The document discusses films and drama films. It provides background on films and defines drama films as films that focus on realistic character development and emotional themes. It notes that drama films became popular in the 1950s for educating audiences on current events and have merged with other genres. The document then gives a timeline of how drama films progressed from the 1950s to today focusing on different themes and topics depicted over the decades.

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5. Timeline Of The Progression Of Drama Films Time Period What were they like? 1950’s From the early 1950s, dramas were made to educate the audience. They were relevant to the current world. 1960s-1970s During the1960’s, dramas focussed more on politics, and war. 1980s-1990s In the 1980s, drama films were mostly based on emotional issues, many were based on the African-American culture.(The Color Purple) 2000s During the ‘noughties’, biopics were becoming more popular. Biopics such as “Ray”, and “Ali” Despite the drop in popularity of romantic dramas, “Brokeback Mountain” was a huge hit, and most recently, “Slumdog Millionaire”.

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