Realism is an interest in what is real and representing them in the most real way possible. An example of this is 500 Days of Summer. This is a love story between two people. It is realistic because in the end you most likely do not marry your first love. This movie demostrates a heart break but also the growth the characters. Antirealism is an interest is what is abstract, speculative or fantastic. An example of this Avatar because it is about a made up planet. The only real thing in that movie are the humans that are traveling through space, which that isn't even that realistic. Verisimilitude is an achievement of convincing the appearance of the truth. An example of this is Harry Potter. Even though witch craft isn't real and Hogwarts doesn't exist, the directors do a great job of making it seem realistic and the possiblity that it is real.
The five characteristics of genre are theme, setting, presentation, story formulas, character types, and stars. My favorite genre is comedy, and the movie "The Hangover" is a great example of these characteristics. The Hangover takes place in Las Vegas which is perfect because mayhem always happens in this city. Since this movie is all about chaos, Las Vegas was a great choice. The theme of comedy often revolves around stupid decisions people make and how they learn to deal with it in a very different and weird way. This movie is a great example because they get themselves in some crazy positions and figure out odd ways to get out. Presentation in this movie is all the crazy things they get themselves into and how they get out. This movie they are on their bachelor party and it is all about having one last crazy night which I think they did. They have a good balance of characters because they have the hot shot, the up tight guy, the normal one, and of course, the weirdo. It needs all these characters to make this movie great. They couldn't have picked a better cast to play these characters.
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