evaluate in relation to an appropriate case study example from film.critical approach on melodrama (gender and ideology:from the womans film to a queer western), a magnificent obssesion:gender and race

Melodrama in Film : Magnificent Obsession (1954

Introduction

The effectiveness of films comes with the work 's ability to relate to its audience and convey certain meanings and messages . In looking at the wide range of film genres , it can be observed that the presence of these different thematic bases reflect how film can be actually designed depending on its intended audience . Certain audiences may like love stories and dramatic landscapes , whereas some viewers prefer action comedy , and even the occasional art house works

The approach in the making of a film

may depend on certain fundamental elements that need to be considered . Film theory presents how film can serve as a venue of discourse , a channel of representation and a means of adequation these elements are therefore subject to the projected perception of the audience . In this regard , mentioned that there are generally two kinds of perception : the realist and the Gestaltist . The difference between the two , in the scope of film theory , shows how perception is related to the world at large . Realists pertain to little difference in cinematic perception as compared with the "real world whereas Gestaltists consider the cinematic experience as an extension and alteration of perception

Although this does not determine the limitations of the genre , it can be said that these fundamentals already demonstrate how filmmakers come to translate the world into a medium of recreated reality . In a sense this shows how some audiences may view certain storylines and treatments as either realistic or...