Genre.
No matter how my distinguished professors viewed genre, it exists far more then anything when it comes to entertainment. This must fall into a certain category and individuals choose which category they like the most. Or love.
With fiction, I typically write fantasy. I choose to read young adult. With fanfiction, I always just read smut for some odd reason.
With movies, however, I only want to see action movies in the theatre. I do not know why, but I will rush to the theatre to see something action related. Perhaps they hold my attention more then any other genre. And when sitting in a theatre for hours, you definently want something that is going to keep your butt in the seat.
This morning I had a sudden realization of another genre I am particular fond of. Psychological films. I love for a movie to toy with my mind, twist so that I have no idea what is going on in the film. I like when risks are taken with the movie - where the story does not necessarily have to be linear for me to enjoy it. I love in media res. I love flashbacks. I love foreshadowing. I love all these elements that confuse audiences or warrent multiple viewings for people to completely grasp the entirety of the concept of the movie.
I watched Vanilla Sky for the first time this morning. I was blown away with how into the movie I was, unable to discern what was truly going on. When the revelation happened at the end, i wasn't disappointed and it also wasn't something i could have guessed from the previous events in the movie. I loved the film and vs not believe it took me so long to finally watch it.
So the G word leads me to other movies that I will probably love. It certainly makes it easier to wade through all the movies that exist.
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