Genre Theory - Steve Neale (Blog Post 8)

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Everything Everywhere All at Once

-I believe the genre of the film Everything Everywhere All at Once is Science Fiction which includes comedy and drama.

-Out of the five conventions Narrative Considerations is best used to determine the genre. This is because the film explores multi-dimensional aspects, which can be found the most in science fiction films. The film seems to have aspects of comedy and drama which includes a fast pace, and flashbacks which significantly impacts the audience engagement and understanding of the film.   

-Elements of text genre subversion that can apply to the film include Cultural Effects and Social Context. Cultural Effects are presented by using diversity in the film. This is shown by having a diverse actress that goes through an intense journey. This shows more representation in cinema by featuring an Asian women as the star of the film. With social context, the film show social issues for example the pressure of family expectations. It seems to use the multiverse as a metaphor for exploring how past choices impact the future.

-One aspect of genre hybridity the film used is the combination of Science Fiction and comedy. The use of comedy combined with science fiction helps to lighten the mood and intensity of the concept of the multiverse. The humor helps keep the characters light hearted, which also helps viewers connect and relate with the characters in the film. The genre hybridity creates the film more appealing and keeps the viewers interested. 

Phantom of the Paradise

-I believe the genre of the film Phantom of the Paradise is horror and comedy

-Out of the five conventions, I believe the best convention to be used is Iconography. The trailer of the film uses many things, like the villain wearing a mask, to represent that is the bad guy. The villain is also seen wearing dark colors like a grey mask, dark eye makeup, and all black clothing, which furthers the idea that this character is clearly the phantom. 

-The elements of text genre subversion I believe is applied to the film is Cultural effects. This is because the film trailer opens with a horror scene of a man in the shower getting approached by the phantom, and later cuts to a musical aspect scene. This seems to combine the aspects of horror and music which can be used to represent a darker side of the musical industry. 

-One aspect of the genre hybridity is the combination of horror and music. This is relevant to the film since it can be used to further the horror aspect of the film with rock and roll music, which can also be used to engage the audience with familiar aspects.

Electric Dreams 

-The genre of this film can be classified as romance and comedy

-Out of the five conventions, the best structure that can be used is Narrative Considerations. This film seems to revolve around 3 main characters, a man, a women, and a computer. The romance in the film is seen between the man and the woman, and the comedy is seen through the computer who wants to get in-between the love of those two. This helps combine the two genres to create the structure of Narrative Considerations. 

-One Relevant Element is Audience Saturation Effects, which can be seen by the combination of romance and comedy, which creates the audiences expectation of these genres. The viewers are provided a romantic element, but may not be expecting the 3rd thing in the love triangle to be the computer itself. This helps lead to the comedy genre which surprises the viewers watching the film. 

-One aspect of the genre hybridity to the film is the combination of Romance and Science-Fiction. This is relevant because it explores the romance genre with aspect of AI, the computer shown, which makes this film have a comedy aspect to overall lighten the mood. The film provides entertaining moments which is relevant in todays societies love for advanced technology.