Critical investigation presentation/ How Horror Films Exaggerate The Mentally Ill

Critical Investigation Megan Riley

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Low key lighting, dirty & worn out clothes, generally show them as Ferrell Film – Hollywood, mainstream, exploitation of those suffering with mental illness Horror, thriller (Genre Theory) Lower class, dependant, ‘crazy’, they have no place in society as they cannot function properly Those who like to explore the unnatural realms of society (explorers), (Hyperdermic needle, escapism) General ideologies: to create sympathy for those with mental illness, and also to reinforce the original ideologies that society already have about those with ill health Big revelation at the end, general reuse of narrative- with slight variations, generally non-linear narrative

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