GENRE BY BETHLEHEM GEBRETINSAE

WHAT IS GENRE?

GENRE AND SUB-GENRE IN MEDIA APPEAR WHEN YOU ARE SEPARATING DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOVIES, FILMS AND TV PROGRAMMES. EXAMPLES OF MEDIA GENRES ARE COMEDY, HORROR, ROMANCE AND RELIGION. THE WORD ‘GENRE’ COMES FROM THE FRENCH WORD MEANING “TYPE” OR “CLASS”.

ACTION THRILLER • ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TYPE OF THRILLER IS ACTION THRILLER.

ACTION THRILLERS ARE ACTION MOVIES WHICH GET YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT. ACTION PLOTS USUALLY INVOLVE HEROES, VILLAINS, WEAPONS AND CONTAIN SUSPENSE, MURDERS, MYSTERIES AND TWISTS. ACTION THRILLER CONVENTIONS INCLUDE QUICK CUTS, SHADOWS, TENSION MUSIC AND DIEGETIC SOUNDS. THIS MAKES THE AUDIENCE SUSPICIOUS AND MORE ENGAGED IN THE MOVIE MAKING THEM WANT TO KNOW MORE. EXAMPLES OF ACTION THRILLERS ARE; WORLD WAR Z STARRING BRAD PITT, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN STARRING MORGAN FREEMAN, BATMAN, SPIDERMAN, SUPERMAN AND JAMES BOND.

ROMANTIC THRILLER

ROMANTIC THRILLER IS SIMILAR TO THE USUAL CLICHÉ LOVE STORIES WITH A LITTLE TWIST. ROMANCE THRILLERS ARE COMPASSIONATE HEROINES AND LONG STORY ARCS. EXAMPLES OF ROMANTIC THRILLERS ARE; SAFE HAVEN, SUPER 8, MATCH POINT AND THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU.

SUPERNATURAL THRILLER

SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO HORROR MOVIES. OFTEN IN SUPERNATURAL MOVIES, THE HERO AND VILLAIN HAVE SOME PHYSICAL ABILITY/POWER. EXAMPLES OF SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS ARE THE SIXTH SENSE AND PARANORMAL ACTIVITY .

SUSPENSE/MYSTERY THRILLER

• SUSPENSE OR MYSTERY THRILLERS FOCUS ON THE UNSOLVED CRIME AND THE MAIN CHARACTER, USUALLY THE HARD BOILED DETECTIVE HERO, GOES THROUGH VARIOUS ADVENTURES TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY. EXAMPLES OF THE MYSTERY THRILLERS ARE PANIC ROOM, IDENTITY, SE7EN AND A PERFECT GETAWAY.

RELIGIOUS THRILLERS

• RELIGIOUS THRILLERS ARE USUALLY ABOUT A GOOD PERSON (A PERSON THAT WORSHIPS CHRIST) AGAINST SOMEONE EVIL OR VICE VERSA. EXAMPLES OF RELIGIOUS THRILLERS ARE; CARRIE, THE OMEN, THE EXORCIST AND BLESS THE CHILD.