Whenever mentioning demon worship themes in movies, people often think about classics The Exorcist (1973), and The Omen (1976). However, these films are well-known thanks to the clearance of Rosemary's Baby (1968)- a story full of tragic, filled with injustice and disregard women. The film revolves around a frail young woman and a lonely journey against the dark forces in her own home.
It can be said that this film is more like a psychological thriller than the horror film. In fact, there is no blood, no ghost or make viewers startle and scream. Perhaps, Roman Polanski wants to against the tradition of horror film and show that he can threaten the viewer without turning off a lamp- in fact, he succeeds. The film opens with some of the main
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Rosemary image cannot fight to get rid of her husband and weird neighbors who always worship devils, is representative of female inequality. There are many times she tries to run away from her own house but failed, then she has to accept the fact that she still has to go on with that life with her husband who just only cares his own career. Besides, this film is about a secret religious organization, specifically the antichrist and the worship of demons. The final scene of the film when Satan worshippers gather at Minnie and Roman's house shows that suspicious of Rosemary about the devil and the strange phenomena she has during pregnancy are true. Although, the film has the appearance of Rosemary husband, there is no love present there, or rather, no love comes from the husband. Because, if Guy loved Rosemary more than his job, he would not be willing to give his wife to Satan to rape in exchange for the lead role in the play. However, there is a real love that appears at the end of the film, the motherhood. Rosemary is shocked and says “Its eyes! What have you done to its eyes?” when she knows her child has eyes of Satan. She can walk away and continue to think that her child is dead, but when the baby continues to cry, she goes there and calms her baby.
Rosemary's Baby may not be the most frightening horror film of all time. However, with greater performance, the controversial subject, and the dark events that followed it, the 40-plus-year-old film still made audiences come to
...dience long after the film reels have stopped turning. The idea of a “scary movie” could be innocuous enough, if it is simply frights and ghoulish images, but Nosferatu raised the bar and discovered how to delve into a collective mindset and produce a truly unsettling product. Germany’s residual shame and concern regarding World War I made Nosferatu a gripping, telling exploration of a nation’s psyche.
“Do you like scary movies?” purred a sinister voice over the telephone, and immediately Scream had marked itself out as something new in a tired genre. When it was released in 1996, the classic slasher franchises had all pretty much ran out of steam. Scream was different, it was a breath of fresh air: smart and self-referential, it reminded horror fans what they loved about the genre in the first place, and scared them silly at the same time.
Although Rosemary’s Baby was released a year before the Manson Family murders occurred, the two events are incredibly similar. Both the movie and the murders happen in the world of show business—Sharon Tate was an actress, Rosemary’s husband is an actor. Both revolve around a beautiful young pregnant woman. Both feature the Devil (the Devil impregnates Rosemary; the Devil was one of Charles Manson’s aliases). Both involve a powerful cult that murders with apparent impunity.
Psycho is successful in sustaining that eerie, creepy feeling throughout the film. Although it does not start off scary at all really, the fact that
There has been a large variety of horror films produced throughout the last fifty years. People are always going to be frightened and scared by different types of horror films. But, what type of horror film scares more people, and were men or women more frightened by these horror films? Each one of the horror films had its own agenda to frighten its audience using several different methods of horror. Some of these methods were more so directed at the female audience than the male audience. Most horror movies show the female as being vulnerable, because in real life females are defenseless against monsters.
The horror genre of film captives the frightfulness of individual fear, horror is the only genre that is meant captive the terror of the audience. The horror- the genre has been around well over one hundred- years there has been an extension of different types of horror and how the audience perceives horror. Many would even argue that horror films often reflect the fear of society in that certain time period. The evolution of horror reflects the evolution of society’s fear.
