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It is a classic example of new age action adventure movies which has a great deal of science fiction involved. Some action adventures also include a healthy dose of comedy like Jackie Chan movies such as Rush Hour.
ROMANCE
Romance is possibly the one genre that is not likely to disappear. Even though over time, it has taken on a different role, it has always been the central strength of cinema. Romance had always been there and there have been some unforgettable romantic movies over the decades. Movies like "An Affair to remember," and Casablanca were the types of romantic movies we saw in old days. Things have changed and romance has become more cynical, less melodramatic but equally charming. There are still times when some traditional type of romantic movies comes forth like "Notebook" but modern audiences have lost the taste for sappy dramas. More people will happily watch "You've got mail" or "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" than some old melodrama simply because tastes have changed and people can digest romantic with comedy but not romance alone.
ANIMATED:
Animated movies are now more popular than ever before because of the advancement in technology. These movies became popular with Disney's various cinematic adaptations of fairy tales. But over the years, they have become more sophisticated and full length movies are being made using animation. Some known names include Lion King, Ice Age 1, 2 and 3 and also The Incredibles. These movies have no actual humans as characters but these ventures are so realistically developed that no one can call them cartoon or simple animations. They look and act real with voiceovers by famous actors and hence have become a very popular genre in Hollywood.
BIOPICS
Biopic films are neither as popular as animated nor are they as frequently made but they are still an important part of what constitutes good cinema. Biopic films are actually "biographical films" which depict the life of a person, his era and his journey through various important events.
A biographical film is "one which depicts the life of a historical person past or...
He discovers that most of such films made before the war were concerned with monarchs, royal members, politicians or other important governing figures. But after the war, they focus more on the lives and times of famous cultural icons. One such example would be the film Selena based on the life of a Hispanic singer who was shot down by her own manager. The role was played by Jennifer Lopez.
I fail to see any visible differences between movies produced before the war and after since while cultural icons form an important subject, politicians and other figures of authority tend to rule the biopics category. Take the recent Nixon/Frost, very famous involving a politician, take Schindler's List, very popular and chronicling the life and times of a general during Nazi days.
Conclusion:
Over the decades, Hollywood and other major film industries around the world have explored many new genres and sub-genres in movies. Still they have all essentially branched out from some essential ones like romance, drama, mystery, thriller, comedy and adventure. Most movies today fail to fit neatly into one category and hence can be called hybrids. Action-thriller, mystery-thriller, action-adventure, romantic comedy etc. are the hybrids commonly seen today.
Works Cited
Neale, Stephen: Genre and Hollywood. Rutledge, 2000
Horton, Andrew. Comedy/Cinema/Theory. University of California Press. 1991
Maltby, Richard. Hollywood Cinema- An Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell 1995
Custen, George. Bio/Pics: How Hollywood constructed Public History. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. 1992
Works Cited
Neale, Stephen: Genre and Hollywood. Rutledge, 2000
Horton, Andrew. Comedy/Cinema/Theory. University of California Press. 1991
Maltby, Richard. Hollywood Cinema- An Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell 1995
Custen, George. Bio/Pics: How Hollywood constructed Public History. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. 1992
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