Comedy:
This genre really advanced around the 1960s during the Cold War to make people laugh or forget about current world events. It was common to see a group of people to laugh together or a narrator to commentary what was going on at the time, as well as exaggerated sound effects. The music is very light weighted to hear the jokes that were being told and the edits were short and fast so there was plenty of time to enjoy the movie. Some famous comedies were: Modern Times, Back to the Future, Sorry to Bother You, Blazing Shadows, and Dr. Strangelove.
Action:
The first action movie was arguably to be "The Great Train Robbery" in 1903. Around the 1920s - 1930s action films revolved around periodic times or western styled movies. In the 1970s action movie culture really started to express itself by making titled actors people still know today such as Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc. Some notable films are: John Wick, Mission Impossible, and James Bond. Some common conventions are a main protagonist, main antagonist, some sort of plot and a villain speech.
Drama:
Drama films had less realistic way the characters acted. Most of the movies have a motif with a relationship between 2 people and sometimes restricted. In the 1950s, dramas started to expand into different subcategories; they became more to true life to connect to the audience. Some Notable films are: Greyhound, Knives Out, Ida. Some common conventions are emotionally scarred characters, characters are relatable, hard decisions towards the protagonist.
Crime & Gangster:
Crime & Gangster films have common settings like bars, streets, city areas, recognizable character personalities like, "The Boss", mob wife, hitman, the police, etc. These films starting entertaining people in the 1930s for those who wanted lawlessness or violence on screens. After the 1950s, crime films had different complex stories with different plots. Some notable films are: Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Baby Drivers, Scarface, and many more.
Musical & Dance:
The first notable film is "The Jazz Singer" in 1927, in 1930s however was the "Golden Age" for musical movies. Due to the great depression however it wasn't a great pick from viewers, they wanted something more upbeat. They started to regrow popularity in the 1960s. Around the 1990s, Disney created animated musical films, like "Rent". Some notable films are, Mamma Mia, and Annie. Some common features in this genre, is musical expression of feelings or the past. Sometimes a 4th wall breakage. A romantic happy ending, etc.
War: My two notable films :
47 Ronin: Castle Raid Scene
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