DRAM 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Lillian Hellman, Roy Cohn, Han Solo
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Melodrama a dramatic genre that presents the conflict between good and evil. Externalizes problem, little internal conflict or probing moral issues. Male usually hero cause women play supporting roles. Helpless young women held by villain, only to be rescued by courageous. Internal is not one of the problems to overcome and virtuous young man. Star wars trilogy, return of the jedi. Music important part of action film experience, building sense of fear or triumph as needed. Cities to be rescued instead of individual women. Popular because of rush of special effects. Satisfaction in being clear on good and evil. Pure melodrama action movies and popular drama from 19th century. More serious drama that opposes good and evil also can be described by the term melodrama. Categorized as melodrama because it examines the way evil spreads when good people don"t fight it. Farce an extreme form of comedy involving challenges to authority that frequently result in anarchy.
