2. This genre is when there is something in the
film that is out of the ordinary and can be seen
as scary this can also include horror films.
These are films that have a mysterious identity
and they are predominantly dangerous.
Examples are such things as: Jaws, insidious,
Alien, final destination etc.
Monster in the house
3. Golden fleece
This genre is about how the main character
discover themselves as the story unravels. This
is when the character who was a no body
becomes a hero and they usually save the day,
this includes films such as star wars, john
carter
4. Out of the bottle
These are usually films that involve strange,
slightly bizarre encounters that happen to
people and how they deal with them, when
something out of the ordinary happens and
the person rises above it and make sit
something good that will benefit many,
examples are Bruce almighty and Evan
almighty
5. Dude with a problem
This is usually a sort of film that focuses on the
main character as they deal with a life or death
situation. Or this may be a film that focuses on
someone who has been faced with a problem
and they have to find out how they can fix it.
examples of this are die hard and limitless,
dude where's my car.
6. Rites of passage
This is the type of film that focuses on
relatable topics such as marriage and divorce
and shows how to deal with them, this is a film
that people can relate to and possibly get
advice from if they are going through the same
problem. an example is American pie and what
happens in Vegas
7. Buddy love
These are films that have 2 main characters
usually male that have a strong relationship.
They then encounter something that may
break this relationship and in the end this
situation comes to an end and as a whole their
friendship gets stronger. An example is this
means war and ted.
8. whydunit
This is a film that follows a situation such as a
murder and how the character tries to solve it.
This may be linked with films such as saw as
they usually involve some sort of murder case.
9. The fool triumphant
This follows a character through their sad life
and shows how a situation turns them into the
unlikely her. Also how they deserve this
through the events that occur during the film
such as war, homelessness and then they
become the big man through hard work and
commitment. E.g. Forrest Gump, the pursuit of
happiness
10. Institutionalised
This is a film in which a group of characters try
to overcome one key problem but are also
looking out for themselves. E.g. reservoir dogs,
saw.
11. Superhero
Typical super hero films follow the path of a
person who discovers that they possess
supernatural abilities or are extremely
intelligent in which they become super (iron
man) such as man of steel, chronicle. However
there are also other superhero films that show
them as already having these powers such as
Thor And there is the main superhero group
the avengers.
