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You are so full of…….

You are so full of……. Drama. What is a draMa ?. A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes .

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You are so full of…….

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  1. You are so full of……. Drama

  2. What is a draMa? • A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. • In a good drama film, the audience are able to experience what other characters are feeling and identify with someone.

  3. Dramatic themes?

  4. themes of Dramatic film • alcoholism • drug addiction, • racial prejudice, • religious intolerance • poverty • crime • corruption • characters are put in conflict with themselves, others, society and even natural phenomena

  5. Purpose of the dramatic film • This genre could be useful by challenging the ignorance from stereotypes by bringing it down to a more personal and complex level. • such movies could also be therapeutic by showing how characters cope with their problems, challenges, or issues, and to the extent the viewer can identify with the characters with his or her own world. • DO YOU HAVE ANY EXAmPLES?

  6. Early movies • From the silent era to the 1950’s Drama’s were tools to teach the audience. Films like The Grapes of Wrath (1940) show the effects of the depression.

  7. 1950s • In the 1950s, began a rise in well-known dramatic actors. Glenn Ford, James Dean, Bette Davis, and Marilyn Monroe were notable dramatic actors. Dramatic Films focused on character relationships and development. All About Eve (1950) focused on women, and their relationship with men. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) showcased teenage angst. Films like 12 Angry Men (1957) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959) show the inner workings of a courtroom.

  8. 1960s • The 1960s brought politically driven drama’s focusing on war, such as Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), and The Manchurian Candidate (1962). Sports dramas became inspiration such as The Hustler (1961) and Downhill Racer (1969). • Trials and hardships of war, are still considered classic war films

  9. 1970s • During the 1970s modern dramatic directors made some of their first films. Francis Ford Coppola directed The Godfather (1972). Martin Scorsese directed Taxi Driver (1976), Mean Streets (1973), and musical drama New York, New York (1977). Sylvester Stallone created one of the most successful sports drama franchises Rocky (1976) and also directed the sequel Rocky II (1979). • Also in sports drama was films focused on the struggle of athletes such as Brian’s Song (1970), and The Longest Yard (1974). • War films, and specifically WWII films were produced, giving the most realistic adaptation of the war seen in film at that time. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Patton (1970), and Apocalypse Now (1979) all show the

  10. 1980s • In the 1980s dramatic film put emphasis on highly emotional themes. Do the Right Thing (1989), Spike Lee’s debut film, and The Color Purple (1985) were full character studies of African American culture and history. War drama’s again played a big part as Platoon (1986) showed the horrors of Vietnam. Das Boot (1981) focused on the German viewpoint of WWII. Drama, with a science fiction edge was a theme when Steven Spielberg directed E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and Ridley Scott directed Blade Runner (1982).

  11. 1990s • During the 1990’s to Drama was put into epic proportion when films like Goodfellas (1990) came out. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) had strong themes of hope, as did Schindler’s List (1993). Dramas also took a turn with thrillers with, Fight Club (1999), American Beauty (1999), and Leon (1994). Race relationships were a theme in American History X (1998), and the AIDs epidemic, and discrimination was focus of Philadelphia (1993). Comedy-drama was featured with films like Jerry Maguire (1996) and Barton Fink (1991).

  12. Present day • In the present day, Dramatic films showcase all themes of life. A major source of dramatic films is history. Biographies such as Ray (2004), and Walk the Line (2005) are informative films on the lives of people in history. Gladiator (2000) is an epic dramatic film, along with Master and Commander (2003). The Gulf War was an inspiration for dramatic films in movies like Black Hawk Down (2001) and Jarhead (2005).

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