PARODY, HOMAGE, ALLUSION, & ARCHETYPES

 Parody is the practice of taking something well known or renowned and making a mockery of it. i.e. “Scary Movie” franchise  Generally, parodies are meant to create a comic redo of a specific genre or artist. PARODY

HORROR FILM GENRE Horror films go back as far as the onset of films themselves, LaManoirDuDiable 1896.LaManoirDuDiable  Gothic style-spooky old mansions, fog shrouded, dark and shadowy. Calculated to cause intense repugnance, fear, or dread and to entertain us. Play upon our worst/most primal fears. Cathartic (relieving emotion tension) experience

HORROR FILMS May incorporate incidents of physical violence and psychological terror. May be studies of deformed, disturbed, psychotic, or evil characters. May have terrifying monsters or malevolent animals. May be mystery thrillers that use atmosphere to build suspense.

 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel, directed by James Whale  Boris Karloff plays the Monster; he was an unknown at the time  Epitome of the “mad scientist” film genre  James Whale directed the sequel Bride of Frankenstein (1935), inspired many sequels/adaptations “FRANKENSTEIN”

 A respectful tribute to someone or something; this often occurs within one movie when a reference is made to another film's scene, image, etc. HOMAGE Aston Martin DB5 in Goldfinger (1965) Aston Martin DB5 in Skyfall (2012)

“YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” Dr. Frankenstein’s grandson, trying to live down his grandfather’s legacy, inherits the family castle and other familial traits… Young Frankenstein used a lot of the same lab equipment props that were used in Karloff’s original. In the scene after the dart game, when Kenneth Mar’s character is leaving the castle, there is a gargoyle that looks like Alfred Hitchcock.

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO Gene Hackman’s blind character accidentally pouring soup in the monster’s lap--in The Bride of Frankenstein, a similar character manages to get the soup in the bowl. Both shot in black and white Same type of music used Elizabeth’s hair is styled similar to the title character of The Bride of Frankenstein The little village girl--in the 1931 Frankenstein, the monster drowns the village girl, but in this version of the story, he only considers it, although he later inadvertently catapults her through the air from a teeter-totter into her bedroom.

 An allusion is a brief reference, within a work, to another work of fiction, a film, a piece of art, or even a real event. An allusion serves as a kind of shorthand, drawing on this outside work to provide greater context or meaning to the situation being shown.  Many films allude to very famous works, such as stories from the Bible. ALLUSION

Fred Astaire – Puttin’ on the Ritz Young Frankenstein – Puttin’ on the Ritz FI3jc

 Fundamental template for specified genres of story -Ex. The Hero archetype in Star Wars  An archetype is essentially the popularized way of structuring a story based on character development and on genre ARCHETYPE The Mad Scientist archetype

TRICKSTER Definition: a character who uses cunning, wit, or secret knowledge to play tricks or otherwise breaks the rules or laws of nature. Ex: Johnny Depp as Cpt. Jack Sparrow Puss in Boots from Shrek The Norse God Loki Bugs Bunny Beetlejuice The Pink Panther

MOTHER Definition: a character who can represent a nurturing/all knowing figure (the GOOD mother) OR the opposite/ultimate evil (the BAD mother) Ex: Earth Mother--offers spiritual and emotional nourishment (Pocahontas) Fairy Mother--all-knowing, guides and directs (Mary Poppins, The Fairy Godmother) Terrible Mother/Stepmother--worst type of mother figure, resentful of children (Margaret White in Carrie, Evil Stepmother)

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