Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Purpose of choice of Films

These two films exemplify the two spectrums of modern horror. Classic horror films relied on build of suspense, quality writing and great directing (ex. Hitchcock).

Today, it can take much less money or much less quality producers or directors involved. The growth of special effects, especially in regards to gore, has made it a lot easier to please many horror movie goers with the hassle of a good script or any classic facets of good film. Saw is the epitome of this type of horror film. It relies almost all on it's violence and over the top gore in order to scare and attract film goes. We have chosen this movie as opposed to other gorey films due to its wide success and longevity in sequels.

On the other end of the spectrum we have Paranormal Activity which relies much heavier on the classic tools of suspense, buildup and crescendos for scares. It is much more similar to a classic horror film than to most that have come out over the past couple years. It was extremely low budget and highly successful in the box office and critically.

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