Name: Lê Hoàng Khương Linh – Group 1

Topic: 2. Classify types of movies.

Watching film has hitherto been a way to self-entertain that many people engage in. As film
industry is propsperously developing, thousands of movies have been produced with significant
investment in terms of content and audiovisual quality. Despite this huge number, films are in
general divided into different genres with typical features. This essay will mention two types of
films which are popular to the audience.
The first item on this list is comedy. According to Oxford Dictionary, comedy is “a
play, film or TV show that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending”. A comedy
movie often revolves around daily matters that may arise in any aspect of life which ranges from
very ordinary stuffs to hot social topics. The film will then depict characters’ mood and
behaviours towards those issues. As the main purpose of a comedy is to create people’s
intentional laughs, the plot is developed in an amusing way. The unusual, unexpected and
repetition are the three factors most contributing to its hilarity and can be exposed through
various physical or satirical elements. Comedies can therefore provide people moments of
delight and help release stress after facing the negatives in life.
Another no less favoured film genre is action in which violience-oriented shots make its
distinctive style. Protagonists in action movies are often disposed in severe settings where they
have to face challenges in order to achieve particular targets. Such hardships can be life-
threatening plans, breathtaking chases or bloody combats against dark forces. The plot does not
always come to a happy ending, especially when the protagonists pay their lives for goals or
justice. The majority of spectacular action sequences which cannot be performed by humans will
be produced with the assistance of advanced technology. Those aforementioned features give the
audience vicarous thrills when absorbing themselves in the movie.
In conclusion, comedy and action movies earn a great deal of attention from the audience.
They both own special characteristics that distinguish them from other genres of films. Having
knowledge of those features in addition helps people determine which kind of movies is the most
suitable for them.