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Ghostly Presenter:Roy Chan
Ghostly Themes – Fear, Displacement, and the
“Self-Estranged” Subject
Ghostly Topics: ~ Japanese Ghostly Films vs. American
Ghostly Films~ Ghostly Films vs. Ghostly Literatures
American Ghostly Films vs. Japanese Ghostly Films
Japanese Ghostly Films They are not linear: The story
or plot does not follow a sequence of a beginning, middle, and ending.
There is no structure. You can’t defeat the haunting or ghost.
Deals with a thing we cannot touch or see; more intangible.
Uses fewer special effects to keep horror elements in film
No one is guilty. Examples: The Grudge,
The Ring, The Eye - all are Japanese remake films
American Ghostly Films They are linear: The story or
plot has a beginning, middle, and ending.
There is a structure that there is a haunting going on, we try and figure it out, and try to solve it.
Uses more special effects There is a Crime and
Punishment relationship• Examples: Scream,
Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Wrong Turn, The Haunting, Jeepers Creepers, etc.
What makes Japanese remake films unique?
Uses American actors to tell audience that Japanese ghostly storyline are different than American
To allow Americans to appreciate Japanese horror adaptations
To show us that there is difference between American horror films and Japanese horror films
Ghostly Films vs. Ghostly Literatures
Ghostly Films We are experiencing
what is happening Our fear system is
activated An unconscious
experience: we don’t know what is going to happen next; our brain is curious which ultimately stimulates fear
Ghostly Literatures We are reading what is
happening Our fear system is
deactivated A conscious
experience: we know and feel that what is happening in the story is not real or true
Fear in Ghostly Film vs. Ghostly Literature
Fear is contagious When the fear system is activated while watching a film,
behavior that is present at the time is stamped into brain Those memories are now part of my life. They will reactivate fear the next time we see horror
films.
Haunting and Space = Fear
The haunted house is a charactero The different spaces in the haunted house creates a tension and
fear in the movie to the audience.o Ex: Some rooms/hallways in the film were small while others were
big
Displacement
Displacement – the removal of a thing from its place; putting out of place; shifting, dislocation. The removal of
someone or something by someone or something else that takes their place
“Self-Estranged” Subject
The recognition of oneself as being different or strange.
Any Ghostly Questions???
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