People enjoy immersing themselves in fictional stories, whether that be through books, plays, or movies. No two movies are exactly the same keeping people watching more and more of them. Even though the movies may be very different, each story in a specific genre includes the same conventions, constituting them as part of that genre. Horror movies are filled with darkness, suspense, and anticipation. These conventions keep the audience on the edge of their seat wondering what is going to happen next
Tadarrius Williams Miss. Sibbach Honors English IV 11 December, 2015 Humanity’s Curiosity Frankenstein defied human boundaries when he created the monster and because of this not only his life, but the lives of others have also shifted, this has caused their lives to spiral into an unjustified conclusion. Curiosity was the main cause of him learning how to create such a thing, his lack of caring for the thing that he created led to his undoing. His motivation for creating life, comes from the
The Beast One overclouded and mysterious night, I find myself looking into the far distance into the unknown. What's over there? What will I find if I enter this dark place? I just see myself in a blank space of wonder. Is this just part of a dream I once had? I guess I'll never know. Feeling all these indecisive feelings to whether or not I should go forward I just imagine “What if”. What if I encounter something that I'll regret? What if I see something that I want to
First Entry – Suggestion Number 1 – Page 50 This fiction book is called “Wreck” and was written by Allan Bailie. The main characters are Ian Foster and Reene Thompson, they are two normal teenagers. Reene was told to baby-sit Ian while his parents are away. During this period a cyclone hits Albatross Beach and they barely survive it. Soon they seek shelter in a rusty old freighter on the beach. After, the cyclone erupts again and sets the boat out to sea. While on the boat they experience many strange
The airport is always flogged with people, it is ridiculous the amount of noise in this place, and its early too, well early to me. Some strange movement next to the check in caught Mitch's attention. "Hey... guys... I think there's something wrong there" he said uncertainly, attracting the curiosity from the group which now shrank to see anything unusual coming from the front of the queue. "I don't think I see any... " Kevin began to say, but was soon interrupted by a shrill scream that startled
Comparing the Creation Scene in James Whale's 1931 Frankenstein and Kenneth Brannagh's 1994 Version There are many similarities and differences between James Whale’s 1931 and Kenneth Brannagh’s 1994 Frankenstein. They differ in the way that lighting, sound effects and camera shots are used to create tension and suspense for the audience. Some similarities that occur are the religious references which are present throughout the scenes. The purposes of the scenes are also the same, to create
The West Florida Hero 14 year old Blake Godwin runs through the hallway of West Florida High School on a rainy Tuesday morning. When he reached the end of the hallway he stopped dead in his tracks. He looked up slowly and there it was the monster that has been terrorizing West Florida high. Blake knew he would have to act quick before this green slimy putrid monster could capture anymore students and turn him into his kind. Blake has never used his superpowers before but he knew it would all come
Beowulf's Grendel and Saint George's dragon, then to the mermaids, trolls, and one-eyed giants of our fairy and folk tales, and finally to those 19th-century Gothic classics. Nor are these stories on the wane, for the monster tales that made Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, and Bela Lugosi stars of the silver screen continue to draw megacrowds six and seven decades later. In 1994 Kenneth Branagh and Robert DeNiro brought us the latest reincarnation of Shelley's story of Frankenstein's tortured creature
Friendship is an everlasting bond that demands love, trust, and making sacrifices. It is a mutual union in which people expect selfless support and motivation from their true friends. The bond can, however, only last if friends are there for each other in good and bad times. Friends do not only help each other in overcoming challenges, but they also bring happiness in one’s life. Friends are an essential ingredient to live a prosperous social life. In the novel Frankenstein Shelley expresses the
Mary Shelly’s novel, Frankenstein and James Whales version of her book differ in many ways. The most important difference is Whales making the monster less human. He made him a deaf mute and violent. He came across as almost sub-human and barely capable of anything but following basic orders, grunting and shouting. While Shelly’s novel the monster constantly wanted to communicate with people but was unable to do so due to his appearance. He simply scared people. This resulted
and three innocent men lost their lives. Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodmen were all three active civil rights workers who all fought for what they believed in, equality (Linder). Michael Schwerner, the first white civil rights worker, earned the hostility of the KKK by organizing a black boycott of a white-owned business and aggressively trying to register blacks in and around Meridian to vote (Linder). James Chaney, a native black Meridian, was in Ohio to attend a program to train
Burning. Mississippi Burning The case of Mississippi Burning dealt with the incident of three Mississippi Summer Project Volunteers disappearance: Andrew Goodman, 20, Michael Schwerner, 24, also called “Goatee” or “Jew-Boy “by the KKK, , and James Chaney, 21. These young men were shot and killed on a road in Neshoba County because of their active involvement in fighting for African American civil rights and their voting rights. Neshoba County of Longdale had a reputation for “being hard on the blacks”
Historical Merit “The Case of Three Civil Rights Activist” March 21, 2014 History Through Films Dr. Baldwin 4th Period Hydeia Wilson On June 21, 1964, three young civil rights workers a, James Chaney a 21 year old black Mississippian, and two white New Yorkers, Andrew Goodman 20 years old and Michael Schwerner 24 year old, were arrested earlier that afternoon on a trumped-up speeding charge, near Philadelphia, in Neshoba County, Mississippi and held for several hours then later on released
Looking at today’s movies, we are met with vivid colors, fantastical landscapes, creatures from distant planets, and an augmented reality. Amazing, but all computer generated. So what ever happened to good old special effects makeup? Physical application and design were the “go to” methods for a long time in the film industry. SFX makeup set the foundation for today’s CGI. Computer generated imagery has evolved and spread throughout cinematography and the film world like wildfire. Although computer
Social Aspects of the Roaring Twenties The beliefs of the Greenwhich Village, a group of authors, poets, playwrights, and artists, during the 1920's, included the idea of salvation by the children, i.e., encouraging children to devolp their own personalities, and cultivating their own self-expression. They upheld the idea of paganism, the body is a temple in which there is nothing unclean, a shrine to be adorned by the ritual of love. They upheld idea of living for the moment; the idea of liberty;
Horror films have become a staple in the entertainment business of today, designed to frighten and thrill people. The first horror films that were produced are nothing compared to the films being shown today. As the film industry has grown, the movies and films it produces seem to have grown with it, as technological advancements such as sound, color and special effects have been incorporated into the production of these films. To add to the terrifying experiences of horror, many monsters and paranormal
Leroux gave Laemmle a copy of his book. Laemmle stayed awake all night just to finish the book and then intended to turn it into a film no matter what. In 1925, he did just that, Universal Studios produced a silent film of Leroux’s “Phantom” starring Lon Chaney, which did relatively good. In 1924, they even built a replica of the Opera House in Paris as their “background” on a Hollywood staged to film the movie. On April 26, 1925, the movie premiered in San Francisco. In 1930, dialogue and sound were added
Both film versions of Of Mice and Men begin with a chase scene showing George and Lennie being pursued by a group of angry workers wielding powerful weapons; however the manner in which they are chased differs greatly. In the 1939 film starring Lon Chaney Junior and Burgess Meredith, George and Lennie are chased by men with dogs running on foot. Earlier in the film there were signs that something bad would happen. The black mushroom cloud symbolized that a bad event has occurred and possibly
Bram Stoker's Dracula Meets Hollywood For more than 100 years, Bram Stoker’s Victorian novel, Dracula, has remained one of the most successful and revered novels ever published. Since its release in 1897, no other literary publication has been the subject of cinematic reproduction as much as Dracula. Dracula has involuntarily become the most media friendly personality of the 20th century. When a novel, such as Dracula, is transformed into a cinematic version, the end product is usually mediocre