Genres

influential tools in history. Within the vast world of literature, there are many different genres of writing that can affect the world in varying ways. There are genres such as non-fiction, mystery, sci-fi, romance, etc. Yet there are great writers in history that would argue that another, much shorter type of literature can be seen as superior to these genres, and most certainly very important. This genre would be poetry, and many great poets such as Marianne Moore and Archibald MacLeish argue…

Screenplay Critique #2 When you imagine different films in different genres, there are a whole list of different assumptions that audiences expect from each genre. Based on the fast scene changes of the script, it’s evident that The Departed is a crime drama action film. Since it’s an action film, there are also not many long winded character monologues and all of the characters have short dialogue to keep up with the faster pace of the film and keep the audience engaged. The action starts from…

Fantasy Genre Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre that uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in exotic fictional worlds where magic and magical creatures are common. The development of the fantasy’s themes and motifs can be explained by the release of The Lord of the Ring. This film did much to establish the genre of fantasy as commercially distinct and viable. Today fantasy continues as…

generations symbolizes a genre that is always in flux, undergoing progress, and constantly adapting. The forward movement of bachata, however, begs us to consider whether the bachata being produced today achieves the same social impact as the bachata of yesterday. While Guerra’s commercialization of the genre may have brought bachata from the margins to the attention of national and international listeners, it is the urban bachata of artists like Santos that made the genre “mainstream”…

This school year I enjoyed this English class because it was not very difficult, but it was not easy at all. This year we did so many assignments and some of them were analyzing poems, emulating poems, writing a theme of a poem, presenting a speech in class and then working as a group to create a chapter. I believe that I have grown throughout this school year. I have grown as a listener because back then I was not used to listening to poems without having a paper right in front of me. Now I am…

With documentaries, there are usually 100% true to the audience. But if you think about it, it’s not really true. If you think about any other genre that is in the film industry, why would you accept them to be genuine? There is always a dilemma when it comes down to documentaries to be considered not truthful or not due to parts from documentaries to be actual documentaries. This is why now a day that Nanook of the North has a lot of criticism that can be harsh. Sometimes we believe that…

There has been much debate about the validity of film noir as a stand-alone genre. Essays and books have debated the term for years using various criteria and rubrics to back up their respective positions on the subject. As the 21st century brings us new and creative trends fromscreenwriting to post-production and everything in between, the boundaries of noir become even less certain. One may even find a fitting parallel between the noir protagonist’s ambiguous and perilous quest with that of…

How can literature and life be a parallel some may ask, it can be a parallel in ways that people may not think about on a regular basis. Parallels between the genres that we have covered in class and real life are very prominent. The poetry unit in class shows how life is like poetry in the way that everyone sees and feels things in a different manner. Reading A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream, demonstrates how life is like a play,even if it is misled one, also it shows how life is like a triangle of…

Moving on to the appearance of detective genre on the screen, Maloney claims that filming in the early 1900s was rather basic, as of being almost dependent on images and visual elements. The actors had to rely on their costumes, facial expressions and the set to be able to get the message across to the audience. After 1903 and 1906 the film industry flourished, describes Maloney, and new techniques and equipment such as the mobile camera, the close-up and the editing of the films was introduced.…

few other arts can. And above all else, it fills you with a rush of emotions. These responses can either be heart-warming and inspiring. Or they can be daunting and uncomfortable, like with horror movies. By taking what film offers, the horror movie genre presents a unique form…