MOVIE GENRES

Adventure
It is one in which we present the following characters and situations: hero, young beautiful, a villain, chases, duels with swords, humor, action, etc. Movies such as Spiderman, Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark or The Wizard of Oz, are a clear example of the adventure genre

War
This genus was created in relation to war and its aftermath reflected in film. What is sought is to exalt the heroism of men and nations, not a repetition of these events and the dissemination of anti-war messages. Important moments for this type of film genre are, at first, the First World War featuring Charles Chaplin, who used the genre as a vehicle for an argument in the film comedy "Shoulder Arms", but without doubt, the Second World War marked the real heyday of the genre in films like "Command in the China Sea." Another important event to highlight in this genre would be the Vietnam War noting films like "Rambo," "Missing in Action", etc.

Science fiction
Excel in this genre characters like robots, astronauts, aliens ... Movies like "War of the Worlds," "Robocop" or "Terminator" are examples of this type of film genre.

Comedy
First comic silent film excels in scenes like that are typical of such frantic chases, spectacular crashes, wars cakes ... With the advent of talkies, the play suffered a crisis as a problem is to find grace in the dialogues. Belonging to the comic genre films: "The Marx Brothers," "The Nutty Professor" ...

Terror
It is the oldest genre in film history. During the silent film stands out as a big star Lon Chaney in movies like The Phantom of the Opera. In the thirties include films such as Dracula, Dr. Frankenstein and in forties start a new movement, a dreamy and mysterious terror. There is a great evolution of the genre from the hand of Roman Polanski Rosemary's Baby. From there come movies like The Exorcist. In the Hispanic terror include Who Can Kill a Child? Chicho Ibáñez Serrador. The pivotal moment of the genus comes from 74 years with the film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th and later The Shining, among others. It catches on the most famous fictional character Freddy Krueger in Nightmare on Elm Street. Shortly thereafter, are mass produced horror films whose protagonists are young students: Scream, the biggest box office was the project of the Blair Witch.

Music Genre
The 40's are considered the golden age of musical genre, the studies met the big stars and produced movies like Children of the entertainment; School of sirens, or the mythical Singing in the rain. The 50s was also considered as prestigious in film: An American in Paris: A Star Is Born, or Men Prefer Blondes. There is a progressive decline in the 60s, there were nevertheless some important achievements: West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Hello, Dolly, Viva Las Vegas (...). In recent decades the genre has been cornered in the world, should be highlighted: Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Fame, Dirty Dancing, Moulin Rouge.

Drama
It is the father of all genres. Based their arguments on the psychology of the characters, therefore, one can say that the drama is present in almost all film genres. Examples: Gone with the Wind, Noon

Western
These are stories set in the far west. It is the oldest genre in Hollywood. The first film by Edwin S. Porter was in 1903 Assault and robbery of a train. Films like The stranger gave new quality to Western

Fantasy film
It is based on works set in the present, past or future, in everyday places where inexplicable things happen, imaginary worlds where nothing is normal. In this way, it moves between the real and imaginary, credible and inexplicable. The film pushed sound in this genre, with films like King Kong In the decade of the 30 is more bright and friendly, focusing more towards the world of children (The Wizard of Oz) In the years 1940-1960 stresses the stage called 'oriental fantasy "as The Thousand and One Nights Then in the 80s, emerges heroic fantasy. Myths are taken as King Arthur in Excalibur. Today, the fantasy genre is more acclimated to the daily and directed toward a young audience. Examples: Matilda, Jumanji, Amelie, etc.