Christian Metz in his book 'Language and Cinema' (1974) explored the development of Genre film and suggested that Genres pass through four phases of existence, these phases being:
1.The experimental
2.The classic
3.The Parody
4.The deconstruction
By experimental we mean the phase of early films which explored and experimented with the Horror theme. Films that fit into this category would be 'Nosferatu' (1922) and 'The Cabinet of Dr Caligari' (1919)
1.The experimental
2.The classic
3.The Parody
4.The deconstruction
By experimental we mean the phase of early films which explored and experimented with the Horror theme. Films that fit into this category would be 'Nosferatu' (1922) and 'The Cabinet of Dr Caligari' (1919)
By classic we mean the phase of films which established the narratibe conventions of the horror genre in its most successful and defining period. Universal studios created many of the classic horror films such as Dracula and Frankenstein.
By Parody we mean films that have mimicked the horror genre, they have some generic elements of a horror film in them but are portrayed in a comical way. Films such as Scary Movie and Carry on Screaming fit into this Genre.
By Deconstruction we mean films which have taken the generic elements from horror films and amalgamented (blended) them into various sub genres. So they use elements of the horror genre but add in another genre such as thriller/comedy and any others. Films that fit in to this category are The Sixth Sense, Scream, Se7en etc...
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