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Romance and War Genre Definitions
Suggested revision of definitions
Romance: Should contain numerous inter-related scenes (40% of screen time or more) of characters and their personal lives with emphasis on emotional attachment or involvement with other characters, especially those characterized by a high level of purity and/or devotion and/or passion. The ending may be happy or sad or ambiguous. Note: If this does not describe at least 40% of the title's plot line, it should be submitted as the keyword "romance-subplot" instead. Subjective.
War: Should contain numerous scenes (40% of screen time or more) and/or a narrative that pertains to a real war (i.e., past or current). This represents not only battle scenes, military training and strategy, but also "homefront" plot lines that are directly affected by a real war. Note: If this does not describe at least 40% of the title's plot line, it should be submitted as the keyword "war-subplot" instead. Note: for titles that portray fictional war, please submit it as the keyword "fictional-war" only. Objective.
Romance: Should contain numerous inter-related scenes (40% of screen time or more) of characters and their personal lives with emphasis on emotional attachment or involvement with other characters, especially those characterized by a high level of purity and/or devotion and/or passion. The ending may be happy or sad or ambiguous. Note: If this does not describe at least 40% of the title's plot line, it should be submitted as the keyword "romance-subplot" instead. Subjective.
War: Should contain numerous scenes (40% of screen time or more) and/or a narrative that pertains to a real war (i.e., past or current). This represents not only battle scenes, military training and strategy, but also "homefront" plot lines that are directly affected by a real war. Note: If this does not describe at least 40% of the title's plot line, it should be submitted as the keyword "war-subplot" instead. Note: for titles that portray fictional war, please submit it as the keyword "fictional-war" only. Objective.
Marco
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7 years ago
Also, I think the line "The ending may be happy or sad or ambiguous" doesn't add anything. You basically just say that a movie should end, which all movies do.
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phil_boroff
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7 years ago
The "ending" point concerns titles that have apparently been denied because the ending was sad or ambiguous, i.e. An Education.
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Marco
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7 years ago
I haven't seen An Education, so I can't judge whether or not I feel that title deserves the genre Romance, but the current definition doesn't say anything regarding the ending of a title, so a title can't be refused a genre based on the ending. If IMDb doesn't feel An Education should be labeled Romance, the ending of that film can't be the reason.
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