Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) trailer
Aladdin (2019) trailer
Dumbo (2019) trailer; directed by Tim Burton
Captain Marvel (2019) trailer
Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019) trailer
Avengers: Endgame (2019) trailer
Beauty and the Beast (2017) trailer
Fantastic Beasts: the Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) trailer
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) trailer
Black Panther (2018) trailer
Deadpool 2 (2018) trailer
Dr. Strange (2016) trailer
Pete's Dragon (2016) trailer
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) trailer
The Wizard of Oz (1939) trailer
The Princess Bride (1987) trailer
Edward Scissorhands (1990) trailer
Man of Steel (Superman) (2013) trailer
Ted (2012) trailer
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) trailer
Enchanted (2007) trailer
Alice in Wonderland (2010) trailer
Night at the Museum (2006) trailer
Cinderella (2015) trailer
The Little Prince (2015) trailer
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) trailer
Captain America: Civil War (2016) trailer
Justice League (2017) trailer
Twilight (2008) trailer
Today, you will ...- See a slideshow about Fantasy movies.
- Do listening activities re. Coraline and Wonder Woman.
- Watch some trailers from the Fantasy movie trailers list above and write a comment on your blog about ONE movie. Tell me which clip you watched, and what you think about it. Does it look interesting to you? Why? Do you prefer fantasy movies that have some realism, or do you prefer those that are completely unrealistic? Write 3-5 sentences.
- Watch a clip from The Wizard of Oz with EdPuzzle questions.
- Review characteristics of five movie genres.
- Five students will answer 'Hot Seat' questions.
- Do an online quiz to review the five movie genres.
EdPuzzle - Class code: cajzagg
The Wizard of Oz
Review of Genres
Action Adventure
Characteristics of the
Action Adventure genre:
- A hero (or sometimes a heroine)
- The odds are against the hero
- Excitement
- Suspense
- Fight scenes
- Chase scenes
- Weapons
- Explosions
- Characters are not well developed
- The story is often unbelievable
Some famous action movie stars:Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, Will Smith, Angelina Jolie, Duane "the Rock" Johnson, Jason Statham, Keanu Reeves
Some famous action movie series:James Bond series, Die Hard series, Rambo series, Terminator series, Mission Impossible series, Bourne series, Fast & Furious series, Mad Max series, John Wick series
The James Bond seriesBased on novels by British writer, Ian Fleming.
Actors who have played James Bond:Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan,
Daniel Craig | | Sean Connery, the first James Bond |
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Romance
Characteristics of the
Romance movie genre:
- Love story
- Lovers overcome obstacles
- Sometimes, a couple is mismatched at first, but falls in love in the end
- Sometimes, lovers are doomed by circumstances, such as being members of families who hate each other
- Sometimes there is a love triangle
- Lovers are usually the opposite sex, but recently they are sometimes the same sex (Brokeback Mountain - 2005)
- Romance sub-genres: romantic comedy, romantic adventure, romantic drama
Some notable
Romance movies:
Romeo & Juliet, Roman Holiday, West Side Story (musical), Twilight, The Fault in Our Stars, Brooklyn, many Disney movies - Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Wall-E, Beauty and the Beast, etc.
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Science Fiction
Characteristics of the
Science Fiction genre:
- Imagining the future
- How science may affect our lives
- Space travel
- Aliens
- Robots
- Time travel
- Dystopian future
- Explores political, social & psychological issues
- Special effects & CGI (Computer Generated Imagery)
Kevin's Picks (in alphabetical order):2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Alien / Aliens, Avatar, Back to the Future, Blade Runner, Brazil, District 9, E.T. - The Extra-terrestrial, Ex Machina, Gattaca, Gravity, Inception, Interstellar, Jurassic Park, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Abyss, The Fly, The Martian, The Matrix, 12 Monkeys, Wall-E
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Historical Movies
Characteristics of the
Historical Movie genre:
- Set in the past
- Costumes, scenery & props from the past; cars, machines, uniforms, hairstyles, etc.
- Music from the past
- Usually includes characters who were real people from history
- Simplified version of past events
- Often dramatized to make the story interesting
Some recent historical movies:Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Vice, Dunkirk, Darkest Hour, Silence, Jackie, Hidden Figures, The Revenant, Bridge of Spies, Selma, The Imitation Game, Unbroken, The Theory of Everything, Twelve Years a Slave, The Butler, Lincoln, Argo, The Help, The Iron Lady, The King's Speech
Some famous historical movies:Titanic, Gone With the Wind, Gandhi, Lawrence of Arabia, Schindler's List
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Fantasy
High Fantasy (also known as Epic Fantasy)- The setting is an imaginary world
- The rules of that world are different than ours
- A struggle against evil or supernatural forces
- Some or all characters have special powers
- Often features wizards, fairies, elves, dwarves, dragons and demons
- The story is often a quest
Examples: The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit
Who wrote the fantasy novels,
The Lord of the Rings and
The Hobbit? J.R.R. Tolkien
Contemporary Fantasy (also known as Modern Fantasy)- Set in the real world with a connection to an imaginary world
- Characters travel between the worlds
- Often there is a portal between the worlds
Examples; The Harry Potter series, Twilight, The Chronicles of Narnia, Peter Pan, Pirates of the Caribbean, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins
Two
authors of Contemporary Fantasy: J. K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer. Who wrote
Twilight? Who wrote
Harry Potter?
Fantasy Superhero subgenre (movies based on comic books; such as DC and Marvel)
Fantasy Animation subgenre (Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, Ghibli, etc.)
