Film theorist Robin Wood
argues that the basic formula of the horror film is:
‘Normality is threatened by the mnster’
‘I use normality here.. to mean simply conformity to the dominant social norms’.
‘The definition of normality in horror films is in general boringly consistent; the hetrosexual monogamous couple, the family, and the social institution (police, church, arned forces~0 that protect the’
The monster is of course much more protean, changing from period to period as society’s basic fears clothe themselves in fashionable or immediately accessible garments’.
What is the significance of the emergence of a cycle of British films in which the ‘monster’ is young people?
‘Normality is threatened by the mnster’
‘I use normality here.. to mean simply conformity to the dominant social norms’.
‘The definition of normality in horror films is in general boringly consistent; the hetrosexual monogamous couple, the family, and the social institution (police, church, arned forces~0 that protect the’
The monster is of course much more protean, changing from period to period as society’s basic fears clothe themselves in fashionable or immediately accessible garments’.
What is the significance of the emergence of a cycle of British films in which the ‘monster’ is young people?
Being
portrayed as the monster shows the way they are viewed within society. It gives
them a negative, disrespectful perception showing them in a stereotypical
nature that has been over exaggerated yet believable. We fear them
How do they threaten normality?
-Through criminality, stealing, beating up, robbing, rioting, murder.. they do this for fun
What terms could we use
instead of normality?
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