Representation
Representation
Representation in horror films is shown through the main characters and the themes of the film. There are five main representations in most horror films; the final girl, religion, male gaze, sexuality and monster. I’ll be applying these to my summer horror trailer.
The Male gaze is a theory by Laura Mulvey referring to how women are identified in horror films. His theory suggests that women are seen from a misogynistic point of view, especially when the camera focuses on them. The camera usually focuses on the woman’s intimate parses much like how a man would. This gives birth to the view that in horror movies women are objectified and are only for visual pleasure. In my summer trailer there are no women so this theory does not apply. Although to improve my trailer the inclusion of a female lead would be vital as they are in almost all horror films.
The final girl is a theory by Carol Clover that refers to the last girl remaining in most classic horror films. This theory is seen in almost all horror films and is a common trope of the genre, going so far as to become a slight cliché. The final girl is usually a virgin and more over than not, a social outcast. She is quiet innocent and pure. In addition the final Girl, more often than not, has a unisex name, for example; Jamie or Bailey. She also adopts masculine traits near the disequilibrium and resolution of the film in order to defeat the antagonist. My summer trailer did not feature a final Girl, going against the norm of horror movie themes. Instead we had a final boy. But instead of the boy being the jock or fool like in a few horror films like cabin in the woods l, the final boy was the scholar. This subverts common horror movie trips and adds a different dimension to our trailer. Although the trailer would have been easier to produce and received a better grade if we stuck with the classic movie expectations.
Derry’s theory behind religion and sexuality is that demons and movies the feature demonic content hold sexual connotations. We see that in most supernatural horror movies the spirit is usually a male that takes over the female body. This suggest that in horror movies females are usually weak willed and weak minded. In my summer trailer we do not see this as our trailer is not in the supernatural genre.
Representation in horror films is shown through the main characters and the themes of the film. There are five main representations in most horror films; the final girl, religion, male gaze, sexuality and monster. I’ll be applying these to my summer horror trailer.
The Male gaze is a theory by Laura Mulvey referring to how women are identified in horror films. His theory suggests that women are seen from a misogynistic point of view, especially when the camera focuses on them. The camera usually focuses on the woman’s intimate parses much like how a man would. This gives birth to the view that in horror movies women are objectified and are only for visual pleasure. In my summer trailer there are no women so this theory does not apply. Although to improve my trailer the inclusion of a female lead would be vital as they are in almost all horror films.
The final girl is a theory by Carol Clover that refers to the last girl remaining in most classic horror films. This theory is seen in almost all horror films and is a common trope of the genre, going so far as to become a slight cliché. The final girl is usually a virgin and more over than not, a social outcast. She is quiet innocent and pure. In addition the final Girl, more often than not, has a unisex name, for example; Jamie or Bailey. She also adopts masculine traits near the disequilibrium and resolution of the film in order to defeat the antagonist. My summer trailer did not feature a final Girl, going against the norm of horror movie themes. Instead we had a final boy. But instead of the boy being the jock or fool like in a few horror films like cabin in the woods l, the final boy was the scholar. This subverts common horror movie trips and adds a different dimension to our trailer. Although the trailer would have been easier to produce and received a better grade if we stuck with the classic movie expectations.
Derry’s theory behind religion and sexuality is that demons and movies the feature demonic content hold sexual connotations. We see that in most supernatural horror movies the spirit is usually a male that takes over the female body. This suggest that in horror movies females are usually weak willed and weak minded. In my summer trailer we do not see this as our trailer is not in the supernatural genre.
Intro - (P) Rep of WHAT? WHY is it important particularly for Horrors? )A) WHAT does your Monster mean? WHAT is your SUBTEXT? IS your Trailer Misogynistic or Post feminist?
ReplyDelete"In my summer trailer there are no women so this theory does not apply. Although to improve my trailer the inclusion of a female lead would be vital as they are in almost all horror films."
SO there is an absence of women completely - IS this Feminist or Misogynistic?
WHY is there an absence of women - HOW could this be read?
WHAT is there to attract a Male Audience?
WHAT examples are there from Horror RMTs that DO have this theory - are they more successful because of this?
"My summer trailer did not feature a final Girl, going against the norm of horror movie themes. Instead we had a final boy. But instead of the boy being the jock or fool like in a few horror films like cabin in the woods l, the final boy was the scholar. This subverts common horror movie trips and adds a different dimension to our trailer. Although the trailer would have been easier to produce and received a better grade if we stuck with the classic movie expectations."
GREAT paragraph - more like this please
" see that in most supernatural horror movies the spirit is usually a male that takes over the female body. "
WHAT does this connote about RAPE or PUBERTY?
WHAT is the SUBTEXT in your film?
You need at least 1 more theory - WHAT does your Monster represent?