Genre

Comedies are cheerful and light-hearted plots which are purposely made to amuse people and make them laugh with jokes and humorous narratives. Comedies usually enhance the action, the characters and the situation for comedic effect. There are different types of comedies including romantic comedies, black comedy (dark comedy), spoofs and parodies and slapstick.

Action films are very high energy films, filled with high-budget physical stunts and cars chases they are used to excite the audience. Action films are often adventurous and with the common narrative of the   good guys trying to defeat the ‘bad guys’. Actions films are packed with non-stop motion.

Horror films are made to terrify and play on our fears and insecurities; they are designed to frighten us. They are highly entertaining to watch. Horror movies are usually fantasy or supernatural related. There are many categories of horror moves e.g. satanic, serial killers and teen horrors.

Adventure films usually consist of exhilarating storied, with different experiences and exotic locations such as Jungles and desserts. Adventure films take you on a journey with them; they are filled with treasure hunts and disasters.

Thriller films are quite hard to define; this is because they can cover such a huge variety of films. There are many sub-genres of thriller films such as action and drama thrillers. Action thrillers Consists of a lot of violence and a clear main character may also include large amounts of explosions and guns, they normally include large grand sets, good example of an action thriller is ‘Casino Royale’, it is filled with violence and lavish sets. A serial killer is also a very common thriller, it is usually a detective trying to catch a serial killer and stop him from terrorizing a group of people, this type of thriller if often very gruesome and explicit. In Physiological Thrillers there is barely any physical fighting between characters, the argument is often emotional and mental. There are many other sub genres of thriller films.