tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post2795267101536069852..comments2024-03-07T20:15:45.996-08:00Comments on The Bitter Script Reader: A challenge to the producers of V/H/S and S-VHSThe Bitter Script Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575166527272639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-71113812220969111772013-01-28T16:55:59.787-08:002013-01-28T16:55:59.787-08:00With regards to nudity in films, and horror film i...With regards to nudity in films, and horror film in specific, I think a lot of it also comes from the medium of film. <br /><br />With network television the audience has come to accept certain restraints and conceits in the shows. When ex-special forces agent Jack Bauer witnesses a nuclear bomb go off, killing 30000+ people, just after watching his best friend die and after killing 20+ himself since lunch, we know he probably wouldn't just say "Damnit", anyone, even my grandmother would probably drop the F-Bomb, but because it is TV we give it a pass (or maybe take a shot). <br /><br />The same goes with nudity and sex on tv. How many women have sex while wearing their bra on tv? An insane amount, well outside the norm of the "real world" but because it is tv we just accept it because, obviously, they aren't going to show frontal nudity on network tv (in North America at least).<br /><br />And given how much violence is now allowed to be shown on network tv (did you see the pilot episode of The Following?) really the only thing separating what is allowed on tv and in the movies is swearing and nudity. <br /><br />Directors wanting to give the movie going audience something they can't get sitting at home watching network tv almost have to use swearing and nudity to "push the envelope" in a manner of speaking. So having directors, especially ones trying to "push peoples buttons" in a genre like horror know that straight up violence isn't always going to cut it and nudity is a dependable fall back to keep the viewers interested. <br /><br />I'm not saying it is right, but it is, like you said, more of a marketing tool. <br /><br />But one thing though about horror films. Horror films, especially "slasher" or "gory" horror films, try and make us sympathize with the victim just before they are killed. It ups the scare/horror factor and to do that they often want to show the victim at their most vulnerable. And when are people most vulnerable? Well, when they are naked. Exposed to the world with nothing to protect them. When we are supposed to have complete privacy. In their bedrooms, when they are in the shower, or having sex, etc... Basically when they are least able to defend themselves and/or run away. <br /><br />And that is why the kill scene with the naked girl will always be so popular. It is showing someone at their most vulnerable to it makes the whole scene more horrifying. <br /><br />So those two points, trying to up the stakes from what people can see on tv any night of the week on dozens of crime shows like Criminal Minds and CSI, and showing people at their most vulnerable, is why nudity will almost always be a part of the horror genre. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-85381077090803624912013-01-28T10:02:52.784-08:002013-01-28T10:02:52.784-08:00I enjoyed parts of it, like everyone else.
I feel...I enjoyed parts of it, like everyone else. <br />I feel that, like with many short films, V/H/S was hard hit by the problem of coming in a 'little too late'. <br />Yes, you need to tease people with horror/thrillers, but you also need a rich payoff. 5 minutes of build up for 20 seconds of 'sort of' payoff doesn't sit well with most. It's a tough game to pull off in a feature, let alone a short - so I'm not bashing any of the filmmakers here.<br /><br />That's how I feel anyway.Timothy V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05442094448417874281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-28938164049745500652013-01-28T07:02:55.663-08:002013-01-28T07:02:55.663-08:00V/H/S had moments of greatness. (I thought the win...V/H/S had moments of greatness. (I thought the winged vampire/cannibal girl flying off with the guy working the camera was particularly cool). S-VHS sounds even greater. Looking forward to seeing it, if only on a 47" screen.Jack Dawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284738545713910943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-78395599884179128322013-01-28T01:06:59.023-08:002013-01-28T01:06:59.023-08:00The original hasn't even been released here ye...The original hasn't even been released here yet (UK), but I like your idea. The Soska sisters should definitely be involved. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com