Introduction Movies are a huge part of many Americans’ lives. Everyone has a particular genre that they like the most or a particular actor. There are many genres to choose from such as action, romance, drama, musical, documentary, horror, comedy, and children’s movies. This is always attached with the cliché ‘Everyone’s a critic.’ Movies will only want to be seen if someone else says that the movie is good. They trust that advice so that they will spend anywhere from an hour and a half to three hours watching a motion picture. This form of entertainment is driven by the viewer. Horror movies however, are designed by the same chronology: introduction, conflict climax, resolution. Horror movies also have many actors that do not show up in the sequel. The actors also are very unrecognizable because of the possibility that these actors are killed off in the movie as it progresses. Horror movies cause people to do many things no other type of movie can deliver. Horror movies make viewers jump, they make them scream, and they make the viewers want to cover their eyes. All of these aspects make horror movies a heart-pounding and enjoyable form of entertainment. Criteria Horror movies have to follow a certain formula that makes them successful and entertaining to the general audience. Firstly, horror movies have to be scary. This is usually the whole point of going to these types of movies. The argument that horror movies are enjoyable begins with how much the movie makes someone jump as well as how creepy the movie is. Secondly, these movies have to have gore. From the classic slasher movies to the zombie movies, gore has always been fused to the horror genre. This condition also almost always determines if the movie will be rated R or... ... middle of paper ... ...movie. The other characters in this movie also did well in portraying themselves as panicked by the killings that were going on in the movie. The directing in this movie, however, was really poor. The props, murders, and camera direction left much to be desired. The director Dario Argento was highly decorated throughout the 1960s, but he really showed his bad side of directing. This movie had such high potential but he really destroyed that potential. Conclusion Overall, this movie Cat O’ Nine Tails was not a very entertaining movie. The story was an interesting one to follow but the props and directing were subpar. The acting, however, was excellent and was the saving grace of this movie. I would not recommend this movie to anyone who is a regular moviegoer or who is a fan of Dario Argento because his directing is so bad. As a horror fan, this movie was an OK one.
In all, the directing and acting both had its good points and its bad points. Unfortunately, the one well directed scene and the one convincing actor would not have been enough to satisfy my friend, and it was not enough to satisfy me.
The article Why We Crave Horror Movies by Stephen King distinguishes why we truly do crave horror movies. Stephen King goes into depth on the many reasons on why we, as humans, find horror movies intriguing and how we all have some sort of insanity within us. He does this by using different rhetorical techniques and appealing to the audience through ways such as experience, emotion and logic. Apart from that he also relates a numerous amount of aspects on why we crave horror movies to our lives. Throughout this essay I will be evaluating the authors arguments and points on why society finds horror movies so desirable and captivating.
After watching the film it is also evident that director Nick Cassavetes took some liberties with the plot of the story. He essentially changes the ending and removes most of the interactions between Anna and her lawyer, one of the most dynamic relationships in the novel. I for one did not like this decision but overall the movie did live up to the expectations set by the novel. I give this movie 3.5 out 4 stars and recommend it to all my readers.
Horror is a genre that aims to create a sense of fear, panic, alarm, and dread for the audience. These films are often unsettling and rely on scaring the audience through a portrayal
Well, it has been nearly 24 hours since I have seen the aforementioned film and let me just start off my saying - it was not as bad as I anticipated it to be - so I was right - kinda. I really think my harshest criticism is that the film was a bit of a narrative jumble, especially in its opening movements.
Penetrating into your subconscious, causing suspicion in mystery. Horror will encompass one 's mind, affecting their subconscious. Every horror genre does this through the psychoanalytic theme’s they implement into their films. Psychology is a major factor used in these films due to its easy ability to penetrate the viewer 's mind. The films tend to target; anxieties, fears, and fantasies which impose intruding thoughts and feelings into audience. The horror genre commonly exemplifies paranoid feelings through religion, mythical fiction, and relevance in our daily lives.
