Cited: Dick‚ Bernard F. The Star Spangled Screen: The American World War II Film. Lexington: Kentucky ‚ 1985. Hantke‚ Steffen. “The Military Horror film: Speculations on a Hybrid Genre”. The Jounal of Popular Culture 4 Nov. 2010: 701-719. Kaes‚ Anton. Shell Shock Cinema: Weimar Culture and the Wounds of War. Princeton: New Jersey‚ 2009. Whillock‚ David E
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significant for the understanding of the origins and development of the horror genre. Both of these genres differ‚ whilst Gothic literature is the text that explores the frightening extremes in mankind‚ horror focuses more on the unknown. The Gothic horror genre has changed over time and retains importance because it is the antecedent of the horror genre. Factors such as the definition of the word Gothic‚ the archetypes of the genre‚ and its social and historical contexts‚ have altered considerably as time
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A true film genre relies on shared iconography‚ formalistic themes and similar narrative structures and content. ‘What genre does is recognize that the audience any one film within a context of other films‚ both those they have personally seen and those they have heard about or seen represented in other media outlets. …In general‚ the function of genre is to make films comprehensible and more or less familiar. (turner 97)’. Action/adventure‚ the Western‚ Gangster/Crime‚ Detective/Film Noir‚ Comedy
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1300 Star Wars VS. Star Trek It has long been debated by nerds worldwide: Star Wars or Star Trek‚ which one is superior. In this paper we take a look at the two universes so you can decide which is the greatest in history of the world. The three points discussed: 1) Geopolitical a combination of political‚ historical‚ racial; 2) Military tactics found in the two universes; and 3) religion and philosophy of each. In the Star Trek Universe the Federation was founded by the following four races
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Frankenstein after Frankenstein ’awakes’ his creature: he falls into a dream state that begins with his kissing of Elizabeth‚ his love. However‚ this kiss changes her in the most drastic way as she transforms into the rotting corpse of Caroline‚ Victor’s dead mother. Upon awakening from this horrifying dream‚ Victor finds himself staring into the face of the monster he has created.
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interesting genre. At a glance‚ books which can be put under this classification may be seen as something which is merely meant to make an otherwise boring experience a bit less boring‚ by offering a superficial‚ engaging‚ and lengthy story to pass the time whilst one is waiting for a delayed flight‚ waiting in a baggage line and the normal fare of an airport’s monotony. While to a certain extent the Airport Novel is merely a vehicle for the passing of otherwise boring hours‚ as a genre it is an integral
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Introduction to Genre Theory Daniel Chandler 1. The problem of definition A number of perennial doubts plague genre theory. Are genres really ’out there ’ in the world‚ or are they merely the constructions of analysts? Is there a finite taxonomy of genres or are they in principle infinite? Are genres timeless Platonic essences or ephemeral‚ time-bound entities? Are genres culturebound or transcultural?... Should genre analysis be descriptive or proscriptive? (Stam 2000‚ 14) The word genre comes from
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Genre fiction‚ also known as popular fiction‚ refers to plot-driven fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre‚ in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre. Genre fiction is generally distinguished from literary fiction. Fiction is mainly known as literature in the form of prose‚ especially short stories and novels‚ that describes imaginary events and people. Fiction is an out for two people: the reader‚ and the author. It allows
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The documentary genre has changed over time. Changes in society have had an impact on the change. There are large commercialist pressures for documentary to become more entertaining and engaging to capture a wider cinema going audience. Documentary has become increasingly popular. Documentaries such as Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore have been given numerous awards and were widely popular at the box office. The Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts
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More specifically‚ America’s Rock and Roll genre‚ coming at a time when Americans desperately needed an upbeat rhythm‚ was an avenue for merging cultures and exploration as well as progressive expression. Rock and Roll’s roots cultivated when a sense of restlessness‚ in relation to the musical genres available‚ permeated through the American public. War had brought individuals around the world to fight‚ which allowed them to experience numerous genres of music. Soldiers yearned to have these sounds
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