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Week 2 - Homework prep Task 3.

The film uses different subgenres of horror; for example it uses splatter, monster, j horror psychological and slasher. J horror is used in an interesting way, as it shows he difference between the American system and the Japanese system, as it tries to convey that the Japanese people are able to resolve their problems and go back to being peaceful, whereas the Americans are unable to resolve their problems which makes the society corrupt.

The props and items were used in an interesting way as they had symbolic meanings, for example the items that all the characters picked up were symbolic of their death, as we were showed towards the end when the 2 characters were in the cube and the ballerina and the man holding the item they both picked up, symbolised the way that they were meant to die.

A convention that the film used in an interesting way is the characters. There were typical characters such as the prostitute, the virgin, the scholar, the fool and the athlete. In this case the slut was also the dumb blonde which was interesting as both roles are normally victimised and they end up being killed first, which was the case in the movie. This also leads to the theme of teen punishment, as the prostitute/dumb blonde was punished for her promiscuous ways and sexual nature. At the end of the movie, the characters and their roles were explained by the woman.


The use of lighting was used in an interesting way, as the lighting was low key, which is mainly used to set the scene and atmosphere of the movie.  Also the locations were used in an interesting way, as it was set in a cabin in the woods, which is an isolated place. Also the headquarters that the puppeteers were in, was also in a secluded area.  

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