The current modern American horror films we have today are complicated creations of visual and technological marvels but do not have the cinematic quality of movies of old. In the past “modern horror is probably equaled among American film genres only by the western from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s” (Waller). As older followers of the genre examine the progression of horror they note “the genre has by no means disappeared” (Waller) but the genre is changing. The archaic form of censorship that existed within the United States and other country’s disallowed countless forms of visual self-expression in the film industry and so limited the creative prowess of the filmmakers. The horror genre is a multi-faceted combination of culture, art, current events and societal views.
The more seasoned horror movie fans will have probably seen the old Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931) movies that we all know of today, and know that they inspired many film creators to begin writing horror movies. The …show more content…
The stereotype that horror movies portray is that these young women are innocent and pure, so the evil monster goes after her in order to corrupt the pure damsel. These movies push the normal viewpoints onto its head to display the hard truth through metaphors and countless other literary techniques. As a result, the “clearly defined sexual roles, and the middle-class family” (Waller) begin to question the “authority and wisdom” (Waller) of others. Generally, some films exist where the woman “proves her capacity for self-reliance and self-defense” to properly protect herself from her assailant. Not all monsters in horror movies are representations of our sexual deviancy and randomly attack and maim women in monstrous fashion, the occasional well-made movie is a tale of suspense and true horror and not just murder and
The more seasoned horror movie fans will have probably seen the old Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931) movies that we all know of today, and know that they inspired many film creators to begin writing horror movies. The …show more content…
The stereotype that horror movies portray is that these young women are innocent and pure, so the evil monster goes after her in order to corrupt the pure damsel. These movies push the normal viewpoints onto its head to display the hard truth through metaphors and countless other literary techniques. As a result, the “clearly defined sexual roles, and the middle-class family” (Waller) begin to question the “authority and wisdom” (Waller) of others. Generally, some films exist where the woman “proves her capacity for self-reliance and self-defense” to properly protect herself from her assailant. Not all monsters in horror movies are representations of our sexual deviancy and randomly attack and maim women in monstrous fashion, the occasional well-made movie is a tale of suspense and true horror and not just murder and