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Dear Editors: Please review and reconsider these declined genre contributions. Thank you. Sincerely, Me.
Sometimes I don't know the right things to say to convince whatever person or entity is reading these submissions that what I'm contributing is legitimate; nevertheless, I'm confident that I'm right about at least 80% of these. Most of these came back as "unable to verify":
7 July 2023
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Immortal Beloved (1994)
Genre Addition: Mystery
Reason: Does not meet contribution guidelines.
(I didn't include a comment on this one out of pure laziness, but the reason behind it is that this film is structured like Citizen Kane as noted in the spoiler-filled synopsis, and concerns an attempt by a guy named Schindler to uncover the identity of a person referred to as "Immortal Beloved" in a letter written by the dying Beethoven.)
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Got Milk: Aaron Burr (1993)
Genre Addition: Comedy
My Comment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLSsswr6z9Y https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Burr_(advertisement) The plot of this commercial concerns a guy in a ridiculous situation which is played for comedy. A history buff in a private museum full of artifacts from the Aaron Burr/Alexander Hamilton duel finds himself unable to intelligibly answer a radio host's trivia question about the duel because his mouth is full of peanut butter. It was featured in the Reader's Digest compilation "Laugh? I Thought I'd Die!".
Reason: Unable to verify.
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Angels in the Outfield (1994)
Genre Addition: Drama
My Comment:
This film balances comedy with a serious and inspirational message about faith, hope, belief, and family. (The entire plot is kicked into motion by a boy's desperate prayer to have "a family again".)
Reason: Unable to verify.
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Heat (1995)
Genre Addition: Thriller
Reason: Unable to accept.
(Not really trying to defy IMDb staff's consensus on this one - if they're dead set on not calling this a thriller, I don't mind. Still, I'm curious as to why this one is "blocked by staff". There must be a reason.)
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Your Friend the Rat (2007)
Genre Addition: History
My Comment:
Remy and Emile discuss the history of rats and their relationship with humans over the course of hundreds of years.
Reason: Does not meet contribution guidelines.
(I've read through the contribution guidelines and I'm not certain what is meant by "does not meet contribution guidelines".)
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The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
Genre Addition: Romance
My Comment:
As mentioned in the plot outline, the main character's quest in this movie is to be united with the penguin of his dreams.
Reason: Unable to verify.
#230722-190036-580000
Genre Addition: Romance, Drama
Reason: Unable to verify.
(I didn't include a comment due to laziness.)
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The Music of 'Indiana Jones' (2003)
Genre Addition: Music
Reason: Unable to verify.
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I didn't leave a comment on this one because I thought the title made it obvious.)
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Antz (1998)
Genre Deletion: Fantasy
My Comment:
The main characters in the film are anthropomorphized ants, but the actual story contains no elements of fantasy. The anthropomorphization is simply a tool of storytelling. A comparable film would be The Lion King, which also is populated with anthropomorphic animals, but is not a fantasy.
Reason: Unable to verify.
Genre Addition: Romance
My comment:
The Plot Outline: A rather neurotic ant tries to break from his totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of the princess he loves. (This film is a modern example of a "screwball comedy")
Reason: Unable to verify.
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A Bug's Life (1998)
Genre Deletion: Fantasy
My Comment:
The main characters in the film are anthropomorphized bugs, but the actual story contains no elements of fantasy. The anthropomorphization is simply a tool of storytelling. A comparable film would be The Lion King, which also is populated with anthropomorphic animals, but is not a fantasy.
Reason: Unable to verify.
(Of all the items on this list, this movie and Antz are the ones I feel most adamant about. I don't know what verification I can offer except what I've already said and the fact that I've seen both of these movies many times. The anthropomorphism is a tool of storytelling no different than the artistic choice to have characters speaking English in films such as Amadeus
, Schindler's List
or The Prince of Egypt
. It's not meant to be taken literally, and without any other elements of fantasy present, it should not be classified as such.)
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Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Genre Deletion: Fantasy
My Comment:
Just because there's a giant gorilla doesn't make this movie a fantasy. There is nothing magical, mystical or supernatural going on in terms of plot or characters.
Reason: Unable to verify.
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Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Genre Deletion: Musical
My Comment:
The music in this film is all instrumental classical music. It does not qualify as a musical under IMDb's guidelines. The "music" genere is already in place and suffices.
Reason: Unable to verify.
(The verification you seek is in the soundtrack page on this very website. You will note that every entry is a piece of pre-existing classical music performed by an orchestra without vocals or lyrics of any kind. It is not a musical.)
("genere" is a typo and should have said "genre", just in case you haven't already guessed.)
Accepted Solution
Bethanny
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3 years ago
Hi @timothy_gray_el34lojg1aih1 -
230711-024842-666000- Very important to mention from guidelines 'featuring real-life characters' historical people mainly, we would not consider this title to fit the genre.
230711-035646-773000- We don't consider this title to fit genre romance.
230722-190036-580000- We don't consider this title to fit genre romance or drama.
230711-021700-262000- There was previous conversation on this one going back and forth but staff finally determined it did not fit the genre so that is why it was blocked.
All the rest I resubmitted on your behalf and approved. Changes will be live on the site shortly.
Cheers!
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