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Tom At The Farm Genre Analysis

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The word genre comes from the French (and originally Latin) word meaning 'kind' or 'class'. Genres can be found in all forms of art. Genre theory is used, in the study of film, to assist with classification according to a predictable range of features and expectations that can be linked to narrative, setting, theme, topic, format, mood, target audience or budget. As a pattern-seeking species we rely on genre to guide our preference and expectations (Chandler, 1997).
Thriller film is a genre that evokes suspense and anticipation. The purpose of a thriller is to literally trill its audience. Sub-genres of Thriller include: Action Thriller, Crime Thriller, Film-Noir, Psychological Thriller, Science Fiction Thriller, Religious Thriller (Buffam, …show more content…

Francis is lonely, sexually frustrated, socially rejected and has mommy issues. Tom comes along and becomes his new best friend, victim, confidant and prisoner (Holden, 2015). The film’s depiction of a male hierarchy and the relationship it establishes between two characters applies to the relationship we aim to portray between Vic and Ryan.

In Tom at the Farm hints of homosexuality are visible in Francis’ character but not fully explored. In our film we aim to deliver a homosexual act from Vic’s side, driven either by the lust for a man of the lust for success (to manipulate Ryan into helping him murder his girlfriend).
“In addition to hierarchy over women, men create hierarchies and rankings among themselves according to criteria of ‘masculinity’.” (Pleck, 1984)
Although both characters carry the aesthetics of “manly” individuals, through the understanding of Pleck’s Understanding Patriarchy and Men’s Power we conclude that Vic’s status in this particular setting establishes him as the alpha in their personal hierarchy of masculinity (Reiman, 2013). Vic is the employer of Ryan; he has an attractive female partner and they live together in a decadent mansion. Throughout the course of the narrative Vic practices dominance over Ryan in the form of aggression and seduction, similarly to what can be observed in the relationship between Tom and

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