
One of the interesting questions in the realm of film philosophy centers on the question of genre. Generic texts, whether written or filmed, pose a quandary insofar as they should prove to be boring to audiences, as the form and formula of the text must have a certain consistency across the various iterations of the genre. Indeed, if a film lays claim to being part of a genre, audiences will punish it should it venture too far off the track. Yet, should a film do nothing more than effectively connect the dots of its genre, audiences will lambast it for