Why are stories scary? Transformation is often used in scary stories to signify unexpected consequences. By that i mean stories give an anticipation and series of events to a climax or tipping point in the story causing a reaction of fear in the reader. In that stories such as “fall of the house of the usher”‚ “House taken over” and “beware: do not read this poem”‚ all have events leading to a transformation signifying unexpected consequences. The short story “house taken over” shows transformations
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Have you ever encountered that a distinct and spectral whisper keeps revolving around you? Actually‚ this plot was presented in a movie called “Field of Dreams” which was filmed in 1989. In the movie‚ such an odd thing happened to a young man‚ Ray. What is more ridiculous is that Ray decided to follow the instructions given by the phantom voice‚ even though he was on the edge of bankruptcy‚ whereas most of us are afraid of pursuing or following our yearning hearts‚ eventually‚ there is no chance
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Tim Burton uses music‚ lighting‚ and color in order to compare the normal world to fantasy worlds; he shows us that while worlds that are different from the normal seem dark and scary‚ they’re actually bright and happy. While in the normal world everything seems bright and happy‚ when in reality it’s actually the dark‚ scary‚ and judgmental world. Tim Burton uses music in order to show the differences between that ordinary world and the fantasy world. For example‚ in Corpse Bride the first song in
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Shakespeare’s Macbeth chronicles the ambitions of the title character through a text rich with power‚ murder‚ and revenge. Geoffrey Wright contorted these elements to fit the crime thriller sub-genre of film which uses action and psychological aspects to build tension and suspense (TSL). This sub-genre personally motivated Wright‚ for he wanted to convey the text from a psychological and materialistic view as was relevant to his home in Melbourne‚ Australia. According to Gary Braver‚ bestselling
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The term slasher refers to a subgenre of movies and a category of monster. These kinds of movies started becoming popular back in the 1950’s and the movie Psycho became one of the most commonly referred to for this genre of movies. This movie is most well-known for “the shower scene”‚ which accurately portrays the trend of victims as helpless‚ beautiful‚ and without much clothing. Even though the violence in this famous scene was well hidden‚ it is said that even today it has the chilling effect
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Transformation is a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance. The Unit 1 question asks‚ “In what ways does transformation play a role in stories meant to scare us”? Being afraid‚ in my experience‚ is terrifying. Everyone has a different opinion about scary movies‚ novels and in some cases it could be events. A personal experience I have had would be when I was in elementary school‚ I loved halloween but not scary movies. As I’ve gotten older‚ the fear of being frightened as gotten worse
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Nosferatu Analysis There are many ways to shoot a film‚ and every way brings out a different perspective. One of the many different ways to shoot a film is dependent on the angle you chose to shoot a particular scene. Furthermore the distance from the camera to the scene of action also plays a big part in determining the perspective or theme of the film. For my Film as literature class I looked at three different films and studied the camera angle and distance to determine how
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An Amusement Park With a Little Bit of Joy A good action movie pumps you up‚ makes you sweat‚ and keeps you on the edge of your seat. I would say everyone likes at least one action/thriller movie because it makes you feel different emotions throughout the movie. Some people including myself feel like a book can’t give you the quick immediate feelings that a movie gives you. When I read Joyland I was shown proof that a book can give you the same action pact feelings that a movie gives you. If
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Not all songs about ghosts and haunting have to be creepy or spooky (those tracks I’ll save for a future Halloween playlist‚) but some are downright upbeat or catchy. Here‚ you’ll find songs about literal and figurative ghosts‚ whether we’re talking about supernatural phenomena or ghosts of relationships past. (FYI- Tracks that almost made the cut were “Ghost” by Michael Jackson‚ “Ghost I” by Nine Inch Nails‚ “Ghost” by Neutral Milk Hotel‚ “Glass and the Ghost Children” by Smashing Pumpkins and “Ghost”
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In usual fairytale movies‚ filmmakers intend to make films that give happy endings with simple miraculous entertainments. However‚ in the fable movie‚ Edward Scissorhand‚ the director‚ Tim Burton‚ positions the viewers to understand the significant meaning of particular issues. “E.S” is can be seen as a story of stereotypical suburbia with social criticism. In this essay‚ starting from analysing this film and providing dominant discourse‚ the use of characters will be discussed followed by debate
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