Arctic cinema: from horror through dramas and thrillers To Action movies and fiction (Part I)

The article considers a number of genres Arctic films in the world cinema. Among them, some most common are horror (horror), thrillers (part I), dramas, science fiction and action II). socio-political climate times determined evolution influenced their semantic content structure. Their formation production flow has calendar milestone. In second half twentieth century, after end Great Patriotic War, cold war began between two blocs states with different socio-economic systems led by USSR USA. It was she who strengthened militaristic role not only military-industrial sphere, but also cinematographic one. Hollywood, as part political ideological machine United States, immediately responded its films. screen politicized general range Cold War sentiments. Conducting atomic tests, appearance bomb USA 1945 1949, “flying saucers” from space, noted 1947, brought to life films, drama. heroes were monsters that descended earth outer space or rose depths ocean, all kinds mechanical biological awakened nuclear tests. parallel, western cinema constructed models anti-Soviet orientation. purpose amuse captivate viewer into an illusory at same time, shock, amaze, terrify excite him scientific pseudoscientific fiction. This goal remains main one for fantastic thrillers. Some them preached violence, cruelty, conflict, degradation human personality. Aggressiveness, programmed person himself, is increasingly, manifested film.