Genre and NCIS

Insidious

Genre:

The genre of this movie is horror

Narrative:

A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.

Character:

The characters in insidious are a typical family consisting of a young american couple with a young child. The dad acts as the 'protective father figure' while the mum is the 'concerned woman' meanwhile the boy plays the classic role of the 'helpless child with no hope'. 

Iconography:

This movie contains paradigmatic iconography of the horror genre: a villain, a victim, a family, screaming, sound effects, the element of surprise.

Setting:

This movie is set inside a typical american home that appears to be normal. However, later we discover the underworld hidden in the child's mind, created in the basement.

Non-Stop

Genre;

The genre of this movie is Action/Mystery/Thriller

Narrative:

An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages that put his fellow passengers at risk unless the airline transfers $150 million into an off-shore account.

Character:
The main character is your typical crime fighting air marshal, followed by your 'suspected bad guys who turn out to be innocent' and your 'suspected innocent guy who turns out to be bad'.

Iconography:
The presence of  a gun, bomb, crime fighter, criminal, explosions and death clearly indicates that this is a action thriller.

Setting:
This movie is set on a plane.

Divergent

Genre:

The genre of this movie is Action/Adventure/Romance

Narrative:

In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.

Character;

In this movie you have your two brave heroes who eventually fall in love and your enemy who plots to destroy them.

Iconography:

It is easy to tell that this is a adventure/action movie from the use of weapons, fight scenes and explosions. It is evident that this is a romance movie because there are love scenes and boy, girl lead roles.

Setting:

This movie is set on a train, in a dentist-type room, underground, in a village and more areas.