These films trace their
origins back to the early
1940s, when the first
Batman and Superman
serials were made. The
serials, and later television
shows in the 1950s and 60s,
were for the most part
designed for children.
Romantic movies
With the rise of Hollywood
in the 1920s and 1930s,
audiences were presented
with far more options
when it came to their
choice in romantic comedy
fare. There was a distinct
modernity to the style of
romantic comedy seen in
the movies of this era.
Comedy Movies
The comedy movies is one of the
oldest in American cinema;
some of the first silent
movies were comedies, as
slapstick comedy often
relies on visual depictions,
without requiring sound. With
the advent of sound in the
late 1920s and 1930s,
Horror movies
Horror is a film genre
that seeks to elicit fear
or disgust in its audience
for entertainment
purposes. ... Cinematic
techniques used in horror
films have been shown to
provoke psychological
reactions in an audience.
Fantasy movies
In the 1960s, fantasy and
music became the mix
for fantasy films such
as Mary Poppins and
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
(List). Audiences began
developing a new taste
in fantasy in the 1970s,
when the role-playing
game Dungeons and
Dragons became popular
in North American teen
society