Film (Movie)

A movie or film is a type of visual art that uses images and sounds to tell stories or teach people something. Most people watch movies to entertain themselves or to have fun. Some movies can make people laugh, but other movies can make them cry, or make them feel afraid. — Simple English Wikipedia

Some movies can also make people teach something.

Types of movies

A genre means a type of movie. Movies can be fictional, or non-fictional. And that genres are not strict, movie can be a mix of genres.

Action movies

Main character is in a dangerous situation, and the movies usually have a lot of violent things, like explosions, blood, and fight scenes.

Adventure movies

Usually have a hero who go on long journeys to fight big things, like dragons.

Animated movies

Use drawn images like cartoons to tell a story. These movies used to be drawn by hand, one frame at a time, but they are usually now made on computers. They can be 2D animated or 3D animated.

Examples:

Buddy movies

Involve two friends. Buddy movies usually have comedy. Buddy cop movies are a common theme.

Comedies

Are movies about funny scenarios that characters might be in.

Comedy horror movies

Blend horror and comic motifs in its plots. Movies in this genre sometimes use black comedy as the main form of humor.

Documentaries

Non-fiction movies that are (or claim to be) about real people and real events. They are nearly always serious and may involve strongly emotional subjects, for example cruelty.

Dramas

Serious, and often about people falling in love or needing to make a big decision in their life. They tell stories about relationships between people. They usually follow a basic plot where one or two main characters (each actor plays a character) have to ‘overcome’ (get past) an obstacle (the thing stopping them) to get what they want.

Family movies

Made to be okay for children to watch. Disney is famous for their family movies.

Fantasy movies

Include magical and impossible things that any real human being cannot do.

Film noir movies

1940s-era detective dramas about crime and violence.

Horror movies

Use fear to excite the audience. Music, lighting and sets (man-made places in movie studios where the movie is made) are all designed to add to the feeling.

Romantic Comedies, also called “Rom-Com”s

Usually stories about 2 people who fall in love, and do funny things or have funny things happen to them.

Science fiction movies

Has a fiction and also have a lot of science, and have machines that can not be built in real life yet.

Sports movies

Tells stories that involve sports. They are often a form of drama where athletes must overcome some issue.

Suspense movies

Makes the audience stressed. They usually have multiple twists that confuse the people watching the movie

Thrillers

Usually about a mystery, strange event, or crime that needs to be solved. The audience is kept guessing until the final minutes, when there are usually ‘twists’ in the plot (surprises).

Tragedies

They are a type of dramas. They are about people in trouble. For example, a husband and wife who are divorcing must each try to prove to a court of law that they are the best person to take care of their child. Emotion (feelings) are a big part of the movie and the audience (people watching the movie) may get upset and even cry.

War

Is a movie genre concerned with warfare. They are normally about naval, air or land battles. They have combat scenes central to the story. These stories are most commonly set in the 20th century.

Western movies

Tell stories about cowboys in the western United States in the 1870s and 1880s. They are usually action movies, but with historical costumes. Some involve Native Americans. Not all movies that are set in the American West are made there. For example, Western films made in Italy are called Spaghetti Westerns. Some films can also use Western plots even if they are set in other places

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