Topic: Genre Film EssayOrder DescriptionFor this paper, I?m asking you to study the evolution of a film genre. We haveconsidered the evolution of the Western and the development of Art Cinema as areaction to classical Hollywood film. Next week, we will be looking at filmnoir and issues of gender, and the following week, horror film and issues ofrace.You are free to choose any two films you would like to write about either inone genre or as a crossing of genre and film style (as in art cinema or filmnoir). Here are your options.1. Choose a genre that you would like to study more closely. It can beanything: suspense, screwball comedy, action film, war film, film noir,thriller, suspense thriller, romantic comedy, horror, disaster movie,psychological thriller, essay film, etc.If you?re not sure of a genre, you can pretty quickly find other films in thegenre with a google search. You can also ask me, or look it up on imdb.com (avery handy film database).2. Choose one example of this film that goes back at least thirty years (i.e.,before 1986) and one film in this genre made in the past decade. Compare andcontrast.Watch both films and describe the continuities and the changes that youobserve. Be specific. How do the stock characters and the stock narrativesremain constant yet change? What are the genre?s rules and how are theyutilized in the first film? Be careful not to assume that the first example isa pristine or pure example, since it?s likely to be an evolution from anearlier instance dating to the classical period of Hollywood film (even if itis a foreign or international film).3. Find one academic article about that genre (perhaps in the FTC reader, butnot one of the one?s we have read) that discuss the genre in some manner, andexplore in what ways the ideas apply or fail to apply to the works. Take sometime to look at article abstracts to find one that appeals to you and that youfind interesting. Sometimes, you need to read the first page of an article tosee if it?s of interest. Use this article to deepen your analysis of thesefilms and the genre you are exploring. You don?t have to agree, but work thearticle?s claims into your discussion. If you disagree, show how your examplesdemonstrate your position.Articles should be found on JSTOR.org, which is accessible through the Prattlibrary portal. Newspaper articles or reviews will not be accepted.Some questions that you can consider (though you don?t need to answer all ofthese):?What is exciting in the evolution from the first film to the second? Why mightthis change have taken place??What remains central to the concern of the genre? Does the genre uphold anideology or value that remains constant in spite of the changes??Does the second film challenge, question or overturn the genre?s basic idea orvalue? If so, how does the filmmaker use film form to develop a criticalposition vis à vis the first film or the genre as a whole (think, here, of howGodard turns the gangster movie into a film about women in French society andgender)?