Gerald's Game Film Analysis

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“Gerald’s Game,” is an American psychological horror film directed by Mike Flanagan, and written by Jeff Howard. Based on the Stephen King’s novel of the same name, it explores how the main character fight to survive when her husband unexpectedly dies, leaving her handcuffed to their bed frame. Within the context of “Gerald’s Game,” the formal and social aspect will be examined through the use of camera movement, lighting, and the genre of the film. The paper would include a very brief investigation of the plot summary and the formal and social analysis of the film. The formal and social aspect of the film, “Gerald’s Game,” has been examined through the three scenes that provided examples of camera movements, lighting, and explores the psychological

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