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DESCRIPTION OF MOVIE GENRE FOR BLUE MOON COMMUNICATIONS |
| ACTION |
generally involves a moral interplay between "good" and "bad" played out through violence or physical force. |
| ADVENTURE |
involving danger, risk, and/or chance, often with a high degree of fantasy. |
| ANIMATION |
the rapid display of a sequence of 2D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. |
| BIOGRAPHY |
a format that tells the story of a true story of a historic figure or an inspirational story about real people. This genre is arguably the most controversial amongst any genre, due to the fact that in the majority of biopics might show fictional parts of something that really didn't happen. |
| CHILDREN |
films for young children; as opposed to a family film, no special effort is made to make the film attractive for other audiences. |
| COMEDY |
intended to provoke laughter. |
| DOCUMENTARY |
a genre that films reality. |
| DRAMA |
mainly focuses on character development, often in situations familiar to a general audience. |
| EDUCATIONAL |
Denotes a game specifically designed to educate the player in an area. Usually intended for younger children, educational games offer a fun, indirect way to practice "non-fun" subjects like spelling, math, history, etc. |
| FAMILY |
intended to be attractive for people of all ages and suitable for viewing by a young audience. Examples of this are Disney films. |
| FANTASY |
speculative fiction outside reality (i.e. myth, legend). |
| FITNESS & EXERCISE |
involves ways to improve on health and/or body |
| HEARTWARMING |
involves films of with a touching & tender nature with a moral to the story. |
| HISTORICAL |
taking place in the past amidst notable historical circumstances. |
| HORROR |
intended to provoke fear in the audience. |
| LATE NIGHT |
intended to be viewed only by an adult audience, content may include violence, disturbing themes, obscene language, or sexual behavior. |
| MARTIAL ARTS |
action taking place and around the various martial arts |
| MUSIC |
involves the presentation of singing, dancing, the arts, etc. |
| MUSICALS |
songs are sung by the characters and interwoven into the narrative. |
| MYSTERY |
the progression from the unknown to the known by discovering and solving a series of clues. |
| NEW ARRIVAL |
movies received in the last 30 days. |
| ROMANCE |
dwelling on the elements of romantic love. |
| SCIENCE FICTION |
a setting or plot defined by the effects of speculative (not yet existing) technology (i.e. future space travel, cyberpunk, time travel). |
| SPORTS |
sporting events and locations pertaining to a given sport. |
| TELEVISION |
generally series viewed on network television or made for TV movies |
| THRILLER |
intended to provoke excitement and/or nervous tension into audience. |
| WAR |
battlefields and locations pertaining to a time of war. |
| WESTERNS |
wilderness on the verge of civilization, usually in the American West |