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Friday, May 10, 2013

An Introduction to Genre



Movies. They’re everywhere. From movie theaters to the comfort of your own home, movies are enjoyed all around. Movies have different types of genres. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a genre is a ‘’category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.’’ There are over 26 types of genres for movies. According to IMDB (Internet Movie Database), there are 13,049 horror movies, and 20,743 thriller movies. As
for movies that are not released yet, we don’t know what kind of genre they will be.


The genre really develops the story of the movies, whether they’re true or not. There are some movies about urban legends. There are make-you-jump horror movies, laugh-out-loud comedy movies, and there are genres that are tied together like horror comedy, dark comedy, romance comedy and action comedy. These types of genres are everywhere. They’re movies and books, video games and more. Sometimes books are turned into movies, and they have the same genre the book had.