HU347 A Critical Study of Horror Films: Critical Study of Horror Film

This week we looked at Spoofs and Parodies

These movies are seen in almost all the Genres, but tend to spoof Horror movies most often. Unlike their "model" movie the spoof often is slap stick not always the best rated.

The Directors are often famous for comedy films. These include Director/producer: Sam Raimi and Mel Brooks, the Wayans Brothers and Actors like Leslie Nielson, Charlie Sheen, Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Rick Moranis, etc.

Spoofs

Exaggerated stereotypes

Exaggerated and/or superfluous actions (violence with no consequences or pointless visual gags)

Entire scenes that have no bearing on the story

Entire scenes that have no bearing on the story and only exist for humor’s sake

Mocking of other film genres, films, or iconic scenes from specific films

Sarcasm

Characters with silly names or names with obvious meaning

Parody

Parody makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of it.

Parody is meant for mocking and does not contain anything serious.

Parody is pure entertainment and nothing else.

Parody does not intend to bring about societal change.

Parody can make fun of literature, film, advertising, popular culture, etc

What is the difference between Parody and Spoof?

• Parody and spoof are very close to each other, especially when they are trying to imitate a person or his style.

• Parody is harmless fun of the characteristic style of an author, whereas spoof is senseless.

• Forging the return address of an email is called spoofing.

• Parody is clean fun and is often more truthful than a spoof.

Read more: http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-parody-and-vs-spoof/#ixzz33ohzbs5I

The Movie this week was really far off of the topic this week, but really worth seeing.

Basis of the movie:

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Simple right? The Conjuring depicts the 18th-century farmhouse in Rhode Island where Roger and Carolyn Perron (Lili Taylor and Ron Livingston) and their five daughters allegedly were terrified and even possessed by spirits.

Ed Warren died in 2006, but Lorraine, now 86, was a consultant on the film and remains a paranormal investigator. She insists that many of the movie's harrowing moments actually happened.

"The things that went on there were just so incredibly frightening," she says, citing her own investigation nearly 40 years ago. "It still affects me to talk about it today."

To Read more
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/07/22/conjuring-true-story-perron/2457209/

The idea going in is the same as many other Paranormal Horror movie, but the directing, acting and scene work make this movie stand out.

There is not a horror/scary trick out there that was not used in some way in this movie. From the bumps and noises around the corner,