They are nearly always serious and may involve strongly emotional subjects, for example cruelty. Documentaries are movies that are (or claim to be) about real people and real events. Comedies are funny movies about people being silly or doing unusual things or being in silly or unusual situations that make the audience laugh. Buddy movies often involve comedy, but there is also some emotion, because of the close friendship between the ‘buddies’. Buddy movies involve 2 heroes, one must save the other, both must overcome obstacles. These movies used to be drawn by hand, one frame at a time, but are now made on computers. Animated movies use artificial images like talking cartoons to tell a story. Adventure Movies usually involve a hero who sets out on a quest to save the world or loved ones. Action movies do not usually make people cry, but if the action movie is also a drama, emotion will be involved. One hero somehow manages to save everyone. For example, in Die Hard, terrorists take control of a skyscraper and ask for a big ransom in exchange for not killing the hostage workers.

Action movies usually need very little effort to watch, since the plot is normally simple. They usually involve ‘goodies’ and ‘baddies’, so war and crime are common subjects.

Action movies have a lot of exciting effects like car chases and gun fights, involving stuntmen.