| More on the Use of Film Clusters | | | | - graphic pixels generation process" are generally also |
| In this third and final installment of this article series we | | | | included in this genre.o Comedy - Designed to get you, |
| continue with the concept that not only are clusters of | | | | and keep you laughing, this pleasant, for-all-ages genre |
| movies, films, videos and documentary clips stimulating, | | | | is one of the most enduring. Humor can be |
| interesting and enjoyable for your English as a foreign | | | | culture-specific or broad and general enough to appeal |
| language learners, but the broad selection of available | | | | to viewers of many different cultures and languages. |
| genres and types offers a substantial range of English | | | | This genre includes many of your favorite movies |
| language teaching and learning didactic aids. We | | | | starring Jim Carey, Eddie Murphy and England's |
| previously identified a film cluster as simply a group or | | | | hilariously soft-spoken Mr. Bean who has captured |
| series of related movies, clips or videos. So let's | | | | smiles worldwide. Classic comedies have value too. |
| continue the last part of our brief overview of the | | | | The Marx brothers, Groucho, Harpo and Zeppo |
| genres in which most films are classified. | | | | starred in a number of comedy films as did Stan |
| Popular Film Genres | | | | Laurel and Oliver Hardy, the Three Stooges (Larry, |
| Let's take an additional, final look at a few of the more | | | | Moe and Curly), the late Don Knotts and several other |
| commonly available film genres, what they are and | | | | classic comedians of note.o War and Military - Another |
| exactly how we might use them in our English as a | | | | on again, off again genre in popularity there are |
| foreign language classroom settings. | | | | occasional films which are of merit. Some notable |
| The final group of the more widely known movie and | | | | recent examples are the films, "Saving Private Ryan" |
| film types includes:o Science-Fiction (also known as | | | | with Tom Hanks, "Black Hawk Down", "The Hunt for |
| Sci-Fi) or Fantasy - If your imagination and tastes are | | | | Red October" with Sean Connery and "They Were |
| truly vivid then likely this genre is one of your favorites | | | | Heroes" starring Mel Gibson. |
| too. Combining the real with future possibilities, this | | | | These genres in which most film clusters are classified, |
| genre of films provides fuel for almost any range of | | | | feature a character or story series (usually in the |
| imagination. Special effects are often the key here as | | | | same genre) like the Star Wars saga, the Matrix |
| many characters, settings and conditions are purely | | | | sequels, the Indiana Jones series of adventures, James |
| imaginary. You know these film series examples, don't | | | | Bond, Harry Potter, the Die Hard series of films, King |
| you? "Star Wars", "Matrix", "Lord of the Rings", "Harry | | | | Kong remakes, Tarzan, Batman, Spiderman and |
| Potter"o Animated - Actually not just for children, this | | | | numerous others also have sequels, trilogies or multiple |
| genre does frequently feature films and stories for the | | | | parts. For the improvement of multiple English language |
| young (or the young at heart). A number of Disney | | | | skills and competencies such as listening |
| and children's movies that portray classic stories from | | | | comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, in-context use |
| "Peter Pan" to "Toy Story", "The Simpsons" and the | | | | of idioms and expressions or applied use of connected |
| "Shrek" series comprise good examples of this genre. | | | | speech elements in English language learners, such film |
| Films which are produced by the relatively new "Pixar | | | | and video clusters or related series can be invaluable. |