Film Genre

The film The Devil Wears Prada is a comedy-drama starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. This movie tells the story of Andy Sachs (Hathaway), an aspiring journalist, who lands herself a job as Miranda Priestley's (Streep) assistant at Runway magazine. This film showcases the qualities of a comedy and a drama through its dark humor, frequent sarcasm, and conflicts in relationships both in work and in personal lives. Throughout the film, Andy is constantly choosing between her job and her relationships with her friends, a common situation in reality, but this situation is exaggerated by her un ordinary work life, filled with odd jobs and casual run ins with major celebrities.

The horror film Insidious follows the story of the Lambert family and how their son, Dalton, is stuck in a coma and is possessed by multiple supernatural beings. The family experiences numerous paranormal encounters in the house, all seemingly threatening to the safety of the household. This film demonstrates many aspects of a horror movie, including multiple "monsters in the house", ghost activity, and a threat for the lives of the family.