“The Demon Lover” exhibits much support of the one critic’s claim that “The Demon Lover” is “a masterful dramatization of acute psychological delusion”. Elizabeth Bowen does this through her uses of literary elements, specifically characterization and occasion. But although she has many details that support a story of a woman with psychological delusion, her main intention may have been to create a ghost story to disguise the woman’s psychological issues. Ultimately, it was a story of a woman with a mental
In Rosemary’s Baby directed by Roman Polanski there are a lot of parallels when it comes to the bible and what it is happens to the characters in the film. Mia Farrow’s (Rosemary) wardrobe illustrates idea innocence. The clothing that Rosemary wears primarily baby doll dresses and Mary Janes mimic that of a toddler. Children are seen as being innocent and un-touched from the harsh realities of the world. Rosemary in the beginning of the film up until she gets practically raped by Satan is “un-touched” from the realities of this cult. To add to irony in her birthing Satan’s spawn she grew up very religious and with nuns from what is seen in her dreams/flashbacks. Rosemary’s character in the film is a parallel with the Virgin Mary (although Rosemary is not a virgin) in that she is having Satan’s child (much like Mary had Jesus).
Modern day horror films are very different from the first horror films which date back to the late nineteenth century, but the goal of shocking the audience is still the same. Over the course of its existence, the horror industry has had to innovate new ways to keep its viewers on the edge of their seats. Horror films are frightening films created solely to ignite anxiety and panic within the viewers. Dread and alarm summon deep fears by captivating the audience with a shocking, terrifying, and unpredictable finale that leaves the viewer stunned. (Horror Films)
The Demon Lover, a third-person story, achieves its effects by means of a great author. What appears at first to be a tale of the supernatural becomes in fact an account of a nervous breakdown of somebody, by the name of kathleen. The imaginative ghost tale and the case history is achieved primarily through concentration on the details of setting and location. The house, the lock, the dead air of the hallway, the mysterious letter for whose presence no easy explanation can be made, the mysterious lover from the past, the chiming bells emphasizing the passage of clock time as opposed to emotional time. The woman who seems to have no will of her own, and the never ending rain all combine to create a compelling atmosphere. Even the claw marks
Rosemary’s baby, Adrian, does not appear until after his dramatic birth toward the end of the film, and yet his cameo in the poster suggests that the evil is after him despite that until the climax Rosemary is proven to be a paranoid mother. In the poster the silhouette of an old fashioned stroller is on a rocky hill. This hints to a constant danger as it is obvious that with the smallest movement the stroller can go over the hill. This simple choice of location plays on the human emotions because the audience cannot help but fear for the child. While one can argue that it is a metaphor for Rosemary’s fear of the safety of her child her willingness to believe in the supernatural and frantic behavior causes the audience to question if the
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The producer was aiming to create mystery and fear. The dark of the night and the description of the house as feeling dead in the protagonist’s narration sets a suspenseful scene filled with fear and tension. The young girl is followed by the camera as she explores the mansion. When entering the room suspected to be that of her aunts the camera leaves her side to pan around the room. The darkness doesn’t reveal everything but one becomes aware of a search. The revelation of little secrets leaves the viewer with many questions. The room is familiar to the protagonist as she finds items symbolic to her and familiar photographs. This familiarity however does not retract from suspicions that something sinister has been hidden. The producer has successfully captivated the viewer. The protagonist is being followed throughout the scene and has thus allowed for the viewer to bond with them. They are engaging with the audience through narration and have in return enticed the viewer to follow them along their journey. One feels nervous for the young girl however through tension in the scene one does not want them to discontinue the journey as too many questions have been left unanswered. One has been drawn into the world of which the protagonist dwells and is intrigued as to how the drama is
The premise of my research paper is dealing with demonic possession in the Medieval Ages. Specifically, my focus is on how people felt and thought about demonic possession during the Medieval Ages, the role demonic possession played in society, and who was affected by demonic possession. In the first part of my paper, the intention is to set up the historical background of demonic possession. In other words, I plan on exploring the Church’s role in demonic possession, the views of demonic possession from the perspective of the lay and everyday people, and finally the role gender plays with demonic possession. It becomes clear that the Church is deeply intertwined with demonic possession because the “cure” to possession could only be accomplished
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