PART SEVENTEEN

GENRE, SUB-GENRE AND HYBRID GENRE

GENRE:  a style or category of art, music, or literature.  

EXAMPLE: thriller, horror, romance, comedy, sci-fi.

The genre of the movie "James Bond" is ACTION.

SUB-GENRE: a category that is a subdivision of a larger genre.

EXAMPLE: historical, heroic, quest, aliens, extreme, cutting edge, action-thriller.

The sub-genre of the movie "mission Impossible" is a SPY THRILLER

HYBRID/CROSS-GENRE: a genre in fiction that blends themes and elements from two or more different genres.

EXAMPLE: rom-com, crime/action-thriller, a combination of many genres.

  

 
The movie "The Terminator" combined science fiction with action, fantasy, romance and horror.