Adventure genre in movies and TV shows

The genre of adventure in the film industry, is expressed primarily by the fact that the action of the picture occurs most often in a remote place or time, often even in an imaginary world. The main goal of this direction is to distract the viewer from everyday life, to give him new, interesting impressions.

Adventure

Adventure genre arose long before the advent of cinema. By the time of the release of the first motion picture there already existed a huge number of literary works telling about various adventures. The genre was very popular, and therefore in great demand.

Among the most famous writers who created their masterpieces in this genre, one can distinguish Jules Verne, Main Reed, Karl May and many others.

It's no wonder that almost immediately with the advent of the cinema, films with elements of adventure began to be shot. However, at that time adventures as a genre were not yet formed. Before that, cinema had to go a long way.

There are quite a few types of adventure films. Below, the main ones will be disassembled in more detail.

Fantasy

This is one of the most developed and popular kinds of adventure films and serials. Fantasy genre is an adventure that takes place in a fictional world full of fairy-tale inhabitants, magic and magic.

Typically, these films are based on fantasy books or mythological beliefs.

The most vivid representatives of this genre in contemporary cinema include the already beloved tapes: "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit", "The Chronicles of Narnia", "The Mummy", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and many others.

Of the series, perhaps the most outstanding paintings can be called the legendary "Doctor Who", as well as the popular today "Once in a fairy tale", "Game of Thrones" and others.

Fantastic

This genre is often intertwined with fantasy, so many people confuse them and do not notice the differences between them. Genre fantasy in adventure, like fantasy, is a story, the action of which unfolds, as a rule, in a fictional world. The main difference between these two genres is that the fantasy fantasy world is based mostly on mythology and magic, while in fantasy on alien adventures or the technologies of the future.

The classic example of the film in this genre is of course the pictures of the series "Star Wars", as well as "Star Trek", "Terminator", horror films about "Alien", etc. This genre is now so popular that all the pictures shot in This style, it is difficult to list.

From the series can be identified all the same, mentioned above, "Star Wars" (animated series), the series "Star Trek" and "Doctor Who."

Action

The next type of movie, relating to adventure is the action movie. A feature of this genre is that the basis for the action in the picture is the opposition of good with evil, that is, positive characters with negative ones.

In this genre, the action movie, the adventures of the main characters can occur both in the real world and in the fictional. An important feature is also the fact that at the end of the action movie there is almost always a so called "Happy End", that is, a happy ending.

The most striking films in this genre, of course, can be called "Terminator", "Commando", "Armor of God" and others. Of the newer, you can note such films as "John Wick", "Fast and Furious", etc.

Kinomics

One of the youngest types of adventure films are kinomikiksy, or, as they are still called, superhero cinema. This genre has existed for a long time, but a great popularity to it came only in the late 90's.

Of course, the most famous companies creating films in this genre are Marvel and DC. Surely, every person between the ages of 15 and 30 has watched or even heard of such films as "The Avengers," "Batman Begins," and "The Dark Knight," "Iron Man," and "Captain America."

In this genre, the series, such as "Agents Shch.I.T.", "Gotham", "Flash" and "Daredevil" are also being shot.

All these films are based on comics, that's why they belong to this genre. Despite the fact that kinomikyksy in general are very close to the films of fantasy genre and adventures based on fiction (they have not been singled out for a long time as a separate genre of cinema), there are differences. The main feature of superhero cinema is that they are shot on comic books and absorbed many of the subtleties inherent in this art form.

Westerns

Another rather specific type of adventure movie is a western. Feature of this genre is the place and time of action, namely North America XVIII-XIX centuries. As a rule, the action of most films in this genre takes place on the territory of California, Arizona or Texas.

Invariably in the films of this genre there are ethnic Indians and so-called cowboys. Many films are based on the literary works of writers who specialized in western style, such as Mein Reed, Karl May, etc.

Among the most famous films of this genre are all westerns created in the GDR, where the legendary actor Goiko Mitić was shot, as well as American tapes "For a Fistful of Dollars", "Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid" and many others.

Among modern films, it is worth noting such films as "The Magnificent Eight", "Dzhango Osvobozhdeniy", "Survivor".

Family

Today, very popular films that can be watched in a warm family circle, however this does not mean that such tapes should be boring and measured, because everyone wants adventure. Therefore, as a matter of fact, the adventure genre originated as a family one.

A feature of paintings of this type can be called orientation to the viewing of the tape by the whole family, that is, adults and children. Therefore, movies of this genre should be equally interesting to both children and their parents. Another peculiarity associated with this is that in such films, as a rule, there is no denigration and scenes of an erotic nature.

By the way, this type of adventure cinema is one of the most popular today, therefore there are quite a few films in this genre.

