Fiction Films

A roughly overgeneralized list of great moments in film genres in America may give the suggestion that the history of the different genres summarizes the development of individuals within the society. For instance, with respect to the comedic genre, the first significant phase in such films is more often than not linked with revolutionary, polymorphous individuals such as Chaplin. With respect to the weepy genre of films, Erich Segal is considered to the revolutionary individual that not only instigated it but also paved the way for similar films. The present-day movie scene is dominated and filled with movies in the romantic comedy genre. At the moment, there are genres that are made for making individuals cry and are deemed to be weepy films, books and plays. Weepy is not basically entertainment, but neither can it be deemed simply tasteless. In particular, the entertainment industry has a preference for sitcoms at the present moment, which are made to instigate laughter amongst the audience (Heller, 2005). Essentially, this is considered to be a film that makes the audience eventually feel good subsequent to a sequence of comic mistakes and mix-ups and in which in the end the boy ends up getting the girl. However, the opposite of this genre is referred to as the weepie and in these kinds of films, the boy does not end up getting the girl. Such films cause the audience to have major feelings with regard to the storyline in the hope of having the boy getting the girl though this does not happen.

The article by Moyes (2010) discusses the legacy set by Erich Segal regarding films that make the audience cry through the introduction of the film Love Story. Love Story is substantially short and really sentimental. Love Story covers the sad love story between Jeniffer Cavilleri and Oliver Barrett IV. In simple, the plot of the film takes encompasses the story of a boy and girl hailing from different backgrounds, an intractable hurdle to live, a prevue of happiness and thereafter the terminal loss of the girl and making the boy not get the girl. At the end of the day, Moyes (2010) argues that it is through Love Story that similar weepie films came about, consisting of ET, Truly Madly Deeply and Stand by Me. According to the article, audiences watch weepies not for the thought provoking channel of communication or the creatively framed movie making, but moreover because people enjoy going through the emotional rollercoaster that is generated from the film. Erich Segal is considered to be the founder of sad movies that make the audiences cry and weep. His film, Love Story, made history during its unveiling as it broke several box office records. It is considered to be the first film that took a different turn from the commonly known romantic comedy films to bring about an unexpected ending that is really sad. In turn, the film instigated a whole generation to come to know the bizarre pleasure of crying brokenly whilst watching the twisted and sad lives of people that they have never met. Moreover, the article outlines that the weepie film genre is entering a new stage. In recent periods, there has been the increase in the advent of the mythical weepie. Some of the films that are deemed fitting examples of these kinds of films include Finding Neverland and Shadowlands, which are actually based on real life. Another trend can be seen in the aspect like the filming of Million Dollar Baby, which was directed by Clint Eastwood, a director that has never before delved in this sort of genre.

In the contemporary, there are numerous films created on a yearly basis with the main intention of grasping the attention of the audience. A particular genre that constantly gets attention is the romantic one. Love Story was the genesis of the creation of movies and films that make the audience cry.

Snyder, S. (1970). Romeo and Juliet: Comedy into tragedy. Essays in Criticism, 20(4), 391-402.

Tragedy and comedy, being contrasted ways of understanding the real world, delineate their own differing worlds. According to Snyder (1970), the film Romeo and Juliet is considered to be a tragedy. The reversal in the film is significantly fundamental as to establish a change of genre. The action as well as the characters start in an accustomed manner and thereafter transformed to encompass the aspect of tragedy. This new tragic genre is controlled by aspects of inevitability and its greatest value is personal integrity. Therefore, it can be argued that the weepie films could have originated from the storyline Romeo and Juliet and the aspect of tragedy.

Reyes, A. (2011). Tragic Love: Poetry and Prose for the Unloved and Loving. New York: Xlibris Corporation.

According to Reyes, Tragic love is considered to be a myth. It is basically a theme in films that is employed to make sure story lines are more enticing and appealing. Moreover, Romeo and Juliet is considered to be the cradle for tragedy and resonates with people for the reason that the loss of love takes place around all people, which is deemed to be the most tragic aspect of all. To begin with, the contrasting argument is that Love Story cannot be deemed as the only foundation of the movies that make people cry but rather Romeo and Juliet can be deemed the main source of it.