Hello friends! This post is about another media theory, Genre created by Steve Neale. Genre is the way we categorize our media and the characteristics that come with it. These genres are all subject to change over time and have other subversions.
The first trailer I will be analyzing for genre types is for Everything, Everywhere, all at once.
I believe the genre of this movie is an action/comedy but mainly more action.
Representation is the best convention to identify the genre because we see an Asian woman as the main character. She is going through multiple universes to try and save the world so we see fighting in interesting ways which would fall under the genre of action.
The audience saturation effects for this movie would be different based on who watches it. Some may love the movie, some may hate it, it seems like it would get mixed reviews. The entire movie brings surprises and a lot of random and strange things happening at the same time.
In this movie, there is a lot of hybridity that enables quick tonal shifts. A lot of the movie switches between different settings, for example the part with the planets colliding. And it includes many other genres, not just action and comedy. There is a bit of Sci-Fi with the whole multiverse travelling.
The second trailer is Phantom of the paradise
I believe the genre of this movie is a comedy with a little bit of horror.
Narrative similarities is the best convention the identify the genre. In the beginning of the trailer its seems very much like a horror movie with the guy in the mask threatening the guy in the shower. The rest of the movie seems to be kind of silly and happy with the underlying villain in the background which is why I picked comedy as the genre.
The cultural effects of this movie would be somewhat nostalgic to people who see it now because its set in the late 1900's. The culture of that time has changed drastically compared to now.
I would say this movie creates individual product character because it takes some elements from phantom of the opera and is named almost the same. But it applies the whole American, rock and roll, 1980's theme to a somewhat similar story.
The third trailer is Electric Dreams
I believe this genre is comedy and a little bit romance.
Levels of verisimilitude is the best convention to identify the genre. In the real world back in the 1980's computers couldn't talk which makes the whole situation funnier. The computer didn't even have that much power to control other electronics.
Social context is important for this movie because at that time the computer was a big thing. Them making a movie about this computer was supposed to be popular because it seemed like an insane idea which is why its funny. Nowadays this seems more more like a reality with the development AI technology.
I would say this movie expands audience appeal because there's romance combined with the idea of a computer competing with a human for the love of a human,
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