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A 5 page research paper that describes the function of film genre and how it changes to reflect changes in society. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The concept of genre is pivotal to developing an understanding of the way in which films are both created and consumed (Langford, 2005). The following examination of film genres looks
at the manner in which these genres evolved, changing in accordance with the needs and wants of audiences, comparing Western cinema to international cinema.
Genre, defined quite simply, is "a way to categorize films by similarities in plot, theme and character types" and Hollywood has marketed films according to genre since the
era of silent movies (MacDonald, 2010, p. 41). The concept of genre can be utilized to understand the relationship between the film industry, its audience, and a specific text,
as labeling this text and adapting it to cinema provides a means of selling the resulting film as a romance, western, and so forth (Geraghty, 2008). Genre provides "basic product
differentiation," as genre informs an audience of the principal features of a film (Langford, 2005, p. 1). Viewers, in other words, understand the films plot as a variation of a
standard formula and, therefore, viewers "bring all of their previous film-viewing experiences to bear as they interpret a new film" (MacDonald, 2010, p. 41). Genre films first developed during the
silent era, as it became clear to filmmakers that certain types of stories were particularly popular and profitable (Gazetas, 2008). Each genre followed a "fixed formula," which was characterized by
the "predictable actions of a protagonist in conflict with certain cultural myths" (Gazetas, 2008, p. 131). There is a cultural feedback loop between filmmakers and the audiences that watch
their films, as films reflect their specific culture and audiences, in turn, learn more about their cultures basic value orientation from the films (MacDonald, 2010). For example, Rebel Without a
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