The genre of adventure in the film industry is expressed primarily by the fact that the action of the picture occurs most often in a distant place or time, often even in a fictional world. The main goal of this direction is to distract the viewer from everyday life, to give him new, interesting impressions.
Adventures
The adventure genre arose long before the advent of cinema. By the time the first movie was released, there was already a huge amount of literary works telling about various adventures. The genre was very popular, and therefore was in great demand.
Among the most famous writers who created their masterpieces in this genre, one can single out Jules Verne, Main Read, Karl May and many others.
It is not surprising that almost immediately with the advent of the cinema, films with elements of adventure began to be made. However, at that time adventures as a genre were not yet formed. Before that, cinema still had a long way to go.
There are quite a few types of adventure films. Below, the main ones will be discussed in more detail.
Fantasy
This is one of the most developed and sought-after types of adventure films and series. Fantasy genre is an adventure that takes place in a fictional world full of fabulous inhabitants, magic and sorcery.
Typically, such films are based on fantasy books or mythological beliefs.
The most striking representatives of this genre in modern cinema can be attributed, which have already become cult, tapes: The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Mummy, Pirates of the Caribbean, and many others.
Of the series, perhaps the most prominent paintings include the legendary Doctor Who, as well as the popular Once Upon a Time, Game of Thrones and others.
Fantasy
This genre is often intertwined with fantasy, so many people confuse them and do not notice the difference between them. The genre of fantasy in adventure, like fantasy, is a story whose action takes place, as a rule, in a fictional world. The main difference between these two genres is that the fantasy world invented is based mainly on mythology and magic, while in fantasy it is based on alien adventures or technologies of the future.
A classic example of a film in this genre, of course, is the series Star Wars, as well as Star Trek, Terminator, horror films about Alien, etc. This genre is now so popular that all the pictures shot in this style is difficult to list.
From the series you can select all the same ones mentioned above, "Star Wars" (animated series), the series "Star Trek" and "Doctor Who."
Action movie
The next type of adventure movie is action movie. A feature of this genre is that the basis for action in the picture is the opposition of good and evil, that is, positive characters with negative ones.
Moreover, in the action movie genre, the adventures of the main characters can occur both in the real world and in the fictional one. An important characteristic feature is that at the end of the action movie almost always comes the so-called “Happy End”, that is, a happy ending.
The most striking films in this genre, of course, can be called "Terminator", "Commando", "Armor of God" and others. Of the newer ones, films such as John Wick, Fast and Furious, etc. can be noted.
Movie comics
One of the youngest types of adventure films is film comics or, as they are also called, superhero movies. This genre has existed for a long time, but great popularity came to it only in the late 90s.
Of course, the most famous companies making films in this genre are Marvel and DC. Surely, every person between the ages of 15 and 30 watched or at least heard about such films as The Avengers, Batman Home, The Dark Knight, Iron Man, and Captain America.
In this genre, series are also shot, such as "Agents Shch.I.T.", "Gotham", "Flash" and "Daredevil."
All these films were shot in comics, and therefore belong to this genre. Despite the fact that film comic books in general are very close to fantasy films and adventure based on science fiction (for a long time they were not even singled out as a separate genre of cinema), there are still differences. The main feature of the superhero movie is that they are shot on comics and incorporate many of the subtleties inherent in this type of art.
Westerns
Another rather specific type of adventure movie is Western. A feature of this genre is the place and time of action, namely North America of the XVIII-XIX centuries. As a rule, the action of most films in this genre takes place in California, Arizona or Texas.
Invariably in films of this genre there are ethnic Indians and the so-called cowboys. Many films are based on the literary works of Western-style writers such as Mine Reid, Karl Mai, etc.
Among the most famous films of this genre are all the Westerns created in the GDR, where the legendary actor Goiko Mitich was shot, as well as American films “For a Fistful of Dollars”, “Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid” and many others.
Of modern tapes, it is worth noting such films as: "The Magnificent Eight", "Django Unchained", "Survivor".
Family
Films that can be watched in a warm family circle are very popular today, but this does not mean that such tapes should be boring and measured, because everyone wants adventure. Therefore, in fact, such a genre of adventure as family emerged.
A feature of paintings of this type can be called the orientation to view the tape as a family, that is, adults and children. Therefore, films of this genre should be equally interesting to both children and their parents. Another feature associated with this is that in such films, as a rule, abuse and erotic scenes are not allowed.
By the way, this type of adventure movie is one of the most popular today, so there are quite a lot of films in this genre.
