The Conjuring (James wan, 2013) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974) are surprisingly different versions of horror genre of films. In texas Chainsaw massacre the director uses a lot more blood and gore to frighten the audience , while in the conjuring Wan used objects and darkness to contrast people’s fear of death. In the texas chainsaw massacre uses objects to kill people in the worst humanly painful way ,while in the conjuring uses such spirits as demons to possess people and kills based on their own acts, such as suicide. Lastly, in Texas Chainsaw Massacre they use different camera angles, music, noises, and gruesome imagery. While the conjuring uses total darkness and animated creepy objects as a key fear generator throughout …show more content…
You panic and begin to scream and as you turn for the door there is a giant man with face made of leather and not cow leather either human leather and he is standing in your way with a chainsaw in hand ready to slice you in half. That is the Texas chainsaw massacre, a terrifying classic that never gets old. Director Tobe Hooper does a fantastic job of opening the world of Texas chainsaw massacre, from the screams of terror to the lighting no stone is left unturned. Movies made in the 70’s are not exactly known for their amazing ground breaking CGI well except for maybe Star Wars, and in the Texas chainsaw massacre this does not change. However, Tobe Hooper does an excellent job of using camera angles and fake blood to capture truly terrifying death scenes. The costumes worn by leather face were amazing to look at the leather on his face looked very real and I think Hooper did and awesome job by giving leather face different mask to wear. The one specifically were leather face has make-up on and a wig really drove home how insane this man really is, scary and in a way comedic it really made leather face stand out. The brother of leather face even though he did not wear a mask was creepy as hell. The way they made him look dirty with the long hair and the blood across the face you just knew what he was about. The death scenes were amazing and not cheesy at all. When leather face uses the sledgehammer on kirk and bashes his head we don’t get to really see the impact thanks to quick camera switches but nonetheless it is still shown what happens as blood splatters everywhere and kirk thrashes on the floor. Another good use of the camera angle is when Pam is grabbed by leather face and thrown on a meat hook. As she struggles to remove herself from the hook leather face gets to work on Kirk dismembering him right in front of Pam while we don’t see the dismembering because of the
...ual narrative makes the legend more appealing and provides a means for experiencing pleasure in film. Still, however bland the oral legend may have become the horror genre owes its popularity to Ed Gein. His legend is the basis for Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, Halloween, When a Stranger Calls, Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, and just about every other psychopathic character ever to have graced the silver screen.
Slowly she asked "Is anyone there?" as she walked down the dark deserted road. When she heard a loud sound she turned abruptly trying again "Hello?" Met with only silence she picked up here pace almost running down the dirt road. Her nerves had just began to calm when she heard "WRRRREEENNNNNRRRRRRR" as a chainsaw started behind her. Running she started looking behind her hoping that whoever it was, wouldn’t catch her. With her lack of concentration she tripped over her high heels and face plants into the dirt, giving the murderer a chance to catch up. Slowly he lowered the chainsaw and began cutting --CUT -- This is a common plot used in horror movies today. Movies have changed over the years. They were different five years ago, fifty years ago, and even a almost a century ago. Technologies have unthinkable things possible. They have allowed us to re-sink "the unsinkable ship." They have allowed us to see dinosaurs in all their brutal glory. We have seen imaginary creatures, only ever mentioned in stories brought to life. Movies have moved so far from the 1920's and 1930's. They have developed ideals, rules and even standards; but where did they begin? Did movies just fall out of the sky? Did they just come into being? No they began slowly, silently moving towards a new era, the era we today call "Pre-code Hollywood"
"HER ORIGINAL NAME was Patricia Neal"(Reynolds1), but the author of Fried Green Tomatoes is better known under the alias: Fannie Flagg. In the novel Fried Green Tomatoes she uniquely compares the modern day world to the world in the early and the middle 1900’s. As the novel shifts from the 1930’s to the 1980’s the significance of life is seen through two of the main characters, Mrs. Cleo Threadgoode and Evelyn Couch, as life ends and begins. Fannie Flagg shows that living life to its fullest indeed has its consequences, but is the only way to live a happy life without regrets.
The film Citizen Kane, directed by Orson Welles, is a great example of how a man can be corrupted by wealth. Through the characters in the film we can observe how Charles Foster Kane, an idealistic man with principles, can be changed and misguided by wealth and what accompanies wealth. The film takes places during the late 19th century and early 20th century, a time in American history when the world is changing and wealth is a great power to change it with. Through the story telling of Kane’s life we are able to see how wealth changes, not only Kane’s ideals, but his actions and how he perceives the world.
Juror #1 originally thought that the boy was guilty. He was convinced that the evidence was concrete enough to convict the boy. He continued to think this until the jury voted the first time and saw that one of the jurors thought that the boy was innocent. Then throughout the movie, all of the jurors were slowly convinced that the boy was no guilty.
