According to abbreviationfinder, the term drama has Latin origin and refers to the work that belongs to dramatic poetry. Drama is also known as a play or movie that includes a majority of situations that are tense and conflictive.
In any case, it is important to keep in mind that, according to the classic definition, a drama is a way of presenting scenes through their representation with actors and dialogue. This definition transcends the presence of tragic elements.
According to the classical definition, a drama is a stage performance developed by actors using dialogue.
Film drama
The current notion of drama, on the other hand, is linked to those narratives or works that question the reader or spectator based on sensitivity. Dramatic movies, for example, seek an emotional response from the audience.
To achieve this goal, the scenes are moving, with characters who suffer great problems or live passionate conflicts.
The example of «Titanic»
Within the cinematographic field we find a significant number of films that are framed within the drama genre. Among the most significant throughout history we find, for example, the film “Titanic” that James Cameron premiered in 1997 with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as protagonists.
In that production we are brought closer to the history of the ocean liner that sank in April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during the trip it was making between England and New York. To this end, the love story that is established between two young people, from completely different social classes, who meet during this aforementioned maritime journey, is taken as the central axis.
“Life is beautiful”, a very successful drama
This film, winner of eleven Oscars, is considered one of the most important dramas in the history of the seventh art, but in addition to it we could also highlight other equally significant ones, such as, for example, “Life is Beautiful”. The Italian Roberto Benigni was the one who directed and starred in it in 1997, achieving great public and critical success, which earned him a whopping fifty international awards.
The same shot revolves around the Nazi invasion of Italy in the 1940s and how many Jews were imprisoned, tortured and killed in concentration camps.
“Noa’s Diary”, “Forrest Gump”, “The Pianist”, “Schindler’s List” or “The Color Purple” are other of the most significant films within the drama genre of all time.
A natural catastrophe can become a drama for many people.
An event with tragic consequences
A drama usually focuses on love and its possible tragic consequences. When this element is exaggerated, drama becomes known as melodrama. In this case, the characters appear stereotyped and it is possible to easily distinguish between good and bad.
At a general level, a drama is any event in real life that can move with intensity: “The accident caused three deaths and triggered a family drama”, “The drama began with the suicide of his grandfather”.
Other uses of the term drama
Finally, it is worth mentioning that Drama is a prefecture of Greece, located in the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.
It is also the common name for Mantisalca salmantica, a plant in the Asteraceae family.
