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Most movies use of models or objects as metaphors to express a concept that comes from the filmmakers. In horror movies, how many objects are used to improve mood, identify character traits to emphasize themes and concepts (eg, against evil), and many suspicious events. Objects can become symbols of great width, depth and meaning, a story.
Horror films try to be our worst nightmares. When Carl G. Jung noted in his book "The Man and His Symbols (1979):" Every dayObjects or ideas can be so powerful psychological meaning in a dream world that can be taken seriously sleep, although nothing worse than a closed room or a train is lost "and" In general, the appearance is unconscious, in any case revealed to us in dreams, where it appears, not as rational thought, but as a symbolic image. "
Some of the most iconic objects of horror to the following:
first religious symbols - religion is very common in horrorMatters of life and death, spirituality, people to God, the human inner demons and external struggle, good against evil, and so on. The religious emblems are Christian, occult, satanism, voodoo, or any other kind of faith in something more humane. In The Skeleton Key (2005), the hospice worker Caroline Ellis, a skeptic and does not believe in the supernatural, but legends Hoodoo products and their families in the swamps and primeval, where care for the elderlyHer husband, Ben. Ben believes in the magic begins Caroline Hoodoo share more about lynching and a pair of slaves, Hoodoo conducted in the attic, and change their belief system. It turns out the juju - books of magic and spells recorded, discovered in the attic - and begins to perform the rites. At the end of fear is a fan of his and his fall, as it is, what are the slaves who lived in the bodies of others, your body needs.Left symbolic objects overwhelm their reasoning.
Two symbols of death - death is everywhere, of course, the shock and there is an infinite number of representative objects, such as coffins, tombstones, skeletons, angels of death, and so on. Psycho (1960), the representative of bird taxidermy dead mother's apartment and tries to keep schizophrenic Bates in life after death. In horror, there can be confusion between life and death, as ghosts, zombies, and the supernatural,How objects can help ensure that symbolize. At the beginning of Jacob's Ladder (1990), Jacob receives an underground tunnel, which is symbolically trapped between life and death captured. The train, missing only the full title of distorted faces, like lost souls. When you have hallucinations, and his life growing out of control, the only consolation is that your chiropractor, Louis invaded he describes as a cherub. LaterBecause it really is an angel. Luis Jacob told the truth about their situation, despite the fact that Jacob can not understand its true meaning at this time. The fire must be in general army headquarters Jacob (Jacob hallucination attempts have been made by the army) is lit to burn their programs and memories for life. Fire symbolically repeated many times in film and Jacob is literally through them before leaving for good, he spent his hellish purgatory.
Three colors - ManyFilm with color themes and symbolize the forces of good and evil. Red is often the case) in connection with evil, blood, greed and violence, for example, the Red Queen in Resident Evil (2002. Black is also associated with evil, first, light or Neutral color tones of the earth are associated with good or the general population.
Bathroom light - the light can symbolize many things to avoid, as hope, transition, and even death (for example, Poltergeist "Do not enterLights! ") In general, sunlight provides a feeling of comfort, so that the inconsistency of sunlight and horror can be particularly irritating, as in the famous graveyard scene, the night of the living dead are (1968). Candles lamps and lanterns light sources to light the horror that can not be released until today, when the darkness that surrounds it is full of shadows. This scene in the first Hellraiser (1987), the bulbs hanging torture chamber in the tone immediately.
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Naked bulbs vibrate the room with violence, we entered, we have lost. There are channels - dozens of them - are lost in the darkness of the roof: all oscillate back and forth. Some end up on hooks, with pieces of skin and tendons attached, some are illegal, others simply drops of blood.
In English claustrophobic horror film The Descent (2005), a group of friends on a caving expedition, pursued by inhuman creatures. Women are trapped in the virtual worldDarkness and light ground is your only friend, the creatures are blind. Light and dark are often used to represent the themes of good and evil to survive, so that the horror of the night and hope for a new beginning, which has succeeded.
Fifth reduce arms - the horror film with longer use of weapons, machine guns. The guns are phallic symbol of male power and the woman who foiled the villain who has essentially neutered. Weapons LeatherfaceTexas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) is the latest fashion phallic symbol of power. The weapons are stronger when it reflects the symbolic nature, life and Leatherface for this reason.
Sixth Cloth - Cloth appears in many forms of horror, such as curtains, wallpaper, flooring and furniture dust. Since the material can cover reinforces interesting because it suggests the presence of something behind him. The player can hide behind things, but not naturalprotected by it. Other (2001), hears voices, the mother in her home and enters a room where all the items stored are covered with dust cloths. As a step to the contrary, begins to pull down the fabric to try to reveal the source. In this film, the substance is released as a metaphor for the dark truth of his mother to accept that their children are killed. The curtains are always closed in the house also stressed. After the mother accepts the truth, it is not necessarytent and live in the light.
