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Why the deep need to categorize? Must a film fall into a neatly defined slot to be valid?
Reservoir Dogs seems to be popping up quite a bit in this discussion, and rightly so. It has action (guns, speeding cars, foot chases) but only intermittently. It has a ton of gabbing which would lead one to possibly call it a drama. The motivating factor in the film is a mystery - "who's the rat?"
But it leaves and breathes in the crime/caper sub-genre. Like La Circle Rouge or The Taking of Pelham 123. RD deals with the set-up and aftermath of a caper, but it never shows the caper (the action bit) because that's been done to death. But the implied action certainly bleeds all over the film.
I find a film that blurs the lines between genres to be the most exciting form of cinema. Strict categorization is for narrow minds.
Last edited by Mictlantechutli; 03-23-2007 at 06:46 AM.
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