Genre Theory – Steve Neale (Blog Post 8)

 

  Everything, Everywhere, All at Once

1. Genre

- Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-fi

2. Genre Convention to Determine Genre

- Narrative Considerations: The multiverse fast paced concepts reveal sci-fi elements

- Character Conventions: In this extract there is not a specific protagonist, it's in everyone, Which is common for sci-fi movies

- Audience Appeal: Humor, emotional connection with action or comedy genres, spectacle

3. Text Genre Subversion

- Culture Effects: Challenges family narratives

- Social Context: Immigrant family experiences, diverges typical just sci-fi

- Historical Effects: Multiverse story telling and incorporates absurd comedy

4. Genre Hybridity  

-  Mixture of sci-fi with comedy and action to become appealing to several audience groups

Phantom of the Paradise

1. Film Genre

- Horror, musical/rock

2. Genre Conventions to Determine Genre

- Iconography: Gothic, masks, horror music and genres

- Character Conventions: The villain and helpless female, which is a stereotypical horror trope

 - Audience Appeal: Viewers who are also interested in horror, the visual styles or the music used may be drawn in

3. Text Genre Subversion

- Cultural Effects: It points at the music industry, and challenges basic horror musical norms

- Social Context: Possibly displays pop cultures love for fame/corruption

- Economic Context: Mainly for a small or specific group instead of everyone

4. Genre Hybridity

- Mixture of horror and comedy, creating an entertaining option for both groups

 Electric Dreams

1. Film Genre 

-Romantic, comedy, sci-fi

2. Genre Conventions to Determine Genre

- Narrative Considerations: Love triangle involving a human, a robot, and technology, showing romantic comedy

- Verisimilitude: Urban setting mixing everyday life with sci-fi fantasy

- Audience Appeal: Appeals to both romance fans and sci-fi fans

3. Text Genre Subversion

- Social Context: Explores human-technology relationships before they were mainstream concerns.

- Cultural Effects: Challenges romantic narratives norms by adding an AI as a love rival.

- Historical Effects: Points out the computers and futuristic technology

4. Genre Hybridity

-Blends romance, comedy, and sci-fi, using technological to drive romantic tension and plot development on