When we think of different film genres, there are probably a few that come to our minds. (Action/Adventure, Horror, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Spaghetti Western, International, Independent, etc) But these are really just the broad overview of genres! There are many many more!! All of these different genres have been recycled over and over again throughout the years! Although there are more of certain genres during certain years. Spaghetti Westerns for example were very popular in the 30's with John Wayne films. However, they are still making western films today! For example, the new film Cowboys and Aliens. The same goes for all of the other genres! There have been horror or suspense movies in the past (a lot of Alfred Hitchcock) like Rear Window, Psycho and The Unknown. But they are still making plenty of those today! Obviously there are differences in the storyline and characters and moral messages and everything but they all have many similarities within their genres. That might even be part of the reason that we feel so comfortable watching movies from within the same genres. There is some part of them that is in the known area for us. It might even just be the setting or the costumes or the time period.
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