The Fall of the House of Usher, based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, is a film about the cursed house and insanity of the Usher heritage. Philip rides to the Usher house in order to see his fiancé, Madeline, and go back to Boston with her. Philip stays in the house waiting for Madeline to recover from her illness and discovers its dark past and curse. Madeline’s brother, Roderick, prophesied that he, his sister, and the house will all fall and end the Usher heritage, which becomes true in the end. Gothic elements and Romanticism, including the setting, logic versus emotion, and the supernatural components, are found throughout the film.
The setting of The Fall of the House of Usher contributes to the Gothic elements of the picture. The protagonist, Philip, arrives at the old Usher house sometime during the night, when evil occurs. The mansion is located in a vague location outside of Boston. The house is shrouded in mist and dead vegetation. The acreage around the house appears desolate and barren. The house is centuries old and is crumbling, and a side of the house is fracturing off. Inside the house, there are a …show more content…
Roderick continually rejects reason and rationality in favor of intuition. Philip provides a more sensible view of the Usher house and curse. Due to his family’s history of foul deeds, deaths, and murders in the mansion, Roderick is convinced the house has been cursed. He believes he and his sister are destined to die under the roof of the Usher house. The fissure on the side of the house, Roderick concludes, is destined to fall and end the Usher family. Philip tries to rationalize the situation, claiming the house can be repaired. In another instance, Roderick explains to Philip that his family and the house is cursed. Philip believes that the wrongdoings of his relatives have no effect on him. Roderick repeats to
The setting of The Fall of the House of Usher contributes to the Gothic elements of the picture. The protagonist, Philip, arrives at the old Usher house sometime during the night, when evil occurs. The mansion is located in a vague location outside of Boston. The house is shrouded in mist and dead vegetation. The acreage around the house appears desolate and barren. The house is centuries old and is crumbling, and a side of the house is fracturing off. Inside the house, there are a …show more content…
Roderick continually rejects reason and rationality in favor of intuition. Philip provides a more sensible view of the Usher house and curse. Due to his family’s history of foul deeds, deaths, and murders in the mansion, Roderick is convinced the house has been cursed. He believes he and his sister are destined to die under the roof of the Usher house. The fissure on the side of the house, Roderick concludes, is destined to fall and end the Usher family. Philip tries to rationalize the situation, claiming the house can be repaired. In another instance, Roderick explains to Philip that his family and the house is cursed. Philip believes that the wrongdoings of his relatives have no effect on him. Roderick repeats to