Adventure genre in movies and TV series

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The genre of adventure in the film industry is expressed primarily by the fact that the action of the picture takes place most often in a distant place or time, often even in a fictional world. The main goal of this direction is to distract the viewer from everyday life, to give him new, interesting impressions.

Adventure

The adventure genre arose long before the advent of cinema. By the time the first movie was released, there was already a huge amount of literary works telling about various adventures. The genre was very popular and therefore in high demand.

Among the most famous writers who created their masterpieces in this genre are Jules Verne, Mine Reed, Karl May and many others.

It is no wonder that almost immediately with the advent of cinema, films with adventure elements began to be made. However, at that time, adventure as a genre had not yet taken shape. Before that, cinema still had a long way to go.

There are quite a few types of adventure films. Below, the main ones will be discussed in more detail.

Fantasy

This is one of the most developed and sought-after types of adventure films and series. The fantasy genre is an adventure that takes place in a fictional world full of fabulous inhabitants, magic and sorcery.

As a rule, such films are based on fantasy books or mythological beliefs.

The most prominent representatives of this genre in modern cinema include, which have already become cult, tapes: "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit", "The Chronicles of Narnia", "The Mummy", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and many others.

Of the series, perhaps the most outstanding films are the legendary "Doctor Who", as well as the popular "Once Upon a Time", "Game of Thrones" and others.

Fantastic

This genre is often intertwined with fantasy, so many people confuse them and do not notice the difference between them. The fantasy-adventure genre, like fantasy, is a story that takes place, as a rule, in a fictional world. The main difference between the two genres is that the fictional world in fantasy is based mostly on mythology and magic, while in fiction it is based on alien adventures or future technologies.

The classic example of a film in this genre, of course, is the Star Wars series, as well as Star Trek, Terminator, horror films about Alien, etc. This genre is nowso popular that it is difficult to list all the pictures shot in this style.

From the series, you can select all the same ones mentioned above, "Star Wars" (animated series), the series "Star Trek" and "Doctor Who".

Action

The next type of adventure movie is the action movie. A feature of this genre is that the basis for the action in the picture is considered to be the confrontation between good and evil, that is, positive characters with negative ones.

At the same time, in the action genre, the adventures of the main characters can take place both in the real world and in the fictional one. An important feature is also the fact that at the end of the action movie almost always comes the so-called "Happy End", that is, a happy ending.

The most striking films in this genre, of course, can be called "Terminator", "Commando", "Armor of God" and others. Of the newer films, one can note such films as "John Wick", "Fast and the Furious", etc.

Movie comics

One of the youngest types of adventure films are film comics or, as they are commonly called, superhero movies. This genre has existed for a long time, but it only gained popularity in the late 90s.

Of course, the most famous companies that create films in this genre are Marvel and DC. Surely, every person between the ages of 15 and 30 has seen or at least heard of films such as The Avengers,Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Iron Man and Captain America.

Series such as "Agents of SHIELD", "Gotham", "The Flash" and "Daredevil" are also filmed in this genre.

All of these films are based on comics, and therefore belong to this genre. Despite the fact that film comics in general are very close to fantasy films and fantasy-based adventures (they were not even singled out as a separate genre of cinema for a long time), there are still differences. The main feature of superhero movies is that they are based on comics and have absorbed many of the subtleties inherent in this art form.

Westerns

Another rather specific type of adventure movie is the western. A feature of this genre is the place and time of action, namely North America of the 18th-19th centuries. As a rule, the action of most films in this genre takes place in California, Arizona or Texas.

Invariably, there are ethnic Indians and so-called cowboys in the films of this genre. Many films are based on the literary works of Western writers such as Mine Reed, Karl May, etc.

The most famous films of this genre include all westerns created in the GDR, which starred the legendary actor Gojko Mitic, as well as American films "A Fistful of Dollars", "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and manyothers.

From modern films it is worth noting such films as: "The Magnificent Eight", "Django Unchained", "The Revenant".

Family

Today, films that can be watched in a warm family circle are very popular, but this does not mean that such films should be boring and measured, because everyone wants adventure. Therefore, in fact, such an adventure genre as a family arose.

A feature of this type of paintings can be called an orientation towards watching the tape with the whole family, that is, both adults and children. Therefore, films of this genre should be equally interesting for both children and their parents. Another feature related to this is that in such films, as a rule, swearing and scenes of an erotic nature are not allowed.

By the way, this type of adventure film is one of the most popular today, so there are quite a few films in this genre.

