... styles in which characters physically and playfully interact with the mise-en-scene. The character in a western is usually always a male and their physical and mental toughness separated them from modern citizens, there is a narrative the follows some vision of a quest into the natural world, and the film has a stylistic emphasis on open, natural spaces and setting. With Melodrama's, the character ... relies a lot on coincidence and reversals and builds towards emotional or physical climax. Musicals are classifies with characters who act out and express their emotions and thoughts throu...

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Lagaan is considered to be a modern classic of Indian cinema, Lagaan tells the story of a central Indian farming village. This isn't the usual boy-meets-girl, boy falls in love with girl, then song and dance sequences, parents objecting to their marriage, boy fighting for girl and finally a union and boy and girl live happily ever after. This movie is about people struggling ... ...

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