Seventh Keys / Locks - Keys and locks symbolize secrets, hidden items and locations or childbirth. In The Skeleton Key Caroline try to resolve their status Ben paralyzed patients. The skeleton key works in any room of the house, except one in the attic. She managed to enter the room and discovered a series of disturbing secrets that lead to their own death. In other countries, the mother should always lock and unlock the doors to prevent the lightthe achievement of their children with a rare disease and die when exposed to sunlight. In this film, put the keys and locks of his thinking is limited, and their physical confinement in purgatory. Only if you accept the truth, all doors are unlocked, and curtains can be reduced.
Eight doors and windows - Doors and windows (or portal) have many symbolic meanings. Often, aid to symbolize the characterization. With Windows, a person has a limited perspective, andas a spectator, not the outside world. The person through the window to the outside world or not physically able to do some of them are afraid. In other countries, is often the mother through the window and looked out, trapped in their homes by their children and a dense fog, always present. Ultimately, they and their children are out the window, watching a world that no longer belong. On the other hand, the doors can be symbolic occasion. In horror, but the doors and windowsusual way of entrapment and escape. They are also very interesting for the construction ... is something behind the door slightly open or hidden behind the window in the dark? Night of the Living Dead, doors and windows that can penetrate zombies are dangerous, despite efforts to prevent it. Some scenes are scary zombie when hands come through the spaces between tables. Windows can also customize a haunted house as his eyes, asstill, the windows of a guard tower Amityville Horror.
Ninth Labyrinth / Labyrinth - Labyrinths and mazes are often the horror felt in the absence of players more control. The hedge maze in The Shining, the complex maze of underground Hive Resident Evil, which offer many opportunities for unexpected surprises around the corner, traps, strike action, and a sense of unreality for the flight.
10 Dolls - Dolls often appeared in horrorTelling stories. is the incongruity of child's toys and potential irritants, such as dolls usually represent happiness, innocence and care. But his distorted human qualities, such as large heads, bulging eyes and exaggerated features, may be a special request. Doll appearances may be subtle, such as Puppetry of the other. The pulse of a string represents a number that does not control his movements or fate, as the mother, despite her efforts. It is also a, Combining fear "other side" and its definitions of a life of reality are completely shaken. Dolls can also take the lead, as in the Chucky series wrong. The same effect has been used with clowns scary, even though I abused it has lost much of its impact. Dolls, on the other hand, in many respects, Barbie dolls and Voodoo battered old to contemporary, which offer great opportunities for a symbolic use. Asymbolism of dolls, which can be expressed as a playground or other means may include sexuality, lack of control, death, desire, pain, family, aging, and more.
11 Masks - Phantom of the Opera slasher classic, often used masks to hide the mask of evil. However, with the exception of eyes peer through them, like the faces of dolls. Texas Chainsaw Massacre Leatherface takes three different forms (manSkin) that reflect your mood or the victims. And if you forget your hockey mask, Michael Myers or Jason white face? Sometimes, the villain behind the mask of a woman. The Japanese film, Size: women smile (2007) is based on an urban legend that was a suburb of the spirit of a woman whose beautiful face was distorted damage was terrified. Have the streets with a long coat and surgical mask. He approached his victims young and the eliminationmask and asked if she was pretty. Your answer will inevitably lead to violent death.
12 Mirrors - Mirror, mirror, or an effect like the reflections in glass or water, many symbolic meanings, but generally represent the duality of the various characters. broken mirrors have a connotation clearly broken lives and personalities. Layers can also be voyeurism, vanity and sexual themes - we show our body and improve the face from theirPrivate. The mirror can also reflect the risks. The next scene of Halloween: H20 (1998) is a good example of the effectiveness of these can be sudden and panic:
Linda steals the palm of your hand on the tarnished mirror and wiped the steam ... In the mirror. On reflection, we see Molly and Linda ... and - the shape of the resulting cloud of steam behind it!
The level was the subject of numerous films, including mirrors of a film by Alexandre Aja, 2008, with headquarters in Korea from 2003Movies in the mirror. In these films, the mirror is a gateway between good and evil, like the symbolism of doors, gates and windows.
13 strings - string has many symbolic meanings, slavery, flogging and death (circular) a means of escape or survival. The horror, the strings are usually a form of slavery. This symbolism has been used since the early days of cinema, and has a symbolic meaning today. At the opening of James Whale's Frankenstein (1931), one of the first shotsis a pair of hands pulling on a rope, hand cut from a coffin in front of the tomb robbers, Dr. Frankenstein and his assistant, which stops at the statue of the Grim Reaper. Later in the opening sequence, cut a man sentenced to death by hanging by a rope, but I regret that it needs another brain, such as trout ruthless.
The symbolism can be very powerful and is an important tool to improve the purpose and character. everyday objects can be used to change the mood to be effective.Even a paper doll can fear evocative when it is in good hands!
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