Genre & Subgenre

In film, genre is refers to the method based on characteristics or similarities in the construction of a film.
Sub-genre is a mix of genres combined together, examples:

• Crime thriller: Inside Man, Reservoir Dogs
• Disaster thriller: 2012, Mayday
• Mystery thriller: Shutter Island, Flight plan
• Political Thriller: State of play
• Psychological thriller: Psycho, Cape Fear
• Religious thriller: The Da Vinci Code
• Techno thriller: i,Robot
• Romantic thriller
• Comedy thriller
• Horror thriller
• Action thriller

The same genre, such as romcoms (romantic comedies) are used over and over again, sometimes with the same story line. This is how the film industry makes money, they exploit the audience as they know what the target market wants. For example, the romcom 'Friends with benefits' attracts many young consumers as celebrities such as Justin Timberlake starrs in them, attracting young females. 

       

Mr. & Mrs. Smith, is a romantic thriller. This film inspires me because of the action and how, both of the characters show hate and love at the same time. The mix of the two genres allows me, personally to feel that anything is able to work out even if you are woeking to kill each other. The significance of love conveyed, overtakes hatred, at the end of the film they work together rather than against each other. Although, this doesn't influence the film opening of my thriller, i still love the idea of a romantic thriller. Maybe, aspects of romance can be portrayed in my opening thriller.