(Research) Assign 9: Individual Research

Mykola Serbov

Don’t breatheDon’t breather is a psychological film which falls down under the “home invasion/survival” subgenre.

•They are invading at night•The area is remote and there aren't any people in the area•The use of sound control makes every scene intense.

The person who is in the house is blind, however he appears to be very strong and is able to do what everyone else can. That is counter stereotypical.

The protagonists must creep around the house in complete silence as the antagonist goes after sound.

Conjuring 2Conjuring 2 is a paranormal “possession” film where a little girl is constantly getting possessed by the demon haunting her and her family.

•The girl possessed by the demon, which is conventional as children are often linked to supernatural.

•The house they are staying in is surrounded by other houses and isn't remote. That is quite unconventional.

They have to get rid of the demon so they hang crosses on the wall to keep it away. (linked to religion)

The girl is often possessed and cant control her body and she performs unusual body bends

The characters wear night gowns, which is a typical convection in possession films. Not sure how it works, but it does create a creepy/scary vibe.

HornsHorns is a paranormal film which falls down in “Devil Demon and Hell” subgenre.

•The main character possesses demonic powers

•The titles are written in black with curves like horns. The background is also red which connotes the films connections to hell.

The horns on his head is very convectional as the characters often posses demonic trades.

He is accused of doing something which he hasn’t, and no one believes in him.

The snakes in the trailer hints as being the serpent from the bible, which shows his connections to the Devil.

Resident Evil

This is a Monster Zombie film with a subgenre of a virus.

•There is a small group of survivors left.•Abandoned locations •They have to shoot them in the head to kill them

The main protagonist is a woman who is like a secret agent with inhuman powers. That is counter stereotypical as woman often are represented as being weak.When scratched or bitten the human will turn into a zombie after some time. That is very usual for zombie film

The hills have eyes

The hills have eyes is a very clear example of Bumpkin and Redneck subgenre.

•Their location is remote and isn't anywhere near society.•The rednecks are often scary looking and deformed.

The Red title makes it look more dramatic.The Rednecks are presented to be very wild, which is very stereotypical for this genre. Another convection seen in the trailer is the young girl being left alone and attacked by the redneck.

JawsJaws is a monster film under the category of “nature”

•The animal is very oversized and very feared.•The shark has an extreme blood thirst.

They try to catching the shark, but its fighting them backThe ship they are on is getting slowly damaged.The shark is a lot stronger then they though it was.

War of the worldsThis is a monster film with a subgenre of “alien” and “giant monster”

•There is a lot of destruction in the trailer. This shows the different in power between them.•The alien has supernatural outer space technology which humans do not posses, and their weapons are inefficient.

There is a mass evacuation which is very typical.The humans try to fight back, but it isn't affective.Follows a story of a protagonist who has a family. This is very stereotypical as he tries his best to protect them.