Family-friendly adventure movies include Indiana Jones, King Solomon's Mines, Sherlock Holmes, The Mask of Zorro and others.

Comedy

The comedy genre is so firmly on the position of one of the most sought-after in the modern film industry that it penetrates almost all other areas of cinema, be it action, historical cinema, science fiction and even horror. Adventure movies are no exception.

Comedy adventure filmsare common, many of them are well known. For example, comedy adventure films can be called: "Ivan Vasilyevich changes his profession", "The Diamond Hand". From foreign films, this type includes: "Around the World in 80 Days", the cartoon "Zootopia", the film "Back to the Future", "The Incredible Adventures of W alter Mitty" and others.

Today, almost every film, sometimes even drama, contains humorous elements. Of course, not all films are full-fledged comedies, but many may well be attributed to this genre.

Adventure Series

With the incredible leap and development of the serial industry in recent years, the variety of genres in them has become much wider. So there are much more adventure series.

Some multi-part films based on the adventures of the main characters have already been mentioned above, so we will not repeat ourselves and give a few more examples.

So, you can remember such series as: "Arrow", "Lost", "Amazon", "Terra Nova", "Dinotopia" and many others. Each of them has an original plot, interesting characters and high-quality work of the film crew.

The unprecedented development of this film direction has led to the fact that the popularity of serials often exceeds full-length films, so today this area of cinema is developing rapidly. Every year new andnew.

In cartoons

In addition to films and series, adventures have become an integral part of animation. Moreover, both full-length and short films, as well as serials are produced.

Animation is good because here you can demonstrate absolutely anything, whether it's a fairy-tale world, an alien ship or a magic spell. Of course, the level of special effects in cinema today has reached such a high level that it is also able to demonstrate almost everything, but animation today is more universal in this regard.

In general, all the story principles that work in the cinema, act and apply to animated films. There are all the same genres as in the cinema, the only difference is that animation is a drawn genre.

As examples of adventure cartoons, one can cite such films as: "The Lion King", "WALL-E", "How to Train Your Dragon", "B alto", "Ice Age" and many, many others. By the way, the genre of adventure in animation is probably even more common than in movies.

Of course, there are multi-part adventure cartoons, which include: "Hercules", "Aladdin", "The Little Mermaid" and others. Almost all Disney cartoons are adventure.

However, not only American animators make good animated films. Japanese anime cartoons have become so popular all over the world that many of them are released worldwide and collectedmulti-million dollar box office. Anime is such a specific genre of animation that it cannot be ignored. Quite often, anime is singled out not only as a separate direction of animation, but as a whole section of art.

True, there are many different genres, types and types in anime, many of which are not even in the cinema.

So, famous adventure films of this style include: "My Neighbor Totoro", "Howl's Moving Castle", "Spirited Away", "Catchers of Forgotten Voices", "Princess Mononoke" and others. Adventure-related anime serials include the following: "Naruto", "Bleach", "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and others.

Prospects for the development of the genre

As mentioned above, the adventure genre is one of the most sought after, as it includes a whole range of other areas united by a common plot concept.

Movies and serials of this type still have a colossal untapped potential, which makes this style of cinema very promising. The success of the best adventure films such as Avatar, The Avengers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones and more haunts film industry workers around the world, who release dozens of adventure films every year.

Despite the large number of films based on the adventures of the main characters that have already been released, over and over again new high-quality films in this genre pay off at the box office and bring their creatorsworldwide fame and a very significant profit.

Of course, such a promising direction in cinema attracts the interest of large investors, production centers, famous directors and actors. In the coming years, there has been an even more significant increase in public interest in this genre in the film industry. Adventures will not only continue to hit the screens of cinemas and televisions, but, most likely, their creation will take the lion's share of the film market in the future.

Conclusion

Probably, there is no person who would not love a good adventure movie, because this is an opportunity to escape from the daily routine and plunge into a world full of action, risk, chases and interesting characters.

It is precisely because the adventure as a genre gives everyone the opportunity to experience those experiences that an ordinary person is unlikely to feel in the real world, such films have become incredibly popular.

Each genre has its own characteristics, moreover, in any work of art there are features that distinguish it from the rest. Whether it's a novel, a piece of music, a dance, or a movie, they can contain elements of several genres at once. This is especially true for modern literary and cinematic works.

Perhaps no films have yet been made that will be called the best in the adventure genre. Let's hope that the filmmakers will be able to surprise the moviegoers who are already experienced in this direction.