I've seen lots of articles abut why people love horror movies, why people love to be scared..and maybe to an extent they are afraid but for me it's never been about that. I think our love for horror films goes quite a bit deeper. Here are a few reason I think you should give horror movies a second look, if you aren't all that into them. This is by no means a deep study on horror films, however the points I bring up should lead you to think about why people love horror. I have never bought the idea that it's because people just like to be scared, once you reach a certain age they aren't frightening any more anyway.
1.BECAUSE THE GOOD GUY USUALLY WINS... It' reminds us that good can triumph over evil, even if the evil is the devil itself. In horror movies most of the time the good guy wins. Sure there might be a few casualties along the way... but the good guy normally wins. The fact is, in real life that doesn't always happen. Sometimes the bad guy wins. Sometimes horrible things happen and there is no retribution, but in films the devil is thwarted every time... and that's reassuring. It helps all of us little guys remember that nothing can get us, if right is on our side.
2. BECAUSE GIRL POWER! Go ahead and think about some of the biggest heroes that are female...you might have problems thinking of a few if you aren't a horror fan, but if you are it won't take a few seconds to think about. Horror movies are about women plain and simple. The girls are the heroes over 50% of the time. These ladies aren't just dealing with super hero type villains-oh no.. they combat zombies, demons, aliens, psycho serial killers, vampires and werewolves.When it comes to horror films, girls rule. (and they look super hot doing it)
3. BECAUSE HORROR FILMS TELL AMAZING STORIES! Want to do a character study, well then better watch a horror film. No other genre allows you to look as deeply into the human mind. Films like The Shining ( a study on addiction) and Silence Of The Lambs (A study on psychosis) they teach us about people who are dealing with things we can't understand in an engaging way. They are like fairy tales at times, beautiful stories with magic and how often do adults get to enjoy stories about magic? Horror movies are often multi layered tales with depth beyond the initial story being told. ...Basically..horror movies are deep.
4.BECAUSE THEY REMIND US ABOUT THINGS IN SOCIETY THAT NEED TO CHANGE. Horror movies are often about inequality. Maybe it's the girl that was raped and gets revenge or maybe its about the people in our society who are forgotten because we don't have time to care, either way horror movies often makes us take a hard look at our actions.
5. BECAUSE THEY ARE FUN. Some of the funniest films are horror based. Horror movies let us laugh at ourselves and the things we are afraid of. It's good to be able to laugh at yourself. the bad guys don't seem so scary when you laugh. ,,,and if you can laugh about ...say, vampires, then threats like say the economy don't seem quite as frightening.
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