Vírusfilmek: egy ki- és átalakulóban lévő műfaji kategória vizsgálata
Virus films: a (re)shaping category

Summary/Abstract: The point of the essay is to answer the question whether the category “virus film” exists, and if it does, what is meant by it. Following the clarification of the present and previous definitions of the notion, I offer an overview of the other possible meanings of the label, and propose an argument explaining why it is specifically this term (“virus film”) among others that has been widespread. A short film historical survey follows, and a summary of the possible criteria for research as well as the range of motifs characteristic of the genre is presented. Virus film, from a generic point of view, is discussed in the context of its close (zombie film) and distant (alien invasion sci-fi film) “relatives”. A narrow definition of the term is offered relying on the crucial common criteria found in the examples of the genre.

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