Editing Genre and Narrative Structures (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Genre and narrative are understood through '''Expectation''' and '''Structure'''.

'''1. The "Contract" with the Audience (Expectation)''':
Why do we "Choose" a genre?
* A **Genre** is a **"Promise."**
* When you watch a **Horror Movie**, you "Agree" to be "Scared."
* When you watch a **Romantic Comedy**, you "Expect" a "Happy Ending."
* If the director "Breaks the Promise" without a "Good Reason," the audience feels "Betrayed."
* "Genre" is the "Social Agreement" that "Makes Cinema Possible."

'''2. The "Hero's" Blueprint (The Monomyth)''':
Why do "Star Wars" and "Harry Potter" feel "The Same"?
* Because they follow the **Hero's Journey.**
* **The Call to Adventure** (Luke gets the message).
* **The Meeting with the Mentor** (Obi-Wan).
* **The Crossing of the Threshold** (Leaving home).
* This "Structure" "Echoes" the "Human Experience" of "Growing Up" and "Facing Challenges."
* It is "Psychological Reality" (see Article 163) turned into "Plot."

'''3. The "Evolution" of Rules (Subversion)''':
Genres "Die" and are "Reborn."
* **Classical Westerns** (1940s) were about "Good vs. Evil."
* **Revisionist Westerns** (1970s) were about "Gray Morality" and "Violence."
* **Postmodern Westerns** (2000s) "Deconstruct" (see Article 568) the genre entirely.
* A "Genre" must "Change" to "Stay Relevant" to a "Changing World."

'''The 'Scream' Franchise''': The "Meta-Genre" masterpiece. The characters "Know the Rules" of horror movies while they are "In" a horror movie. It proved that the "Audience" is "Smart" and that "Knowing the Tropes" is part of the "Modern Movie Experience."
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