Reinforced – to strengthen by additional material or support

Amplify – enlarge upon or add detail to (a story or statement)

Repertoire of elements –  is essentially features of a film that are repeated within a genre

Corpus – a collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject

Verisimilitude – the appearance of being true or real

Realism – the quality or fact of representing a person or thing in a way that is accurate and true to life

Sub-genres – a genre that is part of a larger genre

Hybrid genres –  is a genre that blends themes and elements from two or more different genres

Familiar – well known from long or close association