Basic Paragraph Structure

Basic Paragraph Structure

Movie Types

(adapted from Great Paragraphs to Great Essays, p. 47)

Topic Sentence	There are many ways to classify movies, and perhaps the most basic is by general genre—fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid docudrama. Most feature films fall into the category of fiction because the storyline for the film has been invented. The characters and plot are not real, and the story often presents fantasy-type scenarios. One such example is the Batman series, for everyone knows that Batman is not a real person. Another category is the nonfiction movie. This popular movie style tells the story of a real person—living or dead—or an event. In fact, it is often adapted from the written account of a person or event. Finally, there is a hybrid film, which is basically a combination of the two. In this type of film, the writer takes a real event or person and adds fictional information, often to make the film more interesting. Perhaps the most famous example of this type of film is Titanic. In it, the director adds the romantic element of the forbidden love between two young people. With these three genres of film readily available to moviegoers, there is always something for everyone at the movie theater.
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