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Categorizing Films

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Films Categorized 

Art Film Mainstream Film Historically Significant Film 
The Shape of Water, 2017 romantic fantasy directed by Guillermo del Toro Love Simon, 2018 romance drama directed by Greg Berlanti   The Wizard of Oz, a 1939 musical fantasy that was very influential about actors’ safety on film sets. Directed by Victor Fleming    
Fitzcarraldo, 1982 adventure directed by Werner Herzog A Bug’s Life, 1998 animation directed by John Lasseter Battleship Potemkin, 1925 war thriller dramatized version of true events. Directed by Sergei Eisenstein 
Alphaville, 1965 sci-fi directed by Jean-Luc Godard   The Breakfast Club,1985 teen comedy drama directed by John Hughes The Seven Samurai, 1954 action adventure set during conflict in Japan. Directed by Akira Kurosawa 
 The Magnificent Seven, 1960 and 2016 western directed by both John Sturges and Antoine Fuqua  
I put The Wizard of Oz in the historically significant category as it was a breakthrough for higher protection and actor safety on movie sets. For example, the burns received by the witch due to the trapdoor being jammed closed, the paint used on the tin man and witch actors faces and the unhealthy diet the actress of Dorathy received where she was forced into smoking cigarettes as replacement for food to maintain her weight. 
Films can be valued in multiple ways such as the profit it gives the studio, the number of Oscars it wins, its popularity amongst the public or the message it portrays and expresses and its influence in society. 

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