The “Final Girl”: The Exploration of Gender in Slasher/Horror Movies Much is made of the anti-female sentiments expressed in slasher/horror films. The classic scenario or formula used in most slasher movies includes the psycho-killer who slashes to death a string of mostly female victims‚ one-by one‚ until he himself is killed or subdued by the final survivor‚ usually the female lead character. The slasher film is rife with forbidden sexual overtones and graphic bloody violence‚ making
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A history of the sound in horror films Horror films are known for their ability to scare audiences‚ to get the audience’s hearts racing‚ their blood rushing. A good horror film will cause viewers to be on the edge of their seats and having their perception of reality distorted as they attempt to understand the unraveling plot of the horror film. The tone of the film aides in the amount of suspense that a horror film produces‚ since a much darker film will create a more suspenseful atmosphere than
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Horror and thriller are a long standing favorite media type of our kind. A good scare that lingers in our minds sticks with us in ways other genres do not. The interest can span through movies and novels which both deliver results in different ways. Horrors and thrillers also affect our bodies while watching‚ though also differently. The reasons of why we like to be scared continue to be studied‚ but a few theories have emerged that are all partially accepted. Horrors and thrillers stimulate both
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her voice‚ movement and body language‚ manner of speech‚ the way she stands and sits‚ and responds to other people around her. Every lady can be a “duchess” if we just try to work hard to improve our personality. We can be like Eliza Doolittle of “My Fair Lady” who fought her incompetency in the manner on how she act‚ dress‚ and speak. She devoted her precious time in practicing words and phrases that are hard for her to pronounce accurately and also in correcting her very thick cockney accent.
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essentially what Robin Wood means when he talks about “the return of the repressed.” In horror films‚ the things we try to repress in society‚ like female sexuality and social outcasts‚ end up being the things that return seeking revenge on their suppressers. That is why it can be said that the repressed return in horror movies. However‚ this can also be said about other movies as well and doesn’t only apply to horror movies. Thrillers‚ actions‚ even comedies‚ can have revengeful characters and themes
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My Sister’s Keeper The movie “My Sister’s Keeper‚” is based on the best-selling novel by Jodi Picoult; it explores the medical‚ legal‚ and ethical issues that pose a dilemma not revealed until the very end of the movie. The director‚ Nick Cassavetes‚ plays out an honest story that overwhelms his audience with waves of emotion by illustrating the daily battles of a young‚ genuine‚ and sincere cancer patient. Although an unfamiliar story to most‚ Mr. Cassavetes is able to grasp a sense of realism
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The Basics of Supernatural Horror Movies A genre such as supernatural horror is meant for an audience that desires to feel that rush of adrenaline running through their bodies. The purpose of this genre is to satisfy the curiosity of people that let their minds wander off about the supernatural world. The audience expects to get goosebumps‚ and to be on the edge of their seats while chewing their nails. If that is what a movie of this genre causes the audience‚ then the producers have done their
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Jacob Vigil Lit 225 Instructor Sokolowski 3 August 2014 Movie Comparison Before I watched the 1989 Henry V‚ I did a little background on the play and found and interesting quote by the director Kenneth Branagh that stuck out to me. He says on a PBS article‚ “Although we’ve cut things‚ we haven’t changed the lines or tried to simplify anything. Rather the opposite‚ we’ve tried to make as entertainingly complex as possible this extraordinary adventure story that has the power to move
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On My First Daughter and On My First Son Ben Jonson’s poems on the death of his children Ben Jonson lived in the English Renaissance period when childhood mortality was very high due to health problems‚ diseases‚ lack of medicines and unhygienic life conditions. He got married to Anne Lewis in the early 1590s. Their first daughter‚ Mary was born in 1593 who died only six months later. Jonson wrote his poem On My First Daughter upon her death. His first son‚ Benjamin‚ born 1596‚ died of the plague
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retardation is present. It also involves delays in the development of basic skills especially in the social interaction area. At the same time some repetitive behavior might be observed as in hand movements and an obsession over a certain area. In the movie my name is Khan‚ the protagonists suffers from Asperger’s syndrome. Because of this he shows the many characteristics of the syndrome. Showing preference in certain patterns‚ for example Khan has a response of wanting to fix things due to the interest
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