Action
This film genre are films in which there are heroes and bad guys, of which the heroes usually face many challenges which gets the audience hooked and gets them excited. These challenges which usually are very physical and include a lot of violent scenes. In these films the hero usually seems as if they have been beaten but against all the odds they manage to defeat the bad guys in a big battle.
Over the recent years there has been a big advancements in technology such as CGI. As a result of this advancement it has made it a lot cheaper and much easier to create action sequences and other effects that would have required the efforts of professional stunt men and women in the past which would have cost the producers more money. However, although this advancement has made it cheaper and easier it has had some negative reactions to action films containing loads of CGI as it has been said that it makes it look unrealistic. However it is still used in many action films
During the 1960's a new sub genre was formed. This was called spy adventure. These films such as James Bond was an instant hit as it was something new which the audience hadn't experienced before. In these films there was a lot of high speed car chases, big explosions, beautiful women and a lot of gadgets. This genre is my favourite.
Comedy
Comedy is a genre in which the main base of the film is on humour. These types of films are aimed to make the audience laugh throughout the film. Comedies are usually fun, happy dramas and are designed to entertain and make the audience have a fun time. During these comedy genre films, the writer often humorously exaggerates scenes and how the characters speak and react to a situation.
Comedy is the oldest of all genre's, dating back to 1895 during the silent films. However even though they couldn't use speech as a way to get the audience laughing, instead producers had to rely on slapstick and burlesque humour. Slapstick humour is; it includes very energetic comical conventions such as chases and collisions and often practical jokes. Charlie Chaplin was a famous slapstick director. Burlesque humour is; theatrical entertainment, such as sketches and parodies aimed at the adult audiences due to the explicit scenes such as the striptease.
There are hybrid genre's in comedy, these are;
Action comedy:
Films in this sub-genre are a mixture of comic antics and action where the film stars combine silliness and one-liners jokes along with a excited thrilling plot and daring stunts. Films such as Hot Fuzz, Rush Hour, 21 jump street etc fit into this hybrid genre.
Comedy horror:
This hybrid genre is a type of horror film in which it includes the usual dark themes which are associated with horror however there are treated with a humorous approach. Scary movie films fit into this.
Fantasy comedy:
These films are types of films which use magic, unusual mythological figures for comic purposes. Most of these films include an element of parody. Shrek and Night at the museum fit into this.
Black comedy:
Similarly like comedy-horror, black comedy, or dark comedy, is a type of comedy film that often uses cruelty as the way to make it humorous. The cable guy fits into this genre.
Sci-fi comedy:
Like most hybrid genre of comedy this type uses the elements of Sci-Fi films to make and exaggerate science fiction stereotypical characters. GhostBusters fits into this type.
Military comedy:
This type of film involve comic situations in a military way. It uses comedy to make a situation such as a battle funny. Tropic Thunder fits into this type.
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