Slasher film

science fiction films. Films are a big part of the culture here in the United States. Today superheroes are the common films made today but it is slowly starting to shift to science fiction and horror films. Many fans of the superhero movies look up to the heroes in the films and want to be just like them. Depending on the gender the viewer their hero most likely the same. There have not been many female heroes in the past films but have becoming a popular theme in the newer films, like Mad…

Since its release in 1978, John Carpenter’s film Halloween has become a staple in the horror genre. This film is regarded as highly influential, being dubbed “a cornerstone of the modern horror film” by one critic (Vishnevetsky). Though the film tells the story of Michael Myers, it is the female lead, played by Jamie Lee Curtis, who captures the attention of the audience. In this analysis, I will provide evidence that Curtis’ character, Laurie Strode, is an example of Carol Clover’s trope of the…

The Genre horror comes with plenty of sub categories for the viewer to have a better selection of what type of movie they want to watch. My top three favorite subcategories are slasher, mystery, and paranormal. Slasher films have been around for decades and are always a top choice, a great example of slasher style films is Halloween series. Mystery…

use of fear and shocking the audience. One film that does exactly is Silence of the Lambs. A serial killer known as Buffalo Bill is murdering women, and partially skinning them. FBI student Clarice Starling tries to seek insight on Hannibal Lecter, a serial killer and cannibal, in an attempt to get information on serial killer Buffalo Bill's identity. Hannibal Lecter appears to look normal and well kept, but through the camera work and scenery of the film it is immediately realized that Doctor…

But with true stories or more realistic horror films, it is the fact that it could happen to you that gets to people. Around here especially, the topic of Gary Ridgway hits homes and strikes fear into many people. The idea that someone could get away with killing citizens we lived side by side with for…

amazing they were made. Movies like A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, and Halloween have been a few of the most successful horror movies of all time. These movies have such a huge following, they are considered the fathers of horror films. The one thing they have in common? There a psychopathic killer who always tracks down the victims and delivers them a fiery death. No matter how hard the victims try, they always end up dead, all except for the sole survivor who lives on and…

Kings argument makes a good case for the publics attraction to this essay why we crave horror movies. The essay tells why people like going to the theaters and spending money to watch a scary movie. It tells how people sometimes can try to show how brave they are and how some people can also just want to be a kid and just enjoy those kind of movies. Steven king also tells few names of his favorite horror movies. People always come across those who try to show off that they are not afraid of…

I never considered paintings to be the beginning of photography, nor have I ever considered rough sketches of city streets to be its humble beginnings either. I have never gone to an art museum and thought, “hm, maybe this artist was using some sort of camera obscura technique to help see an image clearer, or to see different angles of the image at the same time.” From now on, I will. It is an extremely innovative technique that has never once crossed my mind. Looking at the images in the power…

In one of the most infamous horror film scenes from Silence of the Lambs (1991, dir. Jonathan Demme), FBI agent Clarice Starling played by actress Jodie Foster staggers shaking and gasping for air as she tries to escape serial killer Buffalo Bill’s (actor ted levine) basement in the pitch darkness. The audience sees and follows Clarice through Bill’s night vision goggles. Placing the viewer in Bill’s perspective gives the popular human fear of being watched in the dark a terrifying realness.…

Honest Criticism The movies reviewed in the videos include Halloween, 300 and Frozen. They all contain different types of Criticism. The movie Halloween has two different types of criticism, feminist criticism and reader-response criticism. Secondly, in the movie 300 the type of criticism used is reader-response criticism. Finally, from the movie Frozen the type of criticism used is psychoanalytic criticism. I will provide examples of why I feel these types of criticism are used in each of…