Results The hypothesis is correct; if I change the background music from a scene of a movie, then the viewers will have the same feeling of the music that is playing because hearing music affects emotion. For this experiment there were 4 movie scenes that the testers needed to watch each of them followed the hypothesis. The first movie scene was a clip from the Lion King; the background music mood was exciting. Almost half of the viewer’s chose exciting for the mood of the scene (see appendix 1)
the slasher movie genre. Being drawn to these types of movies for the suspense, the thrill, the adrenaline-rush puts its fans in a unique category. However, in 1996, after years of substandard slasher-movie sequels virtually ruined the horror movie genre, director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson redefined the genre with Scream, a movie which inspired a new wave of meta stories across all genres of films, calling out stereotypical tropes and clichés amongst classic scary movies (Welk)
Generally when people think of monsters all they think about are some scaly, or hairy, or just big some big scary monster. But actually spending some time with said monsters start to discover a bigger meaning of these monsters. You see a monsters isn't just made off the top of someones head it is actually thought about like what features it will include. For example the makers of horror film monsters have to think about things like what audience are they making this monster for or what kind of features
society. A couple of satire elements that will be discussed are irony and exaggeration. In addition, a parody is used in popular culture as a way to mock or mimic situation or person. An example of satire is the film Dumb and Dumber. One part of this movie uses irony to focus on people who do not listen. Irony is the discrepancy between what is said and what is done. For example, Harry talks about how his old girlfriend broke up with him. Harry says, “She gave me a bunch a crap about me not listening
Cause and Effect of Comedy and Action Movies In our world today, scary movies are everywhere, people crave watching someone getting killed or watching someone who is possessed, I don’t get why people enjoy that ? It’s just not fun for me. I don 't “crave” watching those types of movies just as Stephen King said in his article.. I think it’s because since there is a variety of movies, we can choose other genres. maybe. Today I will be explaining the causes and effects of Comedy and Action movies
way into movie theaters in 1960. This irrational fear of lurkers in the bath and scary psyches began with the first ever slasher film: Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock. Throughout the years, Psycho never lost its potency as the movie that created the horror genre as we know it. The low-budget “just for fun” film project that Hitchcock had originally intended as his last “kick” in his career as a director changed the entire business and ended up being Hitchcock’s defining piece. Pre-Psycho scary movies had
Courtney Rader Jan Jennings English 1010 25 June 2017 Why Movie Selection is Important The effects that comedies, action, and scary movies can cause to a person can be long-term or short-term problems. “A new U-M study shows that long-term effects can linger even into adulthood.” (DeGroat). Research also shows that these types of movies can result in health conditions, mental instability, and avoidance of real life situations that resemble what has caused the trauma. Issues such as inability to
cousin, and I started watching some scary movies since it was around Halloween. There was this movie called “Child’s Play” and as a child, I didn’t like the movie at all due to the fact that there was an ugly doll that was moving and killing people. During, that weekend it was showing marathons all weekend long since it was the Halloween weekend. The bed was pulled out with all the warm blankets and snacks besides us waiting for the move to start. When the movie finally, started the scene started
The movie Gremlins is a 1984 comedy with horror mixed together to create a funny and scary movie. Some of the characters include Hoyt Axton, Don Steele, and Dick Miller just to name a few. This movie was set around 1950 with in Chinatown and the United States. In this movie the boy’s dad find a mogul named Gizmo that came from china town, he thought of his son to give gizmo as a gift but, with the strict rules from the owner's son who sold the mogul to the man for $300 tells the man there are rules
maintains a unique culture, which provides guidelines and boundaries for the behavior of the members of the organization. Let's explore what elements make up an organization's culture”. I choose to write organizational culture movie analysis on Monster University. This movie is about a young monster, named Michael "Mike" Wazowski, who inspired to become a monster who enters the human world at night to scare children and harvest
back to the movies only to go through that unpleasant journey again but with a new plot and characters. What makes these movies scary? Why are people attracted to horror films? Why are some older horror films remade and some are not? When these movies are remade, why are some successful and others are not? During the 70’s and 80’s, the horror genre was thriving in the movie industry. Movies about ghosts, werewolves, demons, psychopaths, and serial killers attracted teenagers to gather at the movies
Horror and the focus of this paper - The Exorcist. The Exorcist was a ground-breaking film that is the foundation for modern possession films, and to understand why this movie is so important to modern times, it starts with looking at it in it’s own time. The most important thing to do before getting really into how this movie helped make it possible for modern horror movies is explaining how this is a horror film, and where it fits into the genre. Horror, whether films or stories have two sides
will usually end with the win over freedom. 2. What factors or characteristics define genres? Describe at least three different characteristics and how they influence a film's genre. The way one would classify a Genre is that the whole idea of the movie is supposed to give off an impression and
very influential audio and visual effects. To begin with, the protagonist is an absolute must in any horror movie. The protagonist in a horror film is usually one person or a group of people. The protagonist in Sinister 2 is a mother and two sons which is provides a good example of the group protagonist This being is the antagonist. The antagonist brings a great aspect to every horror movie especially because it can change forms. An example of it changing forms is in The Boy. Most of the film the
Horror movies today are a part of our culture, and different cultures around the world. This genre of movie may be a hit or miss with people, but it sure does have some devoted fans. People crave adrenaline; and scary movies can be very satisfying. The only problem is, some argue that seeing so many terrifying images can harm your psychological state and your health. In some cases this is true, but in many other cases people tend to handle fear quite well and learn to overcome it. Neuroscientists
fantastic story. Thousands have also seen the original movie. This story conjures a great message in people. The movie and the book tell the same story, but also have differences. I am here to describe these similarities and differences. One of the biggest similarities I noticed was the 3 spirits. There are 3 spirits in “A Christmas Carol”: the Spirit of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. In the book and movie these 3 spirits appear at different times and show Ebenezer Scrooge
When you’re with your friends, one fun way to pass time is to watch a movie. But you probably have a long debate about which type of movies you want to watch. Some like romance some like comedy and others like horror movies. Horror movies are the latest trend amongst teenagers. Every while a horror movie is released in the theatres and they all make big hits, grossing a lot of money. Some people just cannot seem to get enough of violent, disgusting movies. They crave these movies like they crave
Andre Fennell Dr. Sara Laws 4/3/2024 Univ. 112. "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" is a haunting and atmospheric film adaptation of Shirley Jackson's enthralling 1962 novel. The movie version follows the reclusive Blackwood family, made up of sisters Constance (Alexandra Daddario) and Merricat (Taissa Farmiga), and their ailing Uncle Julian (Crispin Glover). They live in isolation on their family estate, shunned by the townspeople due to a tragic incident from their past involving poisoned sugar
what makes the movie intriguing and keeps the audience watching. Suspense causes people to be on the edge of their seat with anxiety and tension with being unsure of what will happen next. It’s the feeling of not knowing what’s in a room in a haunted house when you hear strange sounds coming from it. I feel the best-known film director for his suspenseful movies is Alfred Hitchcock. To create these movies there are many techniques used to create the suspenseful feeling in the movie. In the slasher
released movie is so much more satisfying when seen in complete darkness and with surround sound all around you. There are several types of movies people take pleasure in watching. In actuality, everyone has a favorite genre of movies they cherish watching on the big screen. However, this essay will discuss the four main categories: horror, comedy, action, and romance. Horror films are designed to frighten, cause alarm, and induce our worst fears. In fact, horror movies may be the toughest movie for some