Genre of Science Fiction Illustrated in Beginning of film Independence Day
Films normally have a certain type of genre. A genre is formed when
certain elements from a type of film or book become essential to that
type of film or book. There are different type of genre likes Horror,
Romance and Comedy. The film, which I am studying, is called
'Independence Day'. The genre for this film is science fiction. This
means people are expecting to see space ships, good or evil aliens,
machines, future technology. The audience would also expect to hear or
see special effects. Significant objects would be spacecraft and
associated objects, laboratories and scientific items. Characters
would be normally men and women, who are often playing the role as
scientist and researchers. The location of the film is normally either
out of this world, an alternative futuristic environment or in a
laboratory. This is suppose to show significance of science fiction so
the audience would except to see in the future. The Director chose the
film to be a science fiction genre is because the story line and the
type of story could show that it was a science fiction genre.
The theme is often reflected in the title. In this type of genre it
would normally show the importance of freedom and the use of political
power to protect countries. So in Independence Day the theme is 'a
superior power that has come to destroy planet earth and the Americans
have to use their political power and their weaponry to protect the
earth.' This would lead in to a narrative piece, which is typically
'Planet earth is under treat from alien invasion. Only a few people
have the knowl...
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...ich is 'How does the opening of the film show the
genre of science fiction?' I conclude that the film shows a lot of
science fiction genre though out the beginning. The film starts with
the subtitles which the style of the way in which they have done them
has set the section at first. Then the film continues by making it
patriotic with a sense of fear and mystery. Which is put into
perspective when the alien spacecraft appears coming toward earth. In
the lab in Mexico scene starts you can sense excitement, and adventure
to come. The combine technology between the spacecraft produces a
large aspect of science fiction in the film. You can see our past and
the present to show the advancement of the technology since 1969 and
the time the film was suppose to represent. It also puts earth in
prospect to the alien spacecraft.
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