Wednesday, November 29, 2006

"Gore will eventually become a Bore"-Is the gore in horror movies the scariest part?

In both English 100 and 160, we discussed what scares us the most in horror movies. Producers today seem the believe that gore in horror movies is the most terrifying part. But does the audience feel the same way? The Gazette posted an article debating the necessity of gore in horror films. "Although the theatres are bathed in blood now, audiences will eventually grow bored. Someone will make a frightening film that gets us thinking once again, and the cycle will repeat." Although many of us have seen the classic, psychologically scary movies, we grew up in an age predominantly consisting of gory horror films. If horror movies do go back to being psychologically scary, will audiences that are used to gory movies appreciate the fear instilled in different horror movies. This is a great article to debate and you can easily include the different horror movies we've seen such as a gory horror film (Land of the Dead) and a psychologically thrilling film (The Exorcist).

1 comment:

Annette said...

I agree with the fact that goriness is taking over the horror scene. When I was younger I would get so scared of the creepy movies my dad would watch, Alfred Hitchcock movies especially. These movies created mental fear and would test the inner fears of people. Instead of just jumping when a loud noise occurs, or when someone pops out from the corner with a chainsaw, the psychological fears are missing in the current horror films.