Monster In The House
Monsters in the house is a type of film that involves a villian/Monster that is located in the same area as the characters are. for example Paranormal activity is an example, and dark skies.
Older examples, are films like Jaws or Alien.
Dark skies is about a familys peaceful surburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events in there home, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them.
Quote from Save the cat
The rules, to me, are simple. The "house" must be a confined
space: a beach town, a spaceship, a futuristic Disneyland with
dinosaurs, a family unit. There must be sin committed - usually
greed (monetary or carnal) - prompting the creation of a supernatural
monster that comes like an avenging angel to kill those who
have committed that sin and spare those who realize what that sin
is. The rest is "run and hide." And putting a new twist on both the
monster, the monster's powers, and the way we say "Boo!" is the
job of the screenwriter who wants to add to the illustrious limb of
this family tree of movies.
This is a picture of the dark skies Movie Poster
Dark skies is a good example to use for this category, Monster in the house because its about a young family in the suburbs however they come to learn that there is something deadly in the house.
Golden Fleece
Golden fleece for example is something like in the movie, the hero goes off on a journey to find one thing however ends up finding himself.
The quest myth has been one of the more winning tales told
around the campfire since, well, forever. And if your screenplay
can in any way be categorized as a "Road Movie," then you must
know the rules of a genre I call "The Golden Fleece." The name
comes from the myth of Jason and the Argonauts and yet it's always
about the same thing: A hero goes "on the road" in search of one
thing and winds up discovering something else - himself. Thus
Wizard Of Oz; Planes, Train and Automobiles; Star Wars; Road Trip;
and Back to the Future are all basically the same movie.
A perfect example is star wars.
Luke goes to find one thing however he finds his dad, his sister and a whole other world.
OUT OF THE BOTTLE
Example Bruce Almighty
Save the Cat Book Says
The name Out of the Bottle should evoke the image of a genie who
is summoned out of the bottle to grant his master's wish, but it
doesn't have to be magic to be part of this wish-fulfillment genre.
In Blank Check, there is no magic that gets Preston his million
bucks - sure it's a long shot, and Colby and I went out of our way
to make it seem reality-based. But it doesn't matter. Whether it's
by divine intervention or luck or a magic being who enters the
scene, it's the same device. For some reason or other, usually
because we like the guy or gal and think they deserve it, their wish
is granted and their lives begin to change.
On the flip side of Out of the Bottle, but very much the same
category, is the curse aspect of wishing. These are comeuppance
tales. Another Jim Carrey movie, Liar, Liar, is a good example
(hmmm, are we seeing a pattern here about what stars consistently
fit best into what Jungian archetypes?). Same set-up, same device
- a kid wishes his lying lawyer father would start telling nothing
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but the truth - and lo! It happens. Suddenly Jim Carrey can't tell
a lie - on the day of a big case in which lying is, and has been, his
best weapon. Jim's going to have to change his ways and grow ifhe
is to survive, and by doing so, he gets what he really wants in the
first place: the respect of his wife and son.
This catorgory has to be my favourite, for example titanic is a perfect example.
The main problem is the ship
The ship is which they are traveling hits an iceberg and begins to sink without enough lifeboats for everyone on board and that would be the major problem on the film.
Another example is Man of steel
The main problem would be general Zod
Rites of passage
Remember the time you were awkwardly going through puberty
and that cute girl you had a crush on didn't know you were alive?
Remember that birthday party when you turned 40 and your
husband came to you and asked for a divorce? These painful
examples of life transition resonate with us because we have all, to
a greater or lesser degree, gone through them. And growing-pain
stories register because they are the most sensitive times in our
lives. It's what makes us human, and what makes for excellent,
poignant, and even hilarious storytelling. ersn't Dudley Moore in
10 the funniest mid-life crisis put on film?) But whether it's
drama or comedy, "Rites of Passage" tales are of a type. And all
have the same rules.
Film examples
Four years after graduation, an awkward high school genius uses his sister's boyfriend's Labor Day party as the perfect opportunity to make his move on his high school crush.
