GENRE

Film genres represent classification of movies into groups that have similar and familiar themes, settings, filmic techniques, period, plot, motifs and stars.
Genre is easy to recognize but it is very difficult to define. Because of a changing nature of genres and subgenres, their fusion and our changing perception toward art, independent or foreign films that are becoming its own genre in western viewers eyes.
Film genre creates some expectations for its audience. Most films within a certain genre fulfill the audience's expectations and follow a specific formula or generic convention.
Generic conventions identify genre through character types, settings, props, or event that are repeated from film to film. Generic conventions also include iconography and images.
Timothy Corrigan points out in his book "The Film Experience", that genre has three functions: to provide models for producing other work, to direct audiences expectations and to create categories for judging or......

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