Genre Decision Blog

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 After doing lots of research, the genre we chose for our movie is drama. There are four different categories in the drama genre. There’s comedy, tragedy, tragicomedy, and melodrama. Comedy is a type of drama that aims to make the audience laugh. Its tone is light and it mostly has a happy ending. The classic conception of comedy came from the Ancient Greek theatre, where comedy first emerged as a form of drama. Tragedy is a type of drama in which the protagonist or hero is brought down by his/her flaws. Murders, deaths, insanity, and pain are among the most common ideas in tragedies. Main characters usually have some kind of weakness or defect that causes their downfall. Tragicomedy is a special kind of drama that combines the features of tragedy and comedy. This means that such play may be sad but will have a happy ending, or it may be serious with some elements of humor emerging throughout the whole play. Lastly we have melodrama. Melodrama is the last one of the four types of drama. It is a kind of drama in which everything is hyperbolized. Usually, themes depicted in melodramas are simple and without any unpredictable plot twists. Our category of drama is tragedy. We wanted to choose a genre that would leave the audience on the edge of their seats. With our plot and choice of genre, that will be sure to happen. Our character had a overzealous look on the world which played in her downfall. We wanted to be able to let the audience see her faults even if she couldn’t for herself. 


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