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Description of Film Genres
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Description of Film Genres
By Carrie Grosvenor
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Film genres are used to categorize movies based mostly on plot lines, but also taking style, setting, and characters into consideration. Genres can overlap, and many movies fall into more than one broad category. The following genres are the most common ones used to classify films. Action Films
Action movies include the heart-pumping, high-energy scenes that get people talking long after the film has finished. Some typical elements of action movies include brawls, car chases, natural disasters, and martial arts. Like some other genres, the plot of this type of film usually revolves around a battle between good and evil. The characters can range from everyday heroes and bad guys to high-tech robots and machines. Most big-budget films are action movies, simply because of the cost involved in putting these blockbuster scenes together. Examples of action movies include: