John Carpenter

and enthusiastic control happens. The research additionally found that insane people have less action in the territory of the mind that procedures compassion. John Carpenter the director of Halloween 1 describes Michael Myers as part man and part supernatural. An evil force that can’t die. Carpenter 's motivation for the "wicked" that Michael would epitomize came when he attended school. While on a class trip at a mental establishment in Kentucky, Carpenter went to "the most genuine, rationally sick patients. Among those patients there stood a young man around the age of twelve to thirteen years old. The kid gave this "schizophrenic gaze", "a genuine shrewdness gaze", which Carpenter discovered "unsettling", "frightening", and "totally crazy". Carpenter 's experience would rouse the portrayal that Loomis would give of Michael to Sheriff Brackett in the Halloween 1 film. The closure scene of Michael getting shot six times, and vanishing. Supposedly had intended to unnerve the creative ability of the group of onlookers. Carpenter attempted to keep the gathering of people speculating as to who Michael Myers truly seems to be. Michaels gone, and he will return again for his unpleasant murder game; Michael displays himself as more than a human; he might occur powerful, and nobody knows how he arrived in such a state. To Carpenter, keeping the audience of people speculating became better than clarifying who the Michael Myers really is. No new information obtained on how he became a…

John Carpenters ’s 1982 horror film, The Thing was made as a premise for social commentary on the deterioration of humanity, warning society of the devastating potential of thinking as individuals in isolation rather than a collective. These themes are accentuated through the use of an alien specimen that enters the world of American male scientists based in Antarctica. The alien (or “Thing”) infects living organisms and attempts to take over the human race by ‘imitating’ them, leaving the men…

The novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest tells the story of a mental institution and the people and events inside of it. More specifically, it tells the story of a man and his journey to sanity, as well as of the people who help him progress. It is only when a new patient, McMurphy, arrives in the ward that the main character, Chief Bromden, truly begins to progress toward sanity. In the novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, Chief Bromden goes through several stages while…

I am writing about my job showing experience at the Love Freeway Animal Hospital. I had the pleasure of working with a very dedicated staff but I will be explaining my experience with Christine Kocher. She is one of the doctors of veterinary medicine at this location. Here is my experience while at the animal hospital. When I initially arrived Love Freeway Animal Hospital I was welcomed by Christine. She informed me that there was a crisis with one of the dogs in the clinic. She told me that a…

I could ramble on with this review and waste your time, but do you really need to be told to watch John Carpenter's other masterpiece (the first being Halloween) The Thing? The film is pure perfection in every form and it's something that will live on for generations. I never personally tackled reviewing The Thing on this site before, because I just don't see the point. Us horror fans know that The Thing is a masterpiece, so what exactly can be said about it that hasn't been mentioned a million…

Although I didn’t take much advantage of being able to see movies for free, during the seven months I worked at a movie theater, I’ve spent countless hours surfing Netflix. Some of my favorite genres are suspense, thriller, and horror. One specific type of movie I like is alien horror, so I’ve decided to review my top 3 alien horror movies. The aliens have so much room for interesting design, and means of being scary, these movies can be very diverse. Often times, these movies are set in space,…

The Importance of Absurdity Our capacity to differentiate right from wrong in this world makes up a large part of who we are. Whenever we criticize the aspects of our lives, we assert ourselves, our ideas, and everything we have experienced and endured. Our ability to hold the world up to our standards lends us a feeling of power and control over our lives, giving us our pride and credibility as individuals, but when it is taken away from us, it renders us feeble, fearful, and helpless to…

John Carpenter Pans AMC’s Zombie Series ‘The Walking Dead,’ Says He Didn’t Like it ‘The Walking Dead’ is one of those rare shows that boast of a cult status and massive fan following. It is a rage among horror show aficionados but it looks like some prominent icon from the horror world is not impressed with the zombie series. According to reports, John Carpenter, the man behind popular and successful movies ‘Halloween’ and ‘The Thing,’ has said that he did not like it. He stated that it was just…

They Live, a film directed by John Carpenter, presents numerous elements of mise-en-scene throughout the entire film. Carpenter successfully utilized the various elements to properly convey specific functions of mise-en-scene. Particularly, setting, color, costume, hair, and makeup were used to reveal character, shape the audience’s feelings, and lastly, to reveal the subject of the film. Mise-en-scene exposed characters and molded the audience’s feelings by applying the elements: setting,…

I remember the day my eight-year old sister came to me asking me how much a girl her age should weigh. At the time, I was only nine and thought her question was odd, but went along with my day. The next few months my sister began dieting and exercising and continued to reach and reset her weight goal. It quickly spiraled out of control and within weeks was diagnosed with anorexia and hospitalized. Looking back, it still astonishes me that someone that young could feel the need to lose weight…