Teen Movies
These films usually focus on topics like trying to fit in, experiencing first love, issues with parents, rebellion, and feeling isolated or different than your peers. Teen movies can appeal to both male and female viewers. Conventions commonly found in teen movies include puberty, parties, high school, underage drinking/illegal substances, social groups/cliques, peer pressure, and popular culture. Some conventions may differ depending on the specific age group the movie is focused on. There are many well-known stereotypes featured in teen movies, such as, the jock/cheerleader, the geek/nerd, the rebel, the misfit/outcast, the new kid, the loner, the class clown, and the queen bee. A popular movie that obviously displays these stereotypes is "The Breakfast Club", made in 1985. Another movie that features a "Coming of Age" story is "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", made in 2012. Another very popular movie that includes popular culture, social groups/cliques, and stereotypes is "Mean Girls", made in 2004.
Romance Movies
Romance Movies
These films have common themes such as love at first sight, young love, mature love, unrequited love, forbidden love, passionate love, platonic love, tragic love, and "true" love. Romance movies typically appeal to women ages 18 to 49, though if the themes vary then other age groups and genders can be appealed to. The main conventions of a romance film are "meet cute" when the two love interests meet, an initial obstacle, emotional tension, a breakup, a "grand gesture", and a "happily ever after". Tropes commonly seen in romance movies are the transformation makeover montage, a big misunderstanding between the love interests that leads to a breakup, an airport chase, and the public declaration of love. A popular movie, also a personal favorite of mine, that displays forbidden, passionate, and tragic love is "Titanic", made in 1997. A movie that purposefully demonstrates true love is "The Princess Bride", made in 1987. A movie that perfectly displays tragic love, love at first sight, and forbidden love is "The Notebook", made in 2004.
Horror Movies
These films have many themes, but some frequently used are the fear of the unknown, death, psychological horror, supernatural elements, monsters/creatures, isolation, body horror/gore, scary children, technological horror/ "science gone wrong", and serial killers. Horror films typically appeal to young adults or teens. Conventions of a horror movie are building suspense through visual and audio elements, isolated environments, vulnerable characters, terrifying antagonists, jump scares, and dark lighting. The main stereotypes in the horror genre are "The Final Girl", "The Masked Killer/Slasher", "The Jock/Jerk", "The Promiscuous Character", "The Stoner", "The Non-Believer/Skeptic", "The Authority Figure", "The Innocent", and "The Wise Old Person/Mentor". One of the most popular slasher movies of all time is "Halloween", made in 1978, that features a serial killer, a "Final Girl", jump scares, gore, dark lighting, and the fear of the unknown. Another popular horror movie that features psychological horror is "The Shining", made in 1980. It also features an isolated setting and supernatural elements. A popular remake that features a horrifying creature/monster is "IT", remade in 2017. This movie also includes the fear of the unknown, body horror, scary children, and haunted/isolated locations.
Next, my group and I have to narrow down our options to subgenres we want to do and conduct research on them. See you in the next post!
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