Q3 Week 1

I was inspired to pick the horror genre because of my attraction to suspenseful and mysterious movies. It has been scientifically proven that the adrenaline released into the body during a suspenseful horror film creates a sense of excitement and thrill that is rarely achieved. I also find horror movies interesting because of the dynamic between the protagonist and antagonist and how neither of the main characters necessarily have to be human or even tangible. I have always been a fan of classic scary movies, especially those with opening that dive right into the suspenseful, gory scenes. This is best exemplified in movies such as Halloween, The Nightmare on Elm Street, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The film opening of the movie Halloween is definitely one that has attracted me to horror films as a whole as it has the suspenseful and mysterious feeling that I look for in every horror movie that I watch. This feeling coupled with the creepy music made the opening of this film feel like a true horror film. The shaky first-person camera angle adds to the feeling of mystery as the face behind the mask is not revealed until the end of the opening scene. I am a big fan of the opening scene from The Nightmare on Elm Street as well because of the instant suspense that the audience is thrown into in the gory opening scene. The different sounds that Freddy Kruger makes as he stalks his terrified victim sends a shiver down the spines of the audience. The suspense is slowly built in this scene as Kruger nears the terrified teenager before finally forcing the boy to kill himself with a utensil from the diner he is currently in. Last, but certainly not least, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre opening scene has also drawn me to horror films because the dynamic between the music and the actual images that appear on screen give the movie a really creepy feeling. I really enjoy the horror genre for its suspense and mysteriousness and I hope that horror movies continue to be as good in the future as they have been in the past.

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