why do people watch scary films?


 reason
-to test ourself
-we know that it's not real
-everyone is a masochist
-to have a physical response

Aristotle
Aristotle believe in catharsis(we watch violence/negative image to purge surpassed emotion)

Zolf zillman excitation theory
by experiencing negative and scary imagery we intensify the positive or in another word,we enjoy seeing negative image being vanquished.




Glen D Walters 'what makes a film scary?

1.Tension and suspense
   -created using nanative and filming technique
2.Relevance
   -the fear explored are relevant to the audience
3.unrealism
   -we know that we are fake.we can experiment and explore

                                                                     FEAR

these are the most popular fears in our mankind history.the media use these fears to create movie for us to watch.as time pass the media repackages them as entertainment and sells them back to us again.the interesting part is we still buy them and watch it even though  the plot and theme is not very different as the old movies.

 Movie analysis se7en

the exterior scene
         
location:ally
weather:rainy.make the scene look wet and dull
building:old and dirty
time period:approximately 1990
sound:traffic and chaos around the city
city:look like new york

world:real world-verisimilitude

Sumerser flat scene

location: summerset flat
style;modern
family member:none
protection tools: knives
sound:the raffic and the chaos outside the flat which re opposite to summerset flat which are silent

Tracey summerset scence

conversation:birth
reason why bringing new life is wrong:because this world is a terrible place
consideration:abortion
feeling to this scene:sinful,no hope,gothic