Assignment #2

Although I wasn't able to see any television shows over the weekend, I did see the movie 'Inception' in theatres - obviously, this had no commercial breaks, but it did have coming attractions, which I consider to be the movie equivalent of commercial breaks. The movie itself was technically in the action/thriller genre, but it was also focused on the very imaginative idea of living in dreams and alternate realities. The time period is never stated, but because of the new technology, it's implied that the setting is futuristic. The main character (played by Leonardo Dicaprio) is able to alter the dreams of others, and even implant ideas in their dreams that will stick with them in reality.

The main attractions were also mainly action movies. One (although I forget the title) starred Michael Cera and was clearly intended for more of a high school audience. In the trailer, the main character falls in love with this girl who is mysterious, and has many ex-boyfriends who all want her back (not much else is clear, other than that this predicament leads to a lot of action sequences). Another trailer was for the movie 'Due Date'; it stars Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifianakis, and is a road-trip action/adventure comedy very similar to 'The Hangover'. This was probably included because much of the audience of 'Inception' is teenagers/young adults, and movies like 'Due Date' are targeted toward that age group.

The last trailer, 'The Town' was a crime movie about Boston gang activity (with a bit of a spooky mood similar to 'The Dark Knight' - many of the villains are masked similarly to the joker). This also falls into the action category, and is a bit mysterious like 'Inception', which is probably why they included it as a trailer.