[英语学习]英语电影赏析 简介.docVIP

Chapter 1 Categorization 0f Genres Much academic ink has been wasted in the fruitless attempt to give a definitive list of the Hollywood genres．While there seems to be agreement across the board that both the Western and the musical (音乐片) constitute well-defined genres，the former is now basically extinct，and the latter very nearly so．Comedy (喜剧片)and the war film -- two enduringly popular forms -- are also generally considered to form distinct generic(有关一类的)categories，but are problematized by prominent subgenres (e．g．comedian comedy／Vietnam War films (越战片) ) and generic hybrids(混合物，混血儿) (eg romantic comedy(浪漫喜剧片)) that，arguably，constitute fully fledged (羽翼丰满的，) genres of their own．The gangster film seems to qualify as a genre on the grounds of its relatively predictable structure and content，as well as its distinct history — unless，of course，it is better considered a subgenre of the crime film(犯罪片)．Horror and science fiction seem relatively unproblematic，if one ignores the fact that their edges are blurred and it is sometimes difficult — as in the case of the Alien(《异形)))series — to say which is which．The blockbuster may，as some critics are increasingly willing to argue，constitute a new genre，or may instead constitute a mode of post—industrial production．Problems with genre definition are exacerbated still further by the differences between the genres recognized by the industry and those accepted by academic critics．Social drama(社会问题片)，for instance，is a category that has been used by the industry，but less commonly in the academic community． In fact，genres and generic classifications are used more flexibly than much academic criticism would suggest．It is rare to find a film that belongs exclusively to one genre；that is to say，almost no film will possess all of the characteristics of a single genre and none of the characteristics of any other．For example，Blade Runner (《银翼杀手》) may be considered both-- science fiction and film noir，and The Silence of the Lambs (《沉默的