The classical drama that is actually a horror movie

By Drewsch
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My philosophy with fiction is that every story is a horror story until it is not. Horror as a term genre is often misunderstood or completely prejudiced against commentators that they do not actually respect. This is why you will still hear a frivolous argument about “is The silence of the lambs horror movie? Is Mouth horror movie? ”When these types of examples always end with the same answer from anyone who understands storytelling. Of course it’s horror.”

This perspective has led me to see stories as a horror that others would not likely not. It was in this vein that I put the thesis in the header of this article: To kill a mockery is a horror story. More to the point for my particular debate, To kill a mockery is a horror movie.

Let’s talk about black horror

I recently wrote a review for one of my favorite film documentaries, Noire horror: black horror history. You can read that review hereBut the reason I raise it is because it is one of the most important documentaries for me to watch in giving me a much needed viewpoint on art criticism and analysis. As it is said in the film, “Black history is black horror,” and that comment began to think of To kill a mockery Like a horror movie.

Story To kill a mockery Eventually focusing on the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of assaulting a white woman. As presented in Harper Lee’s novel and Robert Mulligan’s film, we know that Tom is innocent. However, he is guilty of racial prejudice and is shot dead while trying to escape.

While IMDB has a genres as a “legal drama” and “period drama” on its page for To kill a mockeryI see nothing but horror in the picture of an innocent black man being railway to an unjust verdict. There is even a chilling scene where Atticus Finch, the moral center of the story, has to protect Tom’s Cell in the evening in case of a town town coming to kill him before his case.

But, I will be completely honest with you and say that the black horror part To kill a mockery Is not my strongest debate over his horror film status. No, I have all the bullets I need thanks to Boo Radley.

The next door monster

A key factor in story To kill a mockery is Ominous Figure Arthur “Boo” Radley, neighbor of the main character Scout Finch. Boo is treated as a local monster that no one ever sees. Naturally, Boo is used as a metaphor for not understanding another person because it is different from you. It is a classic way of talking about prejudice in a racial joint and also a wider humanistic way.

But, there is a classic horror element To kill a mockery In the sense that the people we believe are not the real villain. Ultimately, Bob Ewell, the drunken racer who is a real fulfiller of the attack on his own daughter, attacks the scout and her brother, Jem. And who should be the one to save them? Why, this is the next door monster, Boo Radley.

I feel that Guillermo Del Toro would be the only