A Nightmare on Elm Street

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    Wes Craven read about in an LA newspaper. The story is of a child that survived the killing fields of Cambodia and made it to the United States. The family made it to the United States and the child continuously told his parents of this creature that would come into his dreams and chase him. The creature would try and kill him every time. Each time the child told his parents of this, his parents just thought their child had an overactive imagination. Eventually the child got so scared that he stayed up every night for days on end. When the child finally fell asleep from over exhaustion, his parents believed the terrors were over. The child started screaming in the middle of the night but his parents were too late. He died in the middle a nightmare. The idea that someone could be killed in the dream world and then the death transfers to the real world was the basis for Freddy…

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    Nightmare On Elm Street

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    A Nightmare on Elm Street questions the existence of a rare psychological affiliation that causes unexplained nocturnal deaths happening in seemingly healthy young adults and whether or not it is linked to a post-traumatic tension in their past that must have built fear in them. The idea behind this movie was the enigmatic deaths of healthy refugees in 1981 just three years earlier to the production of the first Elm Street film. As newspapers looked into the causes of the mysterious deaths the…

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    This trailer is for the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which contains many of the codes and conventions expected of both a movie trailer and a horror movie. While the titles/intertitles, transitions, and voice overs have clear meaning within the codes of movie trailers, the sound effects, dialogue, and locations follow the codes of the horror movie genre. This analysis will seek to understand each of these components and how they correlate to the two larger sets of codes. As…

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    original. When looking at the 1984 original movie ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ and its 2010 remake, there are a variety of similarities and differences. One difference between the movie ‘A Nightmare on Elm…

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    There was a man named Frederick Matthews. Freddy had blond hair, and green eyes that seemed like they burned into the souls of anyone who looked into them. Freddy was a retired athlete who played football. He was married to Raven Boris. Their relationship was not the best. They always got in fights and if you could listen closely you could hear them from a half a mile away, but they always loved each other either way but that would change. One day they were arguing and six gunshots fired.…

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    Country dance costumes are perfect for many occasions. Amazon has costumes for adults and children who enjoy country dancing, or just want to look like they do. Our large selection and low prices let almost anyone who wants to get in on the stunning country music style of dress to add an entire costume, or just individual pieces to their wardrobe. Country dancing outfits are adorable for the little one who dreams of being a cowgirl, or cowboy. These outfits can be worn for dress-up fun during…

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    After stalking them while they are dreaming, he kills the children. Both “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe and A Nightmare On Elm Street not only have several aspects in common, but they also share the central idea that death is an inevitable fact of life for all human beings. They show this through their use of symbolism, setting, and ¬¬¬¬¬plot. The element of symbolism shown in both the short story and the movie truly reflects the idea that death cannot be escaped. In “The…

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    From rape-revenge films to fighting against death and supernatural beings, both directors will stand the test of time in their own unique ways. Filmography Ekelund, A. (Producer) & Bergman, I. (Director). (1960). The Virgin Spring (Motion Picture). Sweden: Janus Films. Ekelund, A. (Producer) & Bergman, I (Director). (1957). The Seventh Seal (Motion Picture). Sweden: AB Svensk Filmindustri. Shaye, R. (Producer) & Craven, W. (Director). (1984). A Nightmare on Elm Street (Motion…

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    Why Do Dreams Matter?

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    Why do we dream? Why do dreams matter? Why would that psycho skill evolve us? What’s the down fall of not sleeping? Phantasmata and dreams help us process over leftover fear and anxiety. It’s like the garbage disposal of psyche. Dreams are personal. Tragic or traumatic events can cause the person to have nightmares and the person can even have nightmares randomly. Scary but necessary we are churning through what holds us back. For example, it’s just like the movie “A nightmare on Elm Street” the…

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    profitable franchise that continues to this day. Meanwhile, films like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock contributed to their respective franchises and generated hype for more sequels. These movies went on to become classics in the coming future. Maybe include cult classics then you can combine first 2 paragraphs and have this be separate :) “Special Effects were taking leaps” (Truitt 1) as well in films such as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, A…

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