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Cinema:HistoryandCriticismNotes,Week12 MovieGenres - Rituals,archetypes,formulas - Genre–kindortype - Genrereferstoacategoryoffilmthatsharessimilarsubjectmatterand organizationofthesubjectmatter - Asetofconventionsandformulasrepeatedthroughhistory - Helpsusdecidewhatfilmstogosee,helpsindustrydecidewhatfilmstomake,it’s aneconomicfactor - Evenpreviewsandtrailersaredistributedbygenre - Genrerelyonaudienceexpectationsaboutcharacter,narrative,visualstyle - Helpsreviewersandscholarsdiscussafilmwithincontext,it’sbetterunderstood anddiscussed - Peteandrepeat o WhydomoviesrepeatformulasandconventionsWhydowelikeit § Predictability § Wewanttoknowwhattoexpect - Humanneedforpatternsandtraditions o Affirmculturalvalues o Modernwayoftellingstories - Pathwaysintofilms o Howfilmmakersofferfilmsthatarefamiliaryetfresh,newvariationson familiargenres o Shorthandinfosoweknowwhattoexpect - Amomentintime o Servesasocialfunction,likethemesthatarerelevanttoaudiencesatcertain pointsintime o Genrechangesovertime(ex:thescrewballcomedy)andcomeinandoutof vogue(ex:actionmoviesandspecialeffects,dystopia) - Terms o Hybridgenres–genrescreatedthroughtheintersectionofdifferentgenres toproducefusions,suchasromanticcomediesormusicalhorror o Subgenres–specificversionsofagenredenotedbyanadjective,forex:the spaghettiwesternortheslapstickcomedy o Genericconventions–identifyingfeatureofagenre,suchascharactertypes, settings,props,oreventsthatarerepeatedfromfilmtofilm(ex:thelone cowboy,thegirlnextdoor) § Plotelementmaybeaconvention § Filmtechniquescanalsobeconventions - Iconography o Imagesorimagepatternswithcertainconnotationsormeanings o Darkalleys,smokybars o Relationshipbetweentheiconographyofafilmanditsnarrative - Starsandgenre o Starscanbeassociatedwithacertaingenre o Whenstarscrossgenres,itcansubvertaudienceexpectations o Genericexpectations/formulas–theexperienceorknowledgethataviewer activatesduringafilmallowingustoanticipatewhat’sgoingtohappen § Patternsfordevelopingstories § Oftenplayonmythsthatwearefamiliarwithinourculture - Genreduringthestudiosystem o Economicsofpredictability–production,regulation,anddistributionof materialsinwaysthatanticipatethedemandforthosematerials/movies o Genrefilmswereveryusefultothestudiosystem,allowingthemtochurn outproducttomeetdemand § Affectshowpeoplearecast - Postwarfilmgenres o Thegoldenerafadesforgenre,newgenresemergeandoldgenresare revised o Exploitationgenres - Majorgenres o Comedies o Westerns o Melodramas o Musicals o Horro o Gangsterandhard-boileddetectivefilms o Possibly: § Romance § Scifi § Action/adventure § Religious TheShining(1980–StanleyKubrick) - Openingscene o Highlightsisolationofthelocationofthehotel o Themusicindicatesanominousfeel o FollowsJack,likesomeoneiswatchinghim - Jackisafailure(asawriter,asafather,inhiswork)andWendycompensatesfor that(asamother,tryingtoescapethehotel) - HasJackbeenmadfromthebeginning o WhatabouthismanuscriptHe’sbeenwritingthewholetime o IshedepressedIsheanxious o Predispositiontowardsmentalillness o Isitmoresupernaturalormorementalillness o WhenJackseesghosts,therearealwaysmirrorsaround,soJackisreally seeinghimselfreflectedbackathim DoTheRightThing(1989–SpikeLee) - Theuseofwindows o HighlightedinSal’sandDJLove’sDJbooth - DiegeticmusictransitionsusfromtheDJboothtoDaMayor’sroom - Hyper-saturatedcolorsconnectustotheheatoftheday - There’saninarticulatenessinthecommunity,manyoftheconversationsare circularandnothingisreallyaccomplishedorproductive - Lotsofcantedframes,representsoffkilterviewpoints,showingpeoplewhotalk downtopeople,alsoshowshowoffbalancepeopleare - Everyoneisagitated,foreshadowingtheeruptionattheend - Mookiemovesthroughoutallthesespaces - Divisionofblackandwhite,whomakesdecisionsandwhodoesn’t,whothinksthey getsomesayandwhothinkstheydon’t o Salsaysnobrothersonthewall,Buggin’saysbrothersfrequenttheplace,so brothersshouldbeonthewall § Sometimesyoudoneedtocausetroubletogetthingsdone,asking politelydoesn’talwaysgetyouwhatyouneedorwant § Bothmenarebeingrudehere,inthiscasetheviolenceistoomuch o Colorsrepresentangerhereagain,yellowsandreds - Whatdoesthewalloffamemean o PopcultureAmericaidolizeswhitefigures,there’sanexclusionofpeopleof colorinHollywood,thisispartofSpikeLee’sagenda - DoesMookiedotherightthingintheend - MookieforcesPinotofacethefactsthatallthesepeoplehelovesareblackpeople, buthewon’ttreattheblackpeopleinhisneighborhoodwithrespect o Thisconversationthattheyhaveiscircular o Whitepeoplecanimitateblackculturewithoutrespectingit - Everyonehasonegroupthattheyattack,sodoesthisspeaktoracismamong minoritiesDoesthiskeepracismalivebecausetheminoritiesareattackingeach otherOristhatracistsentimenttoo - Salfeelspaternaltowardthepeopleintheneighborhood,whichbecomes problematicintheend(inthescenewithSalandPino,there’sanotherwindow) - “There’salwaysgonnabeaplaceforyouhere,Mookie.”–Sal o ThenMookieincitesthelootingofthepizzeria - Theycanexistinhatreduntilthere’sanactualactionofhatredandthenallhell breaksloose
