文档介绍：Definitions of Some Movie Terms
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Categorization of Genres:
1. Much academic ink has been wasted in the fruitless attempt to give a definitive list of the Hollywood genres.
2. In fact, genres and generic classifications are used more flexibly than much academic criticism would suggest.
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3. Film genres include:
Social drama; Romance; Gangster; War Film; Science Fiction; Fantasy; Western; Disaster; Crime; Epic;
Action; Musical;
Blockbuster; Film Noir/Neo-edy; Horror; Thriller
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The main character and the protagonist
The main character is the most important character in a film, the character of greatest interest. Usually the main character is also the “protagonist”, the character whose actions trigger the chain of causes and effects that drive the plot forward.
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Occasionally, however, the protagonist is not the main character.
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Vogler’s Seven Character Archetypes
Volgler argues that there are seven basic character functions: hero, mentor(导师), threshold guardian(关卡守卫者), herald(信使),shapeshifter (变化着),shadow(影子)and trickster(骗子,魔术师).
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The character archetypes are key elements of a story pattern that gives “accurate models of the workings of the human mind, true maps of the psyche.
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The Classic Hollywood Narrative System (CHHS)
Hollywood has developed over the years a