Genre Research: Halloween (1978)

 


  • What elements of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have?
    • In this movie, the serial killer, Michael Myers, stalk his victims. His victims are a group of high school friends. Every time he appears, the friends slowly start getting suspicious, especially since he always has a creepy mask on. In my final task, I plan to have the killer stalk the victims. I still haven't decided whether it will be one person or more that are targeted. In this movie, Michael Myers hunts the girls down and only one of the friends survive. In my final task, if I cast a group of friends, I will also have only one person left alive. 
  • What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like?
    • An element that I like in this movie is the theme song. It plays in the opening sequence of the movie. During the movie the theme song slowly builds up whenever Michael Myers appears. Sometimes, he is in the shot when it plays, but sometimes he's not. It lets the audience know when he is stalking the friends, which is similar to the red balloon in IT. I believe that this element adds tension and suspense to the movie, especially when the killer is not in the shot. It leaves the audience on edge, because the character is unaware. 
  • What elements of the genre did the movie have that did not appeal to you?
    • When I watched this movie, I expected it to be scarier. But I assume since it was made in the 70's, the technology was not as advanced. It was not very realistic. The editing and the acting was not well performed. The audience could clearly tell that the screams were fake. Everything was very scripted and stiff. 

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