The term 'genre' has been historically referred to as the classification of literary texts and forms. In modernity and postmodernity it has been extended beyond literary boundaries to encapsulate (among other 'art forms') the classification of film/cinema. ... In establishing notions of genre in terms of the classification of film, one must highlight the historical processes of film production in order to assess how these processes have contributed to the emergence of genre(s) itself. ... Ensuing vertical integration of the industry emerged and films that were successful...

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Often academic's criticisms are aimed more to film as a communication medium, than to the merits of the films in terms of genre and script. ... Perhaps it is the fact that Holocaust film's depictions of World War Two, in terms of the American psyche is that it is the good war' - the war where the opposition was so unquestionably evil. ... In these terms, the depiction or subtle insinuation as America as the Hero' could explain American society's acceptance and indeed, embracing of the Holocaust genre. ... A poignant feature of the literary version of Anne Frank&...

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However, the message later seemed to be that an uprising by the workers was in no uncertain terms doomed to fail, and that to revolt is to be killed. ... Metropolis also seems to borrow from other sources, some biblical, and others literary. ...

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