To adventure pictures intended for family viewing, it is possible to carry such films, as: "Indiana Jones," Copies of Tsar Solomon "," Sherlock Holmes "," Mask of Zorro "and others.

Comedy

Comedy genre is so firmly seated on the position of one of the most popular in the modern film industry, which penetrates almost all other areas of filmmaking, whether it is an action movie, historical cinema, fantasy or even horror. Adventure cinema was no exception.

Movies of the genre of comedy in adventure are often found, many of them are well-known. For example, comedy adventure films can be called: "Ivan Vasilievich changes profession", "Diamond Arm". From foreign tapes to this type can be attributed: "Around the world in 80 days," a film "Zveropolis", the film "Back to the Future", "The Incredible Adventures of Walter Mitty" and others.

Today, almost every film, sometimes even dramatically, contains humorous elements. Of course, not all films are full-fledged comedies, but many may well be attributed to this genre.

Series in the genre of adventure

With the incredible leap and development of the serial industry in recent years and the variety of genres in them has become much broader. So the adventure series became much more.

We have already mentioned several series of tapes based on the adventures of the main characters, so we will not repeat it and give some more examples.

So, you can recall such TV series as "Arrow", "Lost", "Amazon", "Terra Nova", "Dinotopia" and many others. Each of them has an original story, interesting characters and high-quality work of the crew.

The unprecedented development of this film direction has led to the fact that the popularity of serials often exceeds the full-length films, so today this sphere of cinema is rapidly developing. Every year more and more new things appear.

In animation

In addition to films and serials, adventures have become an integral part and animation. And produced as full-length and short films, and multi-series.

Animation is good because you can show absolutely anything, be it a fairy-tale world, an alien ship or a magical spell. Of course, the level of special effects in the cinema today has reached such a high level that it is also able to demonstrate almost everything, but animation is even more universal in this regard.

In general, all the plot principles, working in the cinema, operate and apply to animated pictures. There are all the same genres here as in the movies, the only difference is that animation is a drawing genre.

Examples of adventure cartoons include paintings such as "The Lion King", "WALL-E", "How to Train Your Dragon", "Balto", "Ice Age" and many others. By the way, the genre of adventure in animation, probably, is even more common than in the cinema.

Of course, there are also multi-episode adventure cartoons, which include: "Hercules", "Aladdin", "Little Mermaid" and others. Almost all Disney cartoons are adventure.

However, not only American animators make good animation tapes. Japanese anime cartoons have become so popular all over the world that many of them go to the world cinema distribution and collect a multimillion-dollar cash register. Anime is so specific genre of animation that it should not be silenced. Quite often the anime is singled out not as something in a separate direction of animation, but in a whole section of art.

True, in the anime there are many different genres, types and kinds, many of which are not even in the cinema.

So, to the number of famous adventure tapes of this style you can include: "My Neighbor Totoro", "Walking Castle", "Spirited Away", "Hunters of Forgotten Voices", "Princess Mononoke" and others. To the multi-series anime related to adventure, you can rank the following: "Naruto", "Bleach", "Avatar: Legend of Aang" and others.

Prospects for the development of the genre

As already mentioned above, the adventure genre is one of the most popular, because it includes a whole range of other directions, united by a general concept of the plot.

The films and serials of this type have a colossal undisclosed potential, which makes this style in the cinema very promising. The success of the best adventure films, such as Avatar, Avengers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones and others, haunts the film industry around the world, who produce dozens of adventure tapes every year.

Despite the large number of already released films based on the adventures of the main characters, over and over again new quality tapes in this genre pay off at the box office and bring their creators worldwide fame and very significant profits.

Of course, such a promising direction in the cinema attracts the interest of major investors, producers' centers, famous directors and actors. For the coming years in the film industry there has been an even greater increase in the public interest in this genre. Adventures will not only continue to appear on the screens of cinemas and televisions, but, most likely, their creation will take the lion's share of the film market in the future.

Conclusion

Probably, there is no person who does not like a good adventure movie, because it's an opportunity to digress from everyday routine and plunge into a world full of action, risk, chase and interesting characters.

It is thanks to the fact that adventure as a genre enables everyone to experience the experiences that a simple person is unlikely to feel in the real world, such films and have become incredibly popular.

Each genre has its own characteristics, moreover, in any work of art there are traits that distinguish it from the rest. Whether it's a novel, a musical composition, a dance or a movie, they can contain elements of several genres. This is especially true for contemporary literary and cinematographic works.

Perhaps not yet filmed, which will be called the best in the genre of adventure. Let's hope that the filmmakers will be able to surprise already experienced in this direction kinomanov.