Melodrama.pptVIP

Melodrama American Film Culture Definition A story or play in which very exciting or terrible things happen, and in which the characters and the emotions they show seem too strong to be real. (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English) Other Names Weepies Tearjerkers Soap operas (or soapers) Womens pictures Chick flicks (a demeaning term meaning “girl movies”) Note: not all melodramas are tearjerkers, but more like heightened dramas. Plots The emotional plots usually emphasize: Sensational situations Crises of human emotion Failed romance or friendship Strained familial situations Trag