “Big” starring Tom Hanks is a textbook example of a fantasy genre film. While…

Although there are various types of genre and each has its own particular set of standards, they tend to be much functional when comes to the mixture of them in films. Looking back to Altman's approach on the point of view in communication belief, he describes genre labels as messages which helps in marketing films to specific or large group of audiences. Different potential spectators conceived differently through advertisements like film posters, trailers, and reviews that can impel spectators…

Genres are a way to accomplish a specific goal. James Paul Gee’s work describes how genres produce certain social norms and reflect dominant discourses. Genres have different effects for discourse communities depending on the people. In this essay, we will hypothesize how dominant discourses from genres are defined by rhetorical situations. Background Genres are a tool for studying academic, workplace and public environments. In the Rhetorical Genre Studies approach to teaching genre analysis,…

Throughout major films there are numerous different genres that each distinct film can be classified in. Many times films have a cross-genre. Cross-genre films are formed when two genres are mixed together in one film. The possibilities are endless as to what genres can be crossed. The 1982 film Blade Runner is a prime example of a cross-genre film, containing aspects from both the film noir genre to the sub-genre called cyberpunk. Blade Runner takes many of its conventions from film noir, such…