Genre Research

As promised, I researched more about drama as a film genre. Here is what I found:

• Films categorized in the drama genre are serious representations of life. They must show emotion and human conflict.

• This broad genre has many sub-genres, including social dramas, religious drama, civil rights, youth rebellion, alcoholism, mental illness, and much more, which you can see in the image down below.

• Dramas revolve around the journey of the protagonist, who is usually very relatable to the target audience. The protagonist mostly goes through an emotional trek, in which the audience can empathize. 

• As stated by AllMovie,  dramas "dig under the skin of everyday life to ask big questions and touch on the deepest emotions of normal people.

• Some of the most successful drama films of all time include Titanic (1997), which according to The Numbers,  made  $2,207,615,668 worldwide

Citations:

Tahmin, Farjana. "Conventions of Drama." SlideShare. N.p., n.d. Web.
<http://www.slideshare.net/FarjanaTahmin/conventions-of-drama-films>. 

Upton, Hattie. "Drama as a Genre : Codes and Conventions." Prezi. N.p., n.d. Web. 

<https://prezi.com/rb5k_semwcvg/drama-as-a-genre-codes-and-conventions/>.

The Complete List of Film Subgenres. N.d. Visualy. Web.

 <http://visual.ly/complete-list-film-sub-genres>.

"Drama." AllMovie. N.p., n.d. Web. 

<http://www.allmovie.com/genre/drama-d649>.

 

"All Time Highest Grossing Movies Worldwide." The Numbers. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/records/All-Time-Worldwide-Box-Office>.

Titanic Poster. Digital image. How Does the Movie End. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://howdoesthemovieend.com/images/jmovies/img_pictures/titanic-poster.jpg>.