Genre Theory - Neale

Crime Drama Conventions in Homelands

Mie-en-scene
Crime drama conventions in mise-en-scene are followed in home lands. In the show we often see guns, violence, law enforcement officials, CIA briefing room, interrogation rooms

Typical Narratives
typical good vs evil narrative, for example CIA vs Terrosrists, Police vs criminals, romance. Crime drama, Political drama, Military drama, phycological drama.

Genre/Stock Characters
Female lead with mental health issues

Themes


Stephen Neale's genre theory outlines the idea that 'pleasure is derived from repetition'.  Repetition can be provided through genre conventions. For example in romance genre narratives a typical convention is one character trying to win over the heart of another, this gets repeated through out many romance films. By doing this the narratives are give the audience pleasure through repetition. I will now try and apply this theory to the U.S. TV crime drama, 'Homelands'.

Homelands follows typical conventions for this genre of show. The show follows the typical convention of good vs evil. This convention is demonstraighted through the characters of Carrie and and Abu Nazire. This rivalry also satisfies the needs of american audiences by portraying a stright white american, hunting down an islamic terrorist. This desire from americans comes from the 9/11 attacks on america carried out by an islamic terrorist group.


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