Two of the earliest examples of German Expressionism in film‚ The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Nosferatu are classics remembered as some of the best horror films of all time. These two films‚ directed by Robert Wiene and F.W. Murnau respectively‚ share several key aspects in common‚ while still retaining their own uniqueness that has left people debating which film is paramount‚ even nearly a century after their releases. This paper will examine these similarities and differences‚ and will seek address
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Solinski English 190 22 September 2015 My Favorite “Horror Movies” When it is about scary and creepy things‚ what is the first thought that crosses the mind? Is it the horror movies? If you guess so‚ you are right. These movies are designed to scare and terrorize‚cause dismay and fear. Horror movies is a genre seeking to evoke a negative emotion reaction from the audience by playing on their fears and cause alarm‚ panic and dread in the viewers. Horror movies captivate and entertain the audience and
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that it demands its own exercise to maintain proper muscle tone.” Stephan King quotes. Most people watch horror movies just to show that they are not afraid‚ to just watch it for fun‚ or even to release the inner kid in themselves. Insidious had to be one of the scariest movies I’ve ever saw. People really don’t like to be called names. That’s why most people actually go out and see a horror movie once it comes out in theater to show that they aren’t afraid. Even on a movie night while at home‚
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Devonne Waters Ron Guthrie EH-101 5 Dec 2012 Attracted to Terror Horror movies are known as adrenaline boosters. People go to see the movie just to boost their heart rates. For example‚ a couple arrives at the movie theatre ready to see the newest Michael Myers movie. At the beginning of the movie tension is built to get the movie viewers ready to meet the main attraction‚ Michael Myers. When he finally comes into the movie the movie viewers’ heart rate starts to rises‚ because they are either
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Code and convention of horror film: A horror film follows certain code and convection to achieve its purpose of scaring and alarming the audience. The following are some of them: Setting/location: The location used for this genre of a film is isolated and lonely area that has been abandoned or an area where the victim will feel vulnerable. For example small communities‚ dark streets‚ narrow alleyways‚ roads‚ woods‚ haunted places‚ farms‚ country sides and cities etc… sometimes places with ‘dark’
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Marisa Bell Patrick McKercher Writing 1 10 March 1998 Scream: Not Your Typical Horror Movie Dracula. Frankenstein. Godzilla. These monsters no longer strike fear into the hearts of viewers as they once did. Formerly the villains of the classic "monster movie‚" these relics‚ who now represent all that is archaic in horror film history‚ move aside to make room for the newcomers. The monster movie of the past makes way for the thriller or slasher movie of the present‚ while the monster
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Why do people have such a strong opinion on horror movies? Anybody you ask about horror are only going to say 2 things about it. People either love horror or hate it‚ and People who love horror can usually understand why people don’t like horror. But when it comes to the people who don’t like horror‚ they have no clue why someone would want to submit themselves to such tragedies. Steven king has proposed three reasons that people love horror‚ and they are to face our fears‚ to feel normal‚ and to
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Many things come to mind when people allow themselves to think about horror movies. Most may experience the feeling of butterflies in their stomach for fear or just pure excitement‚ but where does that fear or excitement come from? One might say that it is the anti-social instincts of horror that we all have hidden and festering deep down inside. A great horror author Stephen King once said‚” that watching a horror movie helps us control the anti-social instincts we all have inside”. Some people
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Horror is able to face serious issues in a way that allows us to analyze the situation with a bird’s eye view. Zombies‚ vampires‚ wolves‚ and all other horror tropes are exaggerated and entertaining reflections of our human world and the problems in it. World War Z examines the fear of giant corporations‚ something many people worry about in our modern world. Horror is often so absurd that on the surface we are purely intrigued by the imaginary creatures with their made up problems. Underneath the
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Project 1 “Psycho” After the silent films‚ war movies‚ and popular music came the new American cinema during the 1960’s. Old traditions were ignored as new modern and popular styles were adapted. People were subject to civil rights issues‚ sexual liberation‚ assassinations‚ and war that were all televised. Things were changing and movie directors had to take advantage of the new opportunities and be creative‚ creating horror films. One of the first films to set the pace for the new generation
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