Film Title- Cabin In The Woods
Year of Release - 2012
Director - Drew Goddard
Burton Theory-
Protagonist - Dana Polk(Virgin)
Antagonist - Puppeters
Theme - Teen Punishment
Stock Characters - Blonde Slut,Nerd(Fool),Virgin & Jock/Athlete
Stock Situations -
1- Teens go to an abandoned house alone, on a trip.
2- Slut dies for having sex around the antagonist
3-Final Girl(Virgin)- takes on masculine characteristics
Icons - Posters/Paintings, dolls,knives(phallic), Toys
Background & Decor - The house is very ancient and fragile, Very tattered, One Way-Mirror, Paintings of mass animal killings.
Todorov Theory -
Equilibrium - They arrive at the house and get settled and everyone is at peace.
Disequilibrium - They start picking up on unusual things and the slut dies and they discover the puppeteers and then they start battling.
Resolution - Final girl survives all attacks and becomes free.
Film Review:
The plot of this film was very unique, as it is not a typical horror film, however its characters were very cliche.they went well with the films and some of the events brought humour to the audience. The film has a mix of sub-genre's which made brought different audiences together.
Year of Release - 2012
Director - Drew Goddard
Burton Theory-
Protagonist - Dana Polk(Virgin)
Antagonist - Puppeters
Theme - Teen Punishment
Stock Characters - Blonde Slut,Nerd(Fool),Virgin & Jock/Athlete
Stock Situations -
1- Teens go to an abandoned house alone, on a trip.
2- Slut dies for having sex around the antagonist
3-Final Girl(Virgin)- takes on masculine characteristics
Icons - Posters/Paintings, dolls,knives(phallic), Toys
Background & Decor - The house is very ancient and fragile, Very tattered, One Way-Mirror, Paintings of mass animal killings.
Todorov Theory -
Equilibrium - They arrive at the house and get settled and everyone is at peace.
Disequilibrium - They start picking up on unusual things and the slut dies and they discover the puppeteers and then they start battling.
Resolution - Final girl survives all attacks and becomes free.
Film Review:
The plot of this film was very unique, as it is not a typical horror film, however its characters were very cliche.they went well with the films and some of the events brought humour to the audience. The film has a mix of sub-genre's which made brought different audiences together.
Film Title- Childs Play
Year of release - 1988
Director - Tom Holland
Burton Theory:
Protagonist - Karen(mother),Andy(Son), Mike(detective)
ANATGONIST- Charles Ray a.k.a Chucky
Theme- Good vs Evil, Young vs Old
Stock Characters- Detective, Single Mother, Serial Killer
Stock Situations - The doll is being possessed, but nobody believes the child so then the doll begins to kill people because it's possessed.
Icons - Doll and Knives.
Background Decor/Misenscene - Majority of film is filmed i n low key lighting and mostly at night time. Also the make up effects on Chucky make him look more scarier to the younger viewers.
Todorov Theory:
Equilibrium - Andy celebrates his birthday and his mother gets him a toy, which is the Chucky doll.
Disequilibrium - Charles soul is now possessed by the doll and they have swapped souls and then he begins to plan revenge on the detective
Resolution - the real identity behind the doll is revealed and then Chucky is destroyed.
Year of release - 1988
Director - Tom Holland
Burton Theory:
Protagonist - Karen(mother),Andy(Son), Mike(detective)
ANATGONIST- Charles Ray a.k.a Chucky
Theme- Good vs Evil, Young vs Old
Stock Characters- Detective, Single Mother, Serial Killer
Stock Situations - The doll is being possessed, but nobody believes the child so then the doll begins to kill people because it's possessed.
Icons - Doll and Knives.
Background Decor/Misenscene - Majority of film is filmed i n low key lighting and mostly at night time. Also the make up effects on Chucky make him look more scarier to the younger viewers.
Todorov Theory:
Equilibrium - Andy celebrates his birthday and his mother gets him a toy, which is the Chucky doll.
Disequilibrium - Charles soul is now possessed by the doll and they have swapped souls and then he begins to plan revenge on the detective
Resolution - the real identity behind the doll is revealed and then Chucky is destroyed.
Film Title - Babadook
Year of Release - 2014 Director - Jennifer Kent Burton Theory: Protagonist - Amelia(Mother) Samuel (Son) Antagonist - The Babadook Theme - Good vs Evil, Young vs Old Stock characters - Single Mother & Only child Stock situations - The antagonist tries to communicate through the boy, no body believes him. Icons - The Babadook Book Background & Decor - The film is filmed in lowkey lighting, house looks very old. Todorov Theory: Equilibrium - Amelia reads Samuel a bedtime story before he falls asleep as he has school the next day. The book is the babadook Disequilibrium - Sam starts to have nightmares, Amelia throws the book away, and many occasions, Amelia then starts to hallucinate and see her dead husband, she then becomes possessed. Resolution -The babadook then decides to live in their basement but it has no power over them anymore. |