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Action Movies Action is genre in which the main place is given to violence: skirmish, fights, races, shooting, etc. For it’s shooting they usually spent big budgets and they include different stunts and special effects. This films do not have intricate plots, the main character usually faces the evil in its evident forms: corruption, terrorism, kidnaping, murders. There are “Good guys” and “Bad guys”, and the main action is their battle against each other. Most of this films are for adults only. Happy end is the institution of every action film. The good must beat the bad – it’s the slogan of this genre.
Adventure Movies In contrast to action films in this genre the main accent is displaced from the major violence to the main character’s headpiece, ability to get round, play a trick on a criminal. This genre usually contain exciting stories. Some times they can be very close to action film genre. In adventure films characters have to worm out of. Happy end is also possible. Besides, the plot of this films can describe the historical events, searches for treasures, jungle or desert adventures, disaster films or quests. Adventure film genre is rather good for family viewing.
Animation Movies In this kind of films every certain illustrations are shoot frame by frame. Usually each frame differs from another. Changing fastly one another they give an audience the illusion of moving. Animation is not separate cinema genre, more specifically it is a film technique. Animation films are often attract children, but with ease can be pleased by adults. This films do not contain scenes with violence, shooting, cruelty, murders, profanity, etc. Instead of that, the plots of this films teach children the lesson or moral, show how to be good ones and tell that good can triumph over evil.
Biography Movies Biography films’ plots depict the life of a certain person or people. This genre differs from historical films and films that are based on a “true story”. Usually the most popular actors and actresses starring in this films. On rare occasions the subject of the movie plays herself or himself. Biographical films often concentrate on popular, significant and historically important people. Since the 1980s, the biography became a very widely-spread genre. There was a great amount of such pictures, later they got different awards and universal recognition.
Comedy Movies Comedy is a genre that is based on humor. Also, the happy ending it typical for that genre. That’s one of the oldest genres in films, some of the silent black and white films were comedies. The plots of this films are usually free-minding and easy-going and often deal with love affair or a gossip tale. They are intended to make people laugh, evoke a smile and improve a mood. But sometimes they even contain social questions and political tune. There are different hybrid genres: action comedy, comedy horror, fantasy comedy, sci-fi comedy and military comedy, etc. Nowadays comedy is one of the most popular cinema genre.
Crime Movies The actions of crime films are based on actual criminal act, gangsters’ shootouts - it is this the plot of the films. For example, the events of the film can be unfold in USA in 30s-40s, during the pride of the organized criminal groups. This genre includes different aspects of the crime and the justice system. Indeed, it is easy to confuse crime films with action films, dramas or thrillers, because all of them usually contain murders, shooting, violence and cruelty. As comedy films crime films have different subgenres: detective films, crime thrillers, crime horrors, true crime, etc.
Documentary Movies The principle of documentary genre is survey of the historical events and persons. The reconstruction of the historical events are irrelevant to documentary films. The first documentary field works were produced shortly after aborning of the cinematograph. The plots of the documentary films are usually include interesting events, cultural occurrences, science facts and hypothesis, and also beautiful people and communities. Nowadays the documentary film genre strongly occupies its place in a world’s motion picture art. There’s only one subgenre: compilation films.
Drama Movies The particularities of drama genre are: proneness to conflict of the action, abundance of the dialogues and monologues. Dramas usually depict the person’s private life or critical conflict with the society. In addition, they put a stress on the panhuman contradictions, impersonating in conducting and actions of the particular characters. Usually they do not contain tricks, stunts or comedy. Two masks – is the symbol of drama, it represents division between comedy and tragedy. Drama is the largest genre and it has a great amount of forms: creative drama, pantomime, opera, etc.
Family Movies Family genre is destined for family viewing. This genre is free from the violence, murders and cruelty, and has much in common with melodrama, comedy and adventure films. Family films designed to go for the different age groups. That’s why the film-makers try to find something ingenious for each age group. Nowadays this genre is widely used all over the world and brings to the film-makers royal profit. The most popular family films are: “Babe”, “Beethoven”, “The Home Alone”, “Fly Away Home “, etc. Family films are designed for everyday viewing.
Fantasy Movies It’s a fantastic film genre. The main difference of that genre is that the actions take place in different worlds that are governed with the magic and sword. In this genre we could meet with the various creatures, that came from the ancient myths and legends: elfs, dwarfs, dragons, hobbits, werewolfs and also gods and demons. After the worldwide success of the “The Lord of the Rings” by J. R. R. Tolkien this genre became very popular amobg the film-makers, writers, artists and musicians. Usually, this genre do not contain bloody scenes and acts of violence, and children could be assumed for watching this films.
Film-Noir Movies Film-Noir is a term that used to define Hollywood crime dramas. Usually they separate film noir genre or consider it as a drama’s subgenre. But the critics consider film noir to be a phenomenon that stays out of any genres, because it may include not only dramas or crime films, but also westerns or even comedies. This genre appeared in Hollywood in 1940-s — 1950-s and was also popular in France. Film noir is usually associated with outskirts or several cities: Los Angelos, San Francisco, New York, and Chicago. Nowadays this genre is well-known too, but there are several subgenres, such as: neo-noir, psycho-noir, science fiction noir, film noir parodies, etc.
