In the Horror genre there are plenty of remakes, we can talk about the
slasher genre, with Freddy and Jason. For instance, the first Freddy Nightmare on
Elm Street, 2012, and its predecessor created in 1984. In this case I want to focus on
horror films, instead of slasher horror. For instance in the film Carrie, two versions
were filmed, in 2013 and 2014. In this blog I’m going share the differences between
both versions of the film, Carrie. Focusing on aspects such as cinematography,
Sometimes remake’s of horror genre over use’s their technology that is made
today. I say this because, the new Carrie, has too much going on. I feel like today’s
horror genre lacks realism, due to special effects, creating films based on it. The
narrative of the 2013 version seems to be blurred behind the visual effects of the
awesome storyline. I feel like the old vintage film look fits a horror genre much
better, old pictures always look creepier to stare at.
The first version of Carrie in 1976 digs deep down in the narrative,
highlighting the struggle of a teenage girl being pure. In the recent 2013 version of
the film, the message of a girl having there period blood wasn’t clear. The message
was to let audiences know that when teenage girls go through their period, they are
now considered a woman. Carrie has a fear of becoming a woman, not being ready
to grow up, and let her go. Carries mother represents adults letting go of their
daughter into the awful cold world.
-Sompong Viengvilai
I like how you say that films can lack realism due to their special effects. Too often people get caught up in what they can do with CG, and they forget what they should do with it.
ReplyDeleteLike Daniel said, I'm glad that you mentioned the special effects. Horror films today concentrate too much on special effects and making the characters look disgusting or scary - the visual horrors. But the "classic" horror films focused more on created an uneasiness for the audience by creating psychological horror.
ReplyDeleteA good example of a modern horror film that is methodically-paced would have to be 'The Conjuring.' It uses barely any CG and primarily focuses on the character's actions, camera placement, lack of lighting, and silence. It gradually develops it's jump scares instead of blasting violin screeches out of no where. Heres a short reading on the director's approach: http://onlineathens.com/marquee/2013-07-24/shearer-conjuring-scraps-cgi-scares-favor-great-acting
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