1. The Genre of Romance Romance is and has always been an exceptionally popular genre. It can make us laugh and cry, and is in general, a woman’s favourite film type. Over the years the original and typical conventions of romance have changed to suit the modernising audiences. Now, we expect there to be more drama and more exciting issues between the couples as it makes the ending even more of a fairytale ending. However some film makers have toyed around with the common conventions in order to grip our attention and to make their work look original. Examples of this are; Titanic, Love Happens, Wall.E and Twilight