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FILMS FILMS GENRESGENRES

ADVENTURES FILMSADVENTURES FILMS Is one of the most uniformly popular Is one of the most uniformly popular

and stable of categories, except for and stable of categories, except for language and settings, the language and settings, the characteristics of these films have characteristics of these films have changed little from the 1920s to the changed little from the 1920s to the 1990s.1990s.

THE FILMS STARSTHE FILMS STARS

Antonio Banderas: Actor of the movie “ El Zorro ”

Russell Crowe: Actor of the movie “ Robbin Hood ”

MOST IMPORTAN MOVIESMOST IMPORTAN MOVIES

El Zorro The Mummy

LOVE FILMSLOVE FILMS Love stories, or affairs of the heart Love stories, or affairs of the heart

centre on passion, emotion, and the centre on passion, emotion, and the romantic, affectionate involvement romantic, affectionate involvement of the main, and the journey that of the main, and the journey that their love takes through courtship or their love takes through courtship or marriage. marriage.


Leonardo Dicaprio: Actor of the movie “Titanic” Mandy More: Actress of movie “Un

paseo para recordar”


Titanic Un paseo para recordar

SCIENCE FICTION FILMSSCIENCE FICTION FILMS Science fiction is a genre of fiction. It Science fiction is a genre of fiction. It

differs from fantasy in that, within differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically-possible within scientifically-established or scientifically-established or scientifically-postulated laws of nature. postulated laws of nature.


Hugo Weaving: Actor of the film “Matrix”

Chris Pine: Actor of the film “ Start Trek”


Matrix Start Trek

COMEDY FILMSCOMEDY FILMS Comedies are films made to make the Comedies are films made to make the

people laugh. Also, films in this style people laugh. Also, films in this style typically have a happy ending (the black typically have a happy ending (the black comedy being an exception). comedy being an exception).

Comedy, unlike other film genres, puts Comedy, unlike other film genres, puts much more focus on individual stars, with much more focus on individual stars, with many former stand-up comic transitioning many former stand-up comic transitioning to the film industry due to their to the film industry due to their popularity.popularity.


Shawn Wayans: Actor of the movie “Scary Movie”

Julia Roberts: Actress of the movie “Notting Hill”


Scary Movie Notting Hill

HORROR FILMSHORROR FILMS Horror movies are made to make you Horror movies are made to make you

feel horror and terror. They usually feel horror and terror. They usually involve themes of death, the involve themes of death, the supernatural or mental illness. Many supernatural or mental illness. Many horror movies also include a central horror movies also include a central villain.villain.


Leigh Whannell: Actor of the film “Saw”

David Hess: Actor of the film “The Last House on the Left”


The last house on the left

Saw

WAR FILMSWAR FILMS This films are concerned with warfare, usually about This films are concerned with warfare, usually about

naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles. Their stories may wartime without depicting battles. Their stories may be fiction, based on history, docudrama or, be fiction, based on history, docudrama or, occasionally, biographical. The term anti-war film is occasionally, biographical. The term anti-war film is sometimes used to describe films which bring to the sometimes used to describe films which bring to the viewer the pain and horror of war, often from a viewer the pain and horror of war, often from a political or ideological perspective.political or ideological perspective.


Liam Neeson: The actor of the film “Schindler's List ”

Nicolas Cage: The actor of the film “Lord of war ”


Lord of war Schindler's List

SUSPENSE FILMS This genre is characterized by fast

pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more-powerful and better-equipped villains.


Tom Skerritt: The actor of the film “Alien” Josh Hartnett: The actor of film

“30 days of night”


30 days of night30 days of night Alien

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