Other Ideas Mind Map

Other Ideas Mind Map

Alternative Genres

• Comedy
• Action
• Western

Action

Action films usually take place in densely populated areas with vast landscapes, such as large cities.

Some examples are 'Journey to the centre of the earth (2008), and the James Bond series.

They usually involve lots of death, prominently of un-named 'soldier' characters, in which the viewer has no emotional ties to. The protagonist will usually be a strong individual, who is seemingly indestructible, and has no problem in killing huge amounts of 'bad guys'.

The plot typically contains an antagonist who is threatening to do something which will be harmful to a lot of people, or something selfishly greedy. The protagonist shall pursue the antagonist throughout the film and eventually best him, becoming the hero. An underdog theme for the protagonist is sometimes used.

Western

Westerns are known for being set in stark, open deserts, with only small wooden towns. There will usually be a gun duel between two characters and tumbleweed is a typical scenery association.
In westerns the main characters are usually 'outlaws,' and therefore actually villains. Typically this is overlooked by the viewers, as their main protagonists are usually more morally conscious than the films antagonists.

There's usually a general theme of the 'survival of the fittest' theory, the best men are the ones who survive to the end of the film.
Examples are the 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' and more recently '3:10 to Yuma'

Comedy

Comedies usually involve main characters getting into a awkward but comical situation, which the plot revolves around them getting out of. Typically comedies are quite unrealistic, or an amplified version of reality.

Examples of comedy films are 'Happy Gilmore' and '50 first dates'.

There's usually a large supporting cast, many which have comedic aspects to them, or are the butt of many jokes.

They are generally filmed in plenty of light, and for the most part contain no gore. Some comedy films cross genres, such as 'Shaun of the Dead' which is a horror-comedy, and contains large amounts of gore, but usually in as comical a manner as possible.

Comedies nearly aways have a happy ending.