In conclusion, there are notable differences and similarities between the book, and movie Frankenstein. The differences start with the education of the monster, the plot, the ending of the story, and the characteristics of the monster. The similarities dealing with the creation of the monster, and the turning point of the story. The differences and similarities preserve the genre themes, and the main points in both the story and the movie.
One might argue that the scariest horror films are those films which horrors portray a sense that something of that nature might actually happen in the real world. The beauty of horror films is that anything could theoretically be possible, like Freddy Krueger sticking his tongue through Nancy’s phone as he says, “I’m your boyfriend now, Nancy” or a horde of zombies stampeding through the cities of the United States wiping out humanity in its path. If one thinks about it long enough, anything we can perceive could happen. However, there is a line between the pure science fiction and those horror films which attempt to tackle a more realistic, social, cultural, psychological, or political problem in society.
this one letter in a circle can now sum up his life, that people just
The Fight Club, directed by David Fincher, constructs an underground world of men fighting with one and other to find the meaning to their lives. Ed Norton and Brad Pitt are the main characters who start the fight club. They make a set of rules in which everyone must follow.
The main themes of the story are loneliness, materialism, and freedom from society. Tyler was created because of the lack of connection the narrator had with the people around him. The narrator was lonely and attended so many support groups because of it. He was not rejected at the support groups because the members thought he was sick just like they were. Materialism is a reoccurring theme as the narrator mentions how he has worked his entire life for the Ikea items in his apartment. He tried to fill the void in his life by buying worthless, meaningless stuff. People spend too much time working for things they do not need. The narrator comes to the conclusion that, “You are not your job or your possessions.” Only once a person realizes that can he or she finally let go and start living. “It’s only after you’ve lost everything,” Tyler says, “that you’re free to do anything.” In order to be free, we must not care about the stuff we own. Our whole lives are spent working to pay for stuff. If we did not have stuff to pay for, we would not have to work as hard and our time could be spent doing something more meaningful.
During post the World War 1 era, racial discrimination and violence spread throughout Florida and the United States. White Americans lashed out against African Americans by using unprecedented violence, and consequently wiping out whole communities. In one of the first documented race riots in America, a violent mob, armed with an excuse, massacred the residents of Rosewood wiping the town off the map.
People are addicted to the synthetic feeling of being terrified. Modern day horror films are very different from the first horror films which date back to the late nineteenth century, but the goal of shocking the audience is still the same. Over the course of its existence, the horror industry has had to innovate new ways to keep its viewers on the edge of their seats. Horror films are frightening films created solely to ignite anxiety and panic within the viewers. Dread and alarm summon deep fears by captivating the audience with a shocking, terrifying, and unpredictable finale that leaves the viewer stunned.
Horror movies attempt to make the audience experience fear, dread, disgust or terror. The plots often involve the supernatural and fantasy world giving the audience the reassurance that what is being seen is not truly existing. Horror movie plots are often than not, predictable. Horror movies will show gruesome and graphic violence. Many times, this will include close up shots of horrifying deaths and relentless tortures in an attempt to compel an audience to express emotions such as disgust and fright. Also, the way horror movies are promoted and advertised is a difference. In trailers and movie covers the backgrounds are often red or a dark color as such. It suggests danger and advocates violence. A horror movie is scarier in that exact moment and
No joke. Some might disagree because of all the blood and gore, the mentally beating up or anything gross. Some characteristics are; blood and gore, gross scenes, death, some sex scenes, a lot more death, a twist usually at the end, foreshadowing to who or what the killer is, mentally and physically torturing, and violence. See? Horror movies don’t sound so bad, right? Honestly, there are so many types of horror movies out there some on netflix are considered thrillers but I think not. All horror movies have this awful suspense that makes you want to vomit because the suspense is real and scary. A couple of scary movies that recently came out are, “The Conjuring 2 and Don’t Breathe,” some movies can be realistic as in based on true events. Some people might consider Jaws to be a horror movies because of all the blood and people have fears of sharks. Horror movies have something about them that make a person want to watch more and dig deeper to find the ultimate horror movies. Like the ones with based on true events but have a lot of blood and gore to them. Makes people wonder if it actually did happen that way and if there was that amount of blood and gore. Horror movies and romance movies are on a totally different universe that should never come
As a result, all we're left with at the conclusion is a little sloppy and a real quote from Ed Warren warning us that demonic powers are real and our own personal choices matter. Which may or may not be the case to you. But if evil and moral choices were what the filmmakers cared about, I wish they would make a movie about them instead of theses so called “horrific” events. Instead, The Conjuring is dedicated to the completely wasteful task of encouraging its viewers over and over, in various ways, to pretend that the unoriginal nonsense on screen actually happened in real life. That isn't scary actually It's not even startling. It's just another movie horror movie!