Current Events > I hate how all horror movies have to be a metaphor now

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Almost all classic horror movies were metaphors though

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DeadSite posted...

Almost all classic horror movies were metaphors though

I think its just because people just choose to do that. Like how people watch rick and morty and make the show deeper than it is. Like, Dracula to me is about a vampire killing people. But Im sure somebody shoehorned some metaphor.

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darkprince45 posted...

I thin its just because people just to do that. Like how people watch rick and morty and make the show deeper than it is. Like, Dracula to me is about a vampire killing people. But Im somewhere somebody shoehorned some metaphor.

Wha

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darkprince45 posted...

I thin its just because people just to do that. Like how people watch rick and morty and make the show deeper than it is. Like, Dracula to me is about a vampire killing people. But Im sure somebody shoehorned some metaphor.

So you believe metaphors are added after the fact. What are you complaining about then

Another garbage opinion from darkprince45. Is anyone keeping count?

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sLaCkEr408___RJ posted...

So you believe metaphors are added after the fact. What are you complaining about then

that was mostly in reference to older movies. Horror movies today are basically outright advertised as being a metaphor

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darkprince45 posted...

I think its just because people just choose to do that. Like how people watch rick and morty and make the show deeper than it is. Like, Dracula to me is about a vampire killing people. But Im sure somebody shoehorned some metaphor.

This is just you being pleb about cinema. There are plenty of dumb monster movies for you still being put out there. That one girl from Twilight just did one, right?

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Guide posted...

This is just you being pleb about cinema. There are plenty of dumb monster movies for you still being put out there. That one girl from Twilight just did one, right?

not really. If anything, pleb is thinking if a movie isnt a metaphor then its a shit movie


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darkprince45 posted...

Nah, art projects are not the same as movies.

first of all: they can be

Movies need to be an entertainment experience

second: no they don't

third: movies can be entertaining while also offering things to think about

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If youre saying a movie doesnt need to be an entertainment experience then youre completely lost. Movies entire existence is to be entertainment

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darkprince45 posted...

not really. If anything, pleb is thinking if a movie isnt a metaphor then its a shit movie

Who said it would be shit? You have your basic ass snickers bar, but you're complaining that single origin 70% cacao bars exist.

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Guide posted...

Who said it would be shit? You have your basic ass snickers bar, but you're complaining that single origin 70% cacao bars exist.

Or just wanting to eat a good snickers bar once and while without having to feel bad about ruining the environment with the wrapper, or supporting the corporations behind the snickers. A snickers by itself is great. I dont want cranberries added it to then have to think about the carbs and calories and whether the ingredients in there are real or not

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Another thing to notice is, the disparity between audience and critic scores are showing whats up. These movies look are making low box office numbers, terrible to okay review scores. But the critics are eating it up.

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darkprince45 posted...

If youre saying a movie doesnt need to be an entertainment experience then youre completely lost. Movies entire existence is to be entertainment

you are incorrect

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darkprince45 posted...

that was mostly in reference to older movies. Horror movies today are basically outright advertised as being a metaphor

So your problem is with advertisement? You're not being clear.

sLaCkEr408___RJ posted...

So your problem is with advertisement? You're not being clear.

I mean, its the whole package with movies like it follows and the like

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Most good movies are about something, but horror movies especially reflect fears and anxieties deep in the audience's mind. Of course they're going to be "metaphorical" at a higher rate than, say, screwball comedies, and part of the fun is how different people can react to them.

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boxington posted...

hasn't it been that way for a long time?

like, Night of the Living Dead being an allegory for consumerism, Dracula being about puritanical fears/sex, werewolves coinciding with menstruation, etc

yes. Pretty much since the start of horror movies.

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darkprince45 posted...

I mean, its the whole package with movies like it follows and the like

you can still find a surface level enjoyment of those movies, like, It Follows can just be about a supernatural entity following people after they had sex instead of it really being about STDs, or Hereditary can just be about some demon possession stuff rather than being about grief

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But thats whats ridiculous. Lets make a movie about an entity following people but in reality... its really About STDs

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I'm not saying that it doesn't have a deeper meaning, I'm saying that you don't need to consider what that deeper meaning might be to enjoy it

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TC, Im curious, which of these horror directors is your favorite?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/78429862

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I like Adam windgards movies the best. James wan as well aside from the saw movies after 3

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boxington posted...

hasn't it been that way for a long time?

like, Night of the Living Dead being an allegory for consumerism, Dracula being about puritanical fears/sex, werewolves coinciding with menstruation, etc

Thanks for ruining werewolves for me.

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First and foremost a horror movie's goal is to disturb the viewer. Not everyone needs a metaphor but that doesn't make it not good horror.