Whenever mentioning demon worship themes in movies, people often think about classics The Exorcist (1973), and The Omen (1976). However, these films are well-known thanks to the clearance of Rosemary's Baby (1968)- a story full of tragic, filled with injustice and disregard women. The film revolves around a frail young woman and a lonely journey against the dark forces in her own home.
It can be said that this film is more like a psychological thriller than the horror film. In fact, there is no blood, no ghost or make viewers startle and scream. Perhaps, Roman Polanski wants to against the tradition of horror film and show that he can threaten the viewer without turning off a lamp- in fact, he succeeds. The film opens with some of the main
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Rosemary image cannot fight to get rid of her husband and weird neighbors who always worship devils, is representative of female inequality. There are many times she tries to run away from her own house but failed, then she has to accept the fact that she still has to go on with that life with her husband who just only cares his own career. Besides, this film is about a secret religious organization, specifically the antichrist and the worship of demons. The final scene of the film when Satan worshippers gather at Minnie and Roman's house shows that suspicious of Rosemary about the devil and the strange phenomena she has during pregnancy are true. Although, the film has the appearance of Rosemary husband, there is no love present there, or rather, no love comes from the husband. Because, if Guy loved Rosemary more than his job, he would not be willing to give his wife to Satan to rape in exchange for the lead role in the play. However, there is a real love that appears at the end of the film, the motherhood. Rosemary is shocked and says “Its eyes! What have you done to its eyes?” when she knows her child has eyes of Satan. She can walk away and continue to think that her child is dead, but when the baby continues to cry, she goes there and calms her baby.
Rosemary's Baby may not be the most frightening horror film of all time. However, with greater performance, the controversial subject, and the dark events that followed it, the 40-plus-year-old film still made audiences come to
...en in the form of black and white. The movie was able to hold on to my gaze through all the suspense. I enjoyed the score composed by Bernard Herrmann in the film because it would hint at something that might happen and I felt myself tense up whenever the music came on. The characters were relatable and incidences that occurred in the film were realistic, which made the movie more comprehendible. I would warn people about how mind-boggling the film gets after the shower scene because everything afterwards becomes very fast paced. I feel the viewer would need time to think about the film and pausing is a must in order to fully understand what is going on. I would recommend this film to suspense lovers especially because Psycho is one of Hitchcock’s greatest works of art. I am glad I chose this movie to watch because the movie was well sorted out and very engaging.
In Rosemary’s Baby directed by Roman Polanski there are a lot of parallels when it comes to the bible and what it is happens to the characters in the film. Mia Farrow’s (Rosemary) wardrobe illustrates idea innocence. The clothing that Rosemary wears primarily baby doll dresses and Mary Janes mimic that of a toddler. Children are seen as being innocent and un-touched from the harsh realities of the world. Rosemary in the beginning of the film up until she gets practically raped by Satan is “un-touched” from the realities of this cult. To add to irony in her birthing Satan’s spawn she grew up very religious and with nuns from what is seen in her dreams/flashbacks. Rosemary’s character in the film is a parallel with the Virgin Mary (although Rosemary is not a virgin) in that she is having Satan’s child (much like Mary had Jesus).
Although Rosemary’s Baby was released a year before the Manson Family murders occurred, the two events are incredibly similar. Both the movie and the murders happen in the world of show business—Sharon Tate was an actress, Rosemary’s husband is an actor. Both revolve around a beautiful young pregnant woman. Both feature the Devil (the Devil impregnates Rosemary; the Devil was one of Charles Manson’s aliases). Both involve a powerful cult that murders with apparent impunity.
Suspense embodied this film and luckily during the late 1960's Hollywood was at a time where filmmakers were able to push the limits. Many religious groups were outraged with the movie but if it weren't for the work of Polanski in Rosemary's Baby, classic horror films, such as The Exorcist, and other suspense films would cease to exist.
There has been a large variety of horror films produced throughout the last fifty years. People are always going to be frightened and scared by different types of horror films. But, what type of horror film scares more people, and were men or women more frightened by these horror films? Each one of the horror films had its own agenda to frighten its audience using several different methods of horror. Some of these methods were more so directed at the female audience than the male audience. Most horror movies show the female as being vulnerable, because in real life females are defenseless against monsters.
...new technology back then. Movies have now been mandated by the movie making industry to take on new twists, however. The Exorcist Beginning, being the prequel to the first of the series, had to pull something new to get the viewers it needed for success. Therefore, Harlin put in the notorious love story to add a special little twist to our emotion. This in conjunction with the development of Merrin, puts the actual exorcism out of the spot light. Thus, showing how movies have been changed over time with the change in wants from society. As their wants for a good movie change, so must the actual film to acquire success. The Exorcist and The Exorcist Beginning both followed the expectations of society for their respective filming eras to become very successful movies, having their success fueled by the mixed views and conceptions of both the church and society.
Perhaps no other film changed so drastically Hollywood's perception of the horror film as did PSYCHO. More surprising is the fact that this still unnerving horror classic was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, a filmmaker who never relied upon shock values until this film. Here Hitchcock indulged in nudity, bloodbaths, necrophilia, transvestism, schizophrenia, and a host of other taboos and got away with it, simply because he was Hitchcock.
Horror films are designed to frighten the audience and engage them in their worst fears, while captivating and entertaining at the same time. Horror films often center on the darker side of life, on what is forbidden and strange. These films play with society’s fears, its nightmare’s and vulnerability, the terror of the unknown, the fear of death, the loss of identity, and the fear of sexuality. Horror films are generally set in spooky old mansions, fog-ridden areas, or dark locales with unknown human, supernatural or grotesque creatures lurking about. These creatures can range from vampires, madmen, devils, unfriendly ghosts, monsters, mad scientists, demons, zombies, evil spirits, satanic villains, the possessed, werewolves and freaks to the unseen and even the mere presence of evil.
In the world of cinema, there’s almost always a discussion regarding what scenes would be suitable for the grasping imagination of any audience, young or old. Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film, Psycho, sparked a plug for the movie industry as it was the first movie of its kind to display such graphic scenes of sex and violence to a worldwide audience.
Hitchcock employs plenty of unique visuals, including camera tricks that confuse depth perception, invasive close-ups, film noir lighting, and rapid cuts to show nudity with out showing nudity or extreme violence / killing without much blood. The movie “Psycho” was a first for several filmic elements making it sometimes more notable than effective. At its heart, however it’s a extreme thrilling murder/ mystery that boasts a climax unlike any other before its time. The suspense and anticipation are almost unbearable, keeping the ultimate, answers brilliantly stowed until the very
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I found the1981 movie, Mommy Dearest difficult to sit through. The disheartening attitude, physical abuse, and manipulation shown by the mother was disturbing and gave me nightmares for about a week.
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