Film Analysis Of A Nightmare On The Elm Street

Our most primal emotion is that of fear. And the eeriest kind of fear is the fear of the unknown. Is that not what horror cinema is all about? All sub-genre of horror, have one thing in common, the power to effectively communicate the apprehension of the something. It could be a ghost, a demon, an aberration of the supernatural or even the monstrosity of human nature. This list comprises of horror movies which were considered landmarks in this celebrated genre. They have been chosen and ranked on the basis of originality of ideas, the accompanying visual and sound effects and the work of actors and directors.
A lot of effort has been made to make this list as objective and spoiler free as possible one can not be too vague about writing these,
A true masterpiece, this movie introduced us to one of the greatest villains and horror characters of all times, Freddy Krueger. A being from another world, Freddy Krueger gets to his victims through their dreams and mauls them to death through his bladed gloves. A Nightmare on the Elm Street beautifully divulges into dream and reality and thereby distorting the perception of the viewers. Extremely popular amongst the critics, this movie is a must
It revolves around the son of an American diplomat which exhibits signs of being the Devil incarnate or the Anti-Christ. The seemingly innocent boy’s role is excellently played by Harvey Spencer Stephens, whose dead eyes and smiling face gives the viewer goosebumps every time one watches it. Packed with ghastly visuals of incapacitations and hangings, this movie has it all! Not only was it favorably rated amongst the critics, but it turned out to be a great success at the box office as