Horror in Films Alfred Hitchcock once said‚ “The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them” (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes). I do not make horror films‚ but I do watch them. Similar to Hitchcock‚ they help me face my fears. Do you associate horror films with your fears? My biggest fears are demonophobia‚ which is the fear of evil spirits‚ and taphephobia‚ which is the fear of being buried alive (Phobia Lists). These phobias most certainly helped in my decision to compare and contrast
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A Semiotic Approach on How Meaning can Be Created In An Audience “Human intellectual and social life is based on the production‚ use‚ and exchange of signs” (Danesi‚ 2002) As Danesi (2002) states‚ signs are an integral part of society; from watching television‚ listening to music‚ reading‚ writing or talking‚ we are engaged in sign based behaviour. This engagement with signs is known as the study of semiotics. Dating back to 460-377BC‚ with the founder of Western medical science‚ Hippocrates
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When exploring the significance of sound upon a film’s thematic concept‚ one must identify the fundamental components of the individual film score and its relationship to the development of the plot. Sound has been a dominant feature of the audience’s cinematic experience from early in the art form’s history. Initially existing as a simple piano score that was used to assist in the realisation of certain on-screen emotions‚ the use of sound has been greatly developed and is now considered as "one
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history (495). Archetypal characters are extremely common in mythology‚ religion‚ and even horror films. For example‚ certain characters from the film "Night of the Living Dead"‚ including Ben‚ Barbara‚ the Cooper family‚ and even the zombies themselves‚ all can be classified as archetypical figures commonly used in myth and folklore. The first character to examine is the character of Barbara. The film starts out with Barbara and her brother‚ Johnny‚ visiting their father’s grave. Barbara’s
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2012 In the play Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the antagonist Iago manipulates other characters. He makes them act in ways that benefits his plan of destroying Othello by making him believe that his wife‚ Desdemona‚ is having an affair with his lieutenant‚ Michael Cassio. In the beginning of the play‚ Roderigo who is in love with Othello’s wife‚ Desdemona‚ comes to Iago for help. Iago manipulates Roderigo by promising him Desdemona’s attention and love if he “put money in thy purse
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In the 1920’s before sound was introduced into film we had silent films. Stories were told through expression and even music. Pianists‚ complete orchestras‚ organists‚ and even some actors and narrators were invited by theaters to accompany the films being shown (Silent Films). On the Info Please website‚ the author of Movies and Films writes "by the 1920s‚ silent film writing‚ acting‚ photography‚ and music had reached an aesthetic pinnacle: very subtle emotional and plot nuances could be conveyed
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The 1998 Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata‚ Ringu‚ is the highest grossing horror film in Japan. Its influence on numerous Asian horror films that followed is seen in many of the narrative‚ visual‚ and thematic similarities that they all share. The Thai horror film The Victim is one example. This essay will discuss the role that the media and technology plays‚ along with the treatment of the supernatural in both Ringu and The Victim. Lastly‚ it will show how both films share similar complex narrative
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On one hand‚ Claudius manipulates Polonius and Laertes to get over control Hamlet and then kill him. Claudius manipulates Polonius as his right hand‚ who suggest “I’ll hide behind the wall tapestry So I can hear what they say.” (P.55) Polonius keeps Claudius informed about Hamlet’s movements because Claudius wants to know why Hamlet is acting so weird all of the sudden. But also‚ Claudius used his skillful words to manipulate Laertes to kill Hamlet the murder of his father
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Snowpiercer To change up my paper in an attempt towards making it more interesting for me‚ I decided to write my paper on a film that I’ve never seen. I will write what I think it will be like‚ and then when I’m done‚ I’ll say what my general thoughts are and what other people think of it as well. It will literally be my immediate reaction to watching the film. To pick what film I was going to write about‚ I scrolled through Netflix with my boyfriend. I thought to myself that it would be better to find a movie with him that we both
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The road passed by a burial ground. At that time I remembered horror serials I had watched on television. Those fearful stories came into my mind. On the side of the road there was a thorny bush. It was so dark that nothing was visible to the naked eye. As I came near the thorny bush‚ I heard a rushing sound. I was at my wit’s end. I knew there was something in the bush. Taking courage‚ I took a step forward. Again I heard the sound. There was something greyish in that bush. I went near and found
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