Module 6 - Big and small screen
Unit 6.2 - Types of programmes: Films genres


1. Write which film genre has the following features.

1.1. They show monsters and apocalyptic events.
1. Write which film genre has the following features.

1.2. They feature chases and fights.
1. Write which film genre has the following features.

1.3. Their characters usually meet unexpectedly.
1. Write which film genre has the following features.

1.4. Their main themes are sacrifice, courage, and leadership.
1. Write which film genre has the following features.

1.5. They are set in a foggy, gloomy, and corrupted environment.
1. Write which film genre has the following features.

1.6. They deal with the relationship between man and machine.
1. Write which film genre has the following features.

1.7. Their characters are clearly good or evil.
1. Write which film genre has the following features.

1.8. The plot involves a quest for something.
1. Write which film genre has the following features.

1.9. Characters always risk their lives.
1. Write which film genre has the following features.

1.10. They create uneasiness and a sense of doom.
2. 1917 – Official Trailer [HD] posted by Universal Pictures. After watching the trailer of 1917, say whether the statements are true or false.
1. The scenes show muted colours.
2. The language used in the dialogues is very sophisticated.
3. The filming technique and the cinematography create an immersive atmosphere.
4. Special effects have been used.
5. The setting of the film is very realistic, and it feels like being inside the trenches.
6. 1917 doesn’t share the common features of a war movie.
7. The cinematographer is Sam Mendes.
8. The cinematography is very poor.
3. Fill in the blanks with the words given below.

performance • colour • decay • blood • shade • score • written • violence • veteran • greatest

Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver, an American neo-noir film, was released in 1976 and directed by Martin Scorsese. 1. by Paul Schrader, it is considered one of the 2. and most controversial films in history. Set in New York City, it follows a Vietnam War 3. who works as a taxi-driver and becomes obsessed with societal 4. and the “filth” of the city. Featuring an amazing 5. by Robert De Niro as the rage-filled antihero Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver is a haunting portrait of loneliness and one man’s descent into paranoia and violence. After the film’s completion, it was threatened with an X rating (film suitable only for adults) by the Motion Picture Association of America because of the graphic 6. during the climax. To secure an R rating (Restricted - Under 17, requires accompanying parent or adult guardian), Scorsese muted the film’s 7. scheme so that the 8. would appear a darker 9. of red. Meanwhile, its evocative and ominous 10. by Bernard Herrmann became the composer’s final piece of music. The film appears on many lists of cinema’s greatest movies, including the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 greatest American films of all time.
Adapted from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Taxi-Driver