Family movies include adventure films such as Indiana Jones, The Mines of King Solomon, Sherlock Holmes, The Mask of Zorro, and others.
Comedy
The comedy genre is so firmly seated on the position of one of the most popular in the modern film industry that it penetrates almost all other areas of cinema art, whether it's an action movie, historical cinema, science fiction or even horror. Adventure movie was no exception.
Adventure comedy films are common, many of which are well known. For example, comedy adventure films can be called: "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes the Profession", "Diamond Arm". Among foreign films, this type includes: “Around the World in 80 Days”, the animated film “Zootropolis”, the film “Back to the Future”, “The Incredible Adventures of Walter Mitti” and others.
Today, almost every film, sometimes even dramatic, contains humorous elements. Of course, not all films are full-fledged comedies, but many may well be attributed to this genre.
Adventure Series
With the incredible leap and development of the serial industry in recent years, the variety of genres in them has become much wider. So the adventure TV series has become much more.
Some multi-part films, which are based on the adventures of the main characters, have already been mentioned above, so we will not repeat ourselves and give a few more examples.
So, you can recall such series as: Arrow, Lost, Amazon, Terra Nova, Dinotopia and many others. Each of them has an original plot, interesting characters and quality work of the film crew.
The unprecedented development of this film direction has led to the fact that the popularity of series is often superior to feature films, so today this area of cinema is booming. Every year more and more new ones appear.
In animation
In addition to films and series, adventure has become an integral part of animation. Moreover, both full-length and short films and multi-series are produced.
The animation is good because here you can demonstrate absolutely anything, whether it be a fairy-tale world, an alien ship or a magic spell. Of course, the level of special effects in cinema today has reached such a high level that it is also able to demonstrate almost everything, but animation is more universal in this regard today.
In general, all the plot principles working in the cinema act and apply to animated films. There are all the same genres here as in the cinema, the only difference is that animation is a drawn genre.
Examples of adventure cartoons include paintings such as: The Lion King, WALL-E, How to Train Your Dragon, Balto, Ice Age, and many, many others. By the way, the genre of adventure in animation is probably even more common than in the movies.
Of course, there are multi-part adventure cartoons, which include: "Hercules", "Aladdin", "The Little Mermaid" and others. Almost all Disney cartoons are adventure.
However, not only American animators make good animated films. Japanese anime cartoons have become so popular all over the world that many of them go to the world box office and collect a multi-million dollar box office. Anime is such a specific genre of animation that you can’t keep silent about it. Quite often, anime is distinguished not only in a separate direction of animation, but in a whole section of art.
True, in the anime there are many different genres, types and types, many of which are not even in the cinema.
So, the famous adventure films of this style include: “My Neighbor Totoro”, “Walking Castle”, “Spirited Away”, “Catchers of Forgotten Voices”, “Princess Mononoke” and others. To the multi-part anime related to adventure, the following can be added: "Naruto", "Bleach", "Avatar: The Legend of the Airanga" and others.
Prospects for the development of the genre
As already mentioned above, the genre of adventure is one of the most popular, because it includes a whole range of other areas, united by a common concept of the plot.
Films and TV shows of this type still have enormous untapped potential, which makes this style of cinema very promising. The success of the best films in the adventure genre, such as: Avatar, Avengers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones, and others, haunts movie workers around the world who release dozens of adventure films every year.
Despite the large number of films already released based on the adventures of the main characters, over and over again, new high-quality films in this genre pay off at the box office and bring their creators worldwide fame and very significant profits.
Of course, such a promising direction in the cinema attracts the interest of large investors, production centers, famous directors and actors. In the coming years, the film industry has seen an even more significant increase in public interest in this genre. Adventures will not only continue to be released on the screens of movie theaters and TVs, but also, most likely, their creation will occupy the lion's share of the film market in the future.
Conclusion
Probably, there is no person who would not like a good adventure movie, because this is an opportunity to escape from the daily routine and plunge into a world full of action, risk, chases and interesting characters.
Due to the fact that adventure as a genre gives everyone the opportunity to experience those experiences that a simple person can hardly feel in the real world, such films have become incredibly popular.
Each genre has its own characteristics, moreover, in any work of art there are features that distinguish it from the rest. Whether it is a novel, a musical composition, a dance or a movie, elements of several genres can be incorporated into them at once. This is especially true for contemporary literary and cinematographic works.
Perhaps films that will be called the best in the genre of adventure have not yet been made. Let's hope that the creators of films will be able to surprise moviegoers already experienced in this direction.