Whenever you open your favorite book, shuffle through your music playlist or switch the channel to an all-time favorite movie or television show, what would you say is the top reason for doing so? Perhaps you have a love for a certain character? Maybe the story line is truly interesting? Could it be that amazing beat or slow and steady pace? Or do you just enjoy it for no reason whatsoever? For me, I find all different feels for movies, music, shows, games and books in one way or another. However, I don’t base any of these on something the second I find it. No. The thing I look for first happens to be if it is based on one of my favorite genres.
If you have no clue what ‘genre’ is, I’ll give you a quick rundown. Genres are basically a particular type or category based in literature, music, game or film. How ever the certain piece proceeds it automatically receives a type of genre. They can be either be categorized as a single genre or sometimes have multiple. For example, I absolutely love the mystery genre. Television shows like “Bones” and “Stalker” always put me on the edge of my seat as a mystery is trying to be solved and books like “Nancy Drew” were always a favorite. When it comes to music, I enjoy all sorts of music but I find myself hooked on country and pop genres more these days. In my games, I love ones that have to do with fighting, strategy and shooter. Surely you have some favorites like this, too, right?
So, what do you think so far? Confused or are we doing all right? Well, I’ll continue then. Though you may have a favorite genre, there’s a chance it may also appeal to other audiences within the same category yet it’s a different kind of that genre. The simple term is called subgenres. A subgenre is a specific genre that is broken down into smaller genres to better categorize the piece. An example would be the genre of fantasy. Fantasy could be broken into smaller genres such as dark fantasy, epic fantasy, young adult fantasy and more. Romance would have subgenres like historical romance, romantic suspense and paranormal romance. In the music world,
There are so many different types of genres and subgenres out there, it just goes to show just how unique each person truly is. And with each individual work out there, the one behind its creation should be owed great thanks for all the effort put into it. Authors take months, or even years to write their books. Script writers can take weeks to years to create a splendid masterpiece of a movie to be franchised. Game developers can take years for their final product to be introduced as well. Without all these amazing people to bring our favorite genres forth, everybody would clearly be bored. Am I right or am I right?
Genres are truly amazing! Go ahead and check out a few of the genres below (mind you they won’t all be here):
Movies/Television/Books:
- Animation (movie/television only unless based upon from a book)
- Science Fiction
- Romance
- Comedy
- Horror
- Drama
- Mystery
- Crime
- Live Action (movie/television only unless based upon from a book)
- Fantasy
- Slice of Life
Gaming:
- Shooter
- Strategy
- Puzzle
- Fighting
- Simulation
- Role-Playing Game
- Arcade
- Racing
Music:
- Country
- Pop
- Rock
- Opera
- Folk
- Classical
- Rhythm & Blues
- Electronic
- Reggae
Well, I hope this was able to help you out even a little bit in understanding genres. If I made you a little more confused, I do apologize. I’ll tell you something though, if nothing was specified into categories such as genres, do you know how hectic it would be to find something? You’d be walking all over the place just looking at every single thing. Trying to find a movie in a video store would blow my top. Why is “Old Yeller” next to “Beauty & The Beast”? How come “Pink Panther” is in the same section as “Titanic”? The craziness will have you screaming internally forever. So, cry in happiness for those who created this naming system!
Tell us what your favorite genres in movies, television, books, gaming and music are! We’d love to know just how unique every one of you is!
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