Catch 22 Genres

‘The word genre means ‘type’ or ‘category’’ (Teach yourself film studies) it is really important as an audience member to recognise genres as then things become categorised and easier for them to understand which is more comforting. Sometimes however genres are crossed and categories are broken for example sometimes we have ‘action thrillers’ or ‘sci-fi horrors’ this is known as a hybrid genre. This often intrigues the audience and draws them to the film as it changes their outlook as they have no expectations for the film as they have never been exposed to this genre before.

I approached my genre writing based on Writing in the Health Sciences guidelines for research papers. Since my chosen paper was a research paper, I looked for the sections in a research paper that included the abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and references. This helped me decide what needed to be in each section so I could elaborate on if it was included or was not.

If only one genre was used the reader would not have any other sources or opinions to determine what the truth is or where the truth lies.

GENRE: The genre of Distant Waves is science fiction because it is something that didn't happen that has futuristic thing in it such as earthquake machines, time travel, and other advanced devices that we don't have today. It also gave scientific explanations for everything.

genre. The purpose of any work in this genre is simply to inform about and give feedback for a

A film genre is a motion picture category based on similarities in either the narrative elements or the emotional response to the film. While films have at least one major genre, there are a number of films that are considered crossbreeds or hybrids with three or four coinciding genre or sub-genre types that they can be identified with them and most can be filed into categories that are easily recognizable to audiences (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 1998, p. 4.1). However, ever so seldom a film comes along that breaks free of its invisible bounds of genre and it leaves the audiences confused about the actual existence of genre. One such film is a film that most are familiar with Steven Spielberg’s classic Saving Private Ryan.

According to Daniel Chandler, “creates order to simplify the mass of available information. Creating categories promotes organization instead of chaos” (Wikipedia, Current State of Genre Theory). Chandler describes that very few shows, movies, books etc have all the characteristics of a particular genre. Not all genres are evident to define, some of them relate to other genres. When there is, a specific genre classified, this allows a fan base to grow for people who enjoy a specified genre over others. However, Amy J. Devitt says, “Our world has grown so much that it is difficult to absolutely classify something. Information overlaps, and a single book can encompass elements of several genres. For example, a book might be classified as fiction, mystery, science fiction and African American literature all at once” (Wikipedia, Functions and Limits). Elementary is not a normal “cop show,” therefore it is riding the lines of multiple

Secondly genre is the French word meaning type. Genres may be approached by way of various critical avenues. In the Aristotelian strain we recognize genres as kinds within a system of classification. These categories beg further definition, so there is a history of, on the one hand, the refinement of divisions and subdivisions, and on the other a Platonic search for the 'essential' qualities of tragedy, comedy, epic poetry, and so forth. By the recognition of genres we begin to find our way in the universe of verbal artifacts with their feigned discourses, and to train our expectations upon the experience that lies in wait for us.

Genre is the French word for 'type'. Type is the kind of text it is.

Genre in a sense is a way of identifying and categorizing creations in media. It is also an important factor in the film industry to both the producers and audiences. Genre, to a producer sets the guidelines as to what can and cannot happens during a film, unless, they are trying to convey a message or going for a hybrid genre. To the film audience, genre is important because it will quickly enable them to attach to the film. Since they are already familiar to with the setting of the story. Not only that but genre also help the audience to find films which they may be interesting in, as their premises are similar. Genre is basically a formula to success to the film creators and a way of drawing in audiences. However, sometimes under the facet of genre, it could

Genre is a French word meaning ‘type or ‘kind’ (Genre, 2016). The film industry has been around for at least 100 years. The evolution of entertainment is growing rapidly through the use of media. And as these years go on, films have begun to fit into specific genres, and are important to appeal to the different types of audiences. Films can be described to genre in different types of ways, such as stars, director and narrative to help identify what genre the film is (Neale, 1990, pg. 49). Genre in films has become common because it helps give the audience a different expectation. One specific genre of film is a horror. Horror is a genre that tries to create, panic, dread and fear for the audience.

Genre Theory definitions of genres tend to be based on the notion that they constitute particular conventions of content and/or form which are shared by the texts which are regarded as belonging to them. The movie The Notebook is a romance drama movie. Some of the plot keywords are second chances, summer love, and promise.

Genre Theory is used in the categorization of films. Genres are dependent on various factors such as story line, whom the director is, and what are the audience expectations In using genre theory we create a short cut in how we describe films. Genres are categorized into and then sub categorized depending on the story and plot. Fantasy is a genre described as, “Any film with obviously unreal, magical, or impossible situations, characters, or settings, often overlapping with various other genres, especially science fiction, but sometimes historical dramas.” (Goodykoontz, 2014) Fantasy is a genre that typically includes a crossover genre, sci-fi,

Characteristics of the genre adventure, consist of a heroic protagonist, a journey or quest, unusual locations, and action and danger. Characteristics of the genre realistic fiction consist of events that could happen in real life, and the themes represent human experiences.

In particular, readers of the satirical war novel, Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, would notably name the novel and Heller to be unrealistic and crude in humor. Although sometimes gruesome, Catch-22 is more than just a war novel, it exposes the American government through it’s corrupted morals through the main protagonist Yossarian who endures the many consequences of a “catch-22”. Similarly, within the new science fiction drama, Stranger Things, the characters’ must face the consequences of trying to evade being caught in their own “catch-22” without losing their friend. The time period plays a pivotal role in the characters reaction to the set-backs created as a result of government decisions within a war. Under the circumstances of trying to