How Do Film Genres Generally Tend to Originate and Develop

question 43

Multiple Choice

How do film genres generally tend to originate and develop?

• A) organically, as inspired by shifts in history, politics, or society
• B) artificially, as concocted by quasi-scientific marketing teams
• C) ideologically, as created by filmmakers trying to advance a political platform
• D) commercially, as thought up by movie theaters in need of familiar hooks to attract moviegoers
• E) academically, as developed by intellectuals arguing for movies as a legitimate art form

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