History Movies History genre depicts concrete historical epochs, events and people’s lives. History genre has something in common with adventure films and action films, as the plot usually contains dramatical and fateful events, wars and revolutions. This films usually have big budgets, beautiful costumes and decorations, not infrequently with impressive crowd scenes. Frequently this films are screen adaptations to some historical novels. Besides historical films could be devided into: historico-biographical – films about the real historical events or persons, and historico-adventure films – films about fictitious characters’ adventures that took place in the past.
Horror Movies The main aim of horror films is to scare spectators, strike into sensation of fear and warning, to build an atmosphere of horror. The foundational feature of this genre is fear, that realized with the help of narrative turns, events or images. This films are usually contain scenes of violence and bloody scenes, that’s why they are emphatically prohibited for chilren’s viewing. Very often the main character’s aim is to destroy the evil: psychopath, maniacs, madmen, killers or even monsters or evil creatures. Nowadays this genre is very popular, and its fans could find film in every cinema or in TV-programme.
Music Movies Music is the motion picture art’s genre. The peculiarity of this films is – the actors take part not only in dialogues but also are singing songs. This songs’ content completes the plot. The great number om music films are shooting in the wake of musicals and operettes. Also very often music films become a convenient sort of films to shoot in for professional singers, which are invited for a leading part. Besides they call music films such kind of films in which the actors are not singing, but dancing, where dancing is the part of a plot. The first music film appeared in 1927.
Musical Movies Musical films usually represent musical- theatrical composition, in which dancing, singing and dialogues are interweaving. Musicals’ plots normally are simple. Operetta, comic opera, musical comedy and burlesque are influenced on musicals. This genre for a long time was rejected by critics, even nowadays some people refused from it. Musical is one of the most commercial genres. The producers use crowd scenes with songs and dances and various tricks for the musicals’ staging. Usually, musicals look like 2-acts performances.
Mystery Movies Mystery is the subgenre of crime film genre. The actions in this films are closely connected with intercommunion of people and various subtle power. Detectives and private investigators are usually the main characters in this genre. They try to solve the mysterious conditions of a crime with the help of evidences, prints, keys and deduction. In this films the spectators could meet different monsters, ghosts, werewolves. Sometimes this genre contains bloody scenes and scenes of violence. Mystery films are not recommended for children’ viewing.
Romance Movies Romance movies are favourite among all the women. Every word and every action in romance films are full of love and passion. The central plot of this genre usually - one-way love, leaving, love-affairs and so on. Sometimes they associate romance films with dramas. The actors which are starring in this films are emotional and expressive people, because the have to play feelings and emotions. Usually, romance films have happy endings, but sure, there can be exceptions. Nowadays this genre is popular all over the world and many producers do not lose opportunity to shoot romance film.
Sci-Fi Movies Sci-Fi actions in this films are holding in the world that differs from the modern or historical reality. This difference may ba technological, physical, historical, sociological, but not magical (that is the fantasy film genre). The plot of this films usually tells the spectators about the technical and scientific achievements, perspective of its future development. Very often producers try to show our world in future, crowded with spacecrafts, robots and other technologies. Sometimes they show us alien invasions, environmental disasters, nuclear wars and pandemic.
Short Movies The typical lenght of a short film is 10-20 minutes, usually not longer than 40-50 minutes. At the beginning all of the fiction films were short ones. Almost all the producers start there careers with the short films, because this films are not so extravagant as the full-lenght movies. Short films usually focus on complicated problems, which another genres try to avoid. Short films can be produced to check new technologies and techniques. The short films have various sub-categories: animated short, documentary short, experimental or abstract short films, Musical short, Soundies, etc.
Sport Movies Sport films are dedicated to any sport events or sportsmen. Usually they do not have scenes of violence, and they are recommended for cheldren, because this films teach people to love sport and try to achieve good results in spite of different difficulties. The plots often contain some popular sportsmen’ life history. There is a great amount of sport events and almost about all of them different producers shot films. Some popular actors with pleasure take the invitations to act a part of a distinguished sportsmen.
Thriller Thriller genre includes films that are trying to create the feeling of a strained affection, excitement. This genre doesn’t have any distinct borders. Very often people associate horror films and detective-adventur films with thrillers. The most bright examples of thrillers are the Hitchcock’s movies. As many other genres thriller has a lot of sub-genres: action thriller, crime thriller, disaster thriller, psychological thriller and many others. At 60-s - 70-s after the Kennedy’s murder the political thriller became very popular. Nowadays this genre is well-known and beloved by many people.
War Movies In war films producers try to reconstruct the events, battles, ammunition, weapon of real wars which took place years ago. The main scene in this films is consider to be the major battle with all-round view shootings and characters’ close ups. This genre is the most expensive one in the whole cinematograph, because very often requires the manufacturing of the military hardware, difficult tricks or crowd scenes. The term”anti-war film” is usually used to portray the film that shows the horror of the war. In the Soviet and russian cinematograph all the films about the Second World War are called war films.
Western Movies Western genre is significant for USA, and it may include several genres such as: comedy, action film, thriller, etc. The actions in westerns usually take place in a Wild West, Mexico or West Canada at the second part of the 19th century. The main characters of this films are the generous cowboys which are eager to defend poor farmers. There are a lot of horse-racings in the desert, fire-fightings and of course gold and fights for golden- mines in this genre. The sub-genres of western are: euro Westerns, acid Westerns, contemporary Westerns, horror Westerns, etc. Westerns usually have similar moments, for example: main character usually wears a white hat, while the “bad guy” wears a black one. There are o lot of such particulars in this genre.