blog #13

All movies are generally classified into genres. However there is more to a movie than just it's genre. There are many ways to classify a movie. For example, I would say that the Zodiac Killer is a lot like the movie Ace Ventura pet detective. I made this connection because even though Zodiac Killer is a horror film based on actual events and Ace Ventura is a hilarious comedy staring the comedian we all know and love, Jim Carey, the both are about cracking a mystery by following clues and other pieces of evidence to crack the case. Or on the other hand you have Employee of the month and Coach Carter. Both totally different genres of movie that share a common purpose that if you work hard enough towards something then you can achieve it through perseverance and determination. Then you have movies like Gone Baby Gone which opens up the question, is doing the right thing always the right thing to do? I get that purpose from the movie Saving Private Ryan also. Regardless of the genre, movies usually have a point to them and if two movies share a similar purpose then they are considered to be similar movies.