Types of Movies
There are many movies in the world now. The history of movie is so long that many of them have been loved by many people around the world. According to the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, movie was born in 19th century and has achieved great progress in 20th century (2010). These days, there are a number of movies are being shown at the theaters. Movies can be classified on the basis of their genre: romance, science fiction, and action.
The first category is romance movie. Some romance movies such as “Titanic”, which was written and directed by James Cameron, have become known all around the world. Romance movies usually describe the importance of love in human life. “Titanic” describes two main characters; the man who is poor and the woman who belongs to the upper class. They met on the ship and fell in love. Though they were difference in social standing and their loves were accused by most upper class people, they love each other. After sinking ship, the man said to the woman, who was about to give up surviving, “You must promise me that you’ll survive. That you won’t give up no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose… and never let go of that promise.” (Titanic; James Cameron, 1997). We can see the great power of love and their strong bounds from this depiction.
Science fiction movie is the second type of movie which we often watch. “Back to the future” or “The Terminator” are the examples of it. Science fiction movies are often made by using SFX such as computer graphics. Most of the science movies describe the world which is quite different from real world using high quality video, so they give people dreams for the future or something.
The final category is action movie. According to the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, it stated, “Action movie is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases. Story and character development are generally secondary to explosions, fist fights, gunplay and car chases.” One of the most famous movies is “007”. The actors’ dynamic actions usually make people get excited. Anyone can enjoy the actions, so the action movie is popular among people of all ages.
There are variety kinds of movies in the world these days, and their themes and effects are different. Human favorites of movies are also vary among individuals. It is useful to divide movies into categories in order to find movies more easily.
Works Cited
“Movie.” Wikipedia. org 13:46 October 2010.
Cameron, James, Dir. Titanic.1997, Film.
“Action film.” Wikipedia. org 23:31 November 2010.
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