“Since w-a-a-a-a-y back before cinema was even invented, man has always enjoyed the thrill that goes with the sudden shock and prolonged anxiety experienced when we're afraid.”(). This quite is entirely summarizing the points why horror movies are so attractive for people. Moreover, as time changed the content like the plot and characters appear in the movie also changed. For example, at the beginning, the most of character appear in the horror movie is like vampire or the monster in the fart tales such as the Frankenstein or witches. Those are the very famous and traditional characters that would appear on the horror movies.
However, as time changed, the serial killer replaces Frankenstein. Nowadays, the taste of the audiences are altered, they prefer something more violence and bloody. The traditional monster in the fray tales can not satisfy them anymore. They are look forward the more serious visual excitement. Therefore, those movies company put more factor of violence on the movies to attract more audiences. But, I think that could cause a huge problem on the society. Horror is the most of teenager’s favorite type of movies but like the problem that I mention previously that the horrors of today is over violence and bloody for the teenager and that might bring out some negative effects for them because they are not so mature mentally, moreover, they do know how to control themselves. Therefore, the aggression on the movie could influence the way they think further effect the way they behaved. Therefore, I think people should seriously and carefully think about this problem and perhaps we should strongly protest to the company ask them to limit the violence in the movie in order to protect our children.
Resource: Carpenter.John. A history of horror (2008). http://usersites.horrorfind.com/home/horror/realm/history.htm
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I do agree that some of the content in horror films is not appropriate for people under a certain age. In fact, for some people it may not be appropriate at any age. I also see the trend toward more graphic violence, and personally these graphic scenes are what prevent me from watching most horror films. However, I don't agree with the idea of protesting to the companies to produces less violent movies. These movies exist precisely because people want to see them. I believe the way to protect our children is to raise them so they don't actually have a desire to see such films at a young age, but can then decide for themselves as they get older whether it is appropriate for them. I would hesitate to point my finger at horror movies as the problem, rather, we should ask ourselves on a deeper level, why are teenagers attracted to such movies?
The best way to get the industry to make horror movies less violent would be if audiences no longer had a desire to see such grotesque violence. The studios will give people what they want, as they should.
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