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The document categorizes and provides examples of different movie genres including romantic comedies like Music and Lyrics which involve two people from different worlds overcoming obstacles to be together, period dramas like King Arthur about people falling in love and making big life decisions, and sci-fi films like Avatar set in the future or space that explore life's meaning. Other genres mentioned are horror movies like Scream that use fear to excite audiences through scares, action movies like G.I. Joe with exciting stunts and chases pitting good vs bad, and adventure films like Pirates of the Caribbean featuring heroes on quests. Musicals are also
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- Comedies aim to make audiences laugh through exaggerated situations and surreal storylines, like in The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
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Genres are categories of films like thriller, crime, horror, comedy, romance, and sci-fi that share common themes and symbols allowing audiences to recognize the type of film. While genre boundaries can be flexible, audiences develop familiarity with genres through repeated exposure, enabling directors to subvert expectations. Popular genres like westerns and horror films typically involve certain tropes such as cowboys, guns, and scary characters in order to be recognized as representations of their genre.
Genre powerpoint
Genres are categories of films like thriller, crime, horror, comedy, romance, and sci-fi that share common themes and symbols allowing audiences to recognize the type of film. While genre boundaries can be flexible, audiences develop familiarity with genres through repeated exposure, enabling directors to subvert expectations. Popular genres like horror films center around a scary plot and threatening characters, while westerns typically feature cowboys, horses, guns, desert settings, standoffs between two people, and depictions of American frontier life.
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