...ower of the script that leaves a lasting impression. The lack of resolution at the end is frustrating and intriguing. When almost all of the central characters are killed and Dignam shows up to kill Collin in the crazy all plastic outfit I was left aghast. Collins death provides some resolution that the bad guy was punished, but more is left unanswered then answered. What is the fate of Madolyn and her unborn child, who is the father, what were Dignam’s intentions, did he know about Collin all along. The lingering questions of this modern film create a lasting impact on the viewer. Scorsese’s direction was spectacular finally nabbing him the Oscar for best director that he had been unjustly denied in several other films. This film is a flawless blend of gritty realism and the spectacular production of Hollywood that absolutely deserved its Oscar for best picture.
I thought the film was quite a failure. There were several voiceovers and explanations in dialogue that insulted the viewers' intelligence, and a few last-minute, fear-driven decisions to lighten the touch and the message of the story. Visually, it was a masterpiece, but I would not have been drawn back to the film by its cinematography alone.
The acting performances matched the quality of the film and were in general very good. This film was a great example of how sometimes the smaller and lesser-known films at a festival can still be very enjoyable.
When reading or watching a horror story there is a feeling you get from it that may to some seem weird if your supposed to be horrified from the story. The feeling comes as terror and fulfillment that we experience in us. But, why do we want to experience these feelings when we can be happy just playing a game? Also, why do we want to? Everyone who watches and reads horror will do it for one main reason: that they experience more pleasure from the actual pain which can sound confusing because you do not normally hear those to words together. Really, if you break down horror you can understand this idea better along with an example in real context. The first topic you need in order to understand horror is what horror actually is and what draws us to it.
This film is outstanding because the plot and story were were completely original from Stephen King’s mind. The characters did a superior job acting, but only one thing drew them back was the child, Danny Torrance (Danny Lloyd) made an ok performance but did do his part in the movie. The time that this movie was set in was the seventies and the character’s clothes portrayed the time zone. The music was very intense and precise to every little detail in the movie that gave it a slight startle every time something happens, the music was conducted by Gordon Stainforth. Some weak things about this film was that during some scenes in the movie, especially towards the end were some confusing plots that didn't seem to make any sense. For example when Wendy was running downstairs to go outside and find Danny it showed a man dressed in a costume that looked to resemble a dog, on top of what seemed to look like Delbert Grady, because it was only a short glimpse. And another example, when at the very end of the movie it showed a picture of the ballroom in black and white, of a party with Jack Torrance in the front. Jack said he had deja vu, but claimed to have never set foot in the hotel. Overall this film is excellent, and brought scares to people's faces and confused minds when the credits
Horror movies generally are all the same. They all have been based off of something that has already happened or a previous movie. Society has paid to be entertained by these gruesome stories that we all truly fear. Before movies, people would purchase books of similar tramatic events to read in their spare time for amusement. Writters such as Bram Stoker created graphic novels that grabbed peoples attention for years to come. But the horror movie, The House Of The Devil(1896), was noted as being the first ever horror movie. And as the years pasted, the industry grew and became stronger. The artist and creative portion of the movies became more gruesume and realistic. Now many of the horror films that have been creatured are said to be based off an events that were real. The fact of knowing that the events could be real attract millions of people, and keep the industy growing. Numerous people spend countless hours perfecting the art of terror for our amusement. Truly, they are looking at previous story lines and methods that had become successfull before.
With other elements such as suspense and mystery, horror has taken the younger generation by storm. Every suspicion felt after an intense gore is often mistaken for fear, but this only adds to show how involved we feel in these situations that we ourselves cannot experience. That hesitation about taking a shower after watching blood and gore rain from the sleek showerhead of a crime show is natural, as the brain cannot distinguish reality from thoughts. Eventually that self doubt and “fear” exit the stage, and because of that there are people who find what once scared them has no
Many of the major studio horror films are marketed towards a PG-13 through R audience. The genre has evolved over time where it is at a point that the blockbusters seem to follow a basic formula that is easily replicated. Jump scares and loud noises are common throughout many of these films, which tend to be released in mass as the years start to reach the autumn season. Sequels and reboots to the major horror franchises are also commonplace for studios, one such example is the Saw franchise. Independent horror films differ from this strategy. Typically they rely on either a unique character or focus on building elements of suspense. They don’t often rely on jump scares, rather opting for an emphasis on acting, direction, editing, and a cohesive script. One such example of a successful independent horror film would be El Orfanato, which New Line Cinema eventually purchased the rights of the film after its release in American