Superhero films focus on the actions, decisions, and abilities of one or more superheroes fighting against a powerful villain. The genre originated in the 1930s from comic books aimed at children but saw renewed popularity with Richard Donner's Superman in 1978. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, many superhero films were released, but the genre truly took off in the 2000s with films from Marvel like Iron Man, Batman, and Spiderman. Now the genre attracts audiences from ages 5 to 40 worldwide and has seen success in the Middle East with comic conventions in Dubai.

1.  A main protagonist and supporting characters he comes into contact
with .
 As well as a powerful super villain he/she will fight against

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4.  focuses its story on
 The actions
 Decisions
 and Abilities
 Of 1 or more superheroes

5.  The genre had started back in the 1930s
where the
 Films ideas were taken from comic books
aimed at children

6. In 1978
Because of this

7.  A new interest in Superhero films
 Richard Donner’s Superman had made its
debut into the Superhero movie industry.
Superman (1978)

8.  Supergirl (1984)
 Superman 5: The Quest for Peace (1987)
 Bollywood's Mr. India (1987)
 The Punisher (1989)
 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
 and their sequels
 Almost ten other movies until the movie
Mystery Men (1999)

9.  Finally coming to the year 2000, the birth of
the franchise, Marvel is responsible for many
of the movies coming out in the 21st century,
like Iron Man, Batman, Spiderman and the
Avengers.

10.  From its early era’s it was geared towards
children.
 Gradually it has become more adult oriented
5 to 40 year olds

13.  It has seen a boom here in the UAE.
 2 years ago was the first comic con in the
Middle East was hosted at the Dubai Marina,
in 2013 and again in 2014.

16.  Has the aim of influencing or causing an
emotional reaction in the minds and bodies of an
audience’s fear instinct.
 Deal with terrors, phobias and hidden fears.
 They prey on creating an air of uncertainty
and suspense to scare the viewer.

17.  They may include elements such as
 evil forces, events or people.
 May or may not be supernatural.
They use themes such as:
Ghosts
Extra-terrestrial beings
Gore
Witches
Monsters
Zombies
Werewolves.

19.  Horror films had started in the early 1890’s
with classics such as Frankenstein or the
Hunchback of Notre Dame, making their first
appearance.
 To be shown again in the later 1920s.

20. Often Gothic

21. 1. With the advent of more technology, films
featuring zombies were made.
2. Giving rise to the first zombie movies, in the
1950s.
3. Giving Horror film genre large amounts of
money to be grossed at the American Box
office.

22.  A new feature of films that contain more
themes of just horror and gore.
 They included psychological horror, such as
the movie “the shining”, where a child can
sense supernatural spirits giving the audience
the chill’s whenever that happens.

23.  Mostly just a rehash of nonstop blood
spatter and gore from the1980s and 70s.
 Most of its audience members had grew up to
grow out of it. Just more gore.

24.  Nevertheless in the 2000s the aid of CGI had
helped the Horror films take on a new look in
the more recent years, with remakes being
ever popular.

27.  The horror industry is producing more and
more movies with the main protagonist being
a female and having to evolve into a stronger
person in order to overcome some obstacle.
 This main theme has drawn a larger audience
of women.

29.  Primarily made in the USA
 Very few countries make their own.
 International Audience – 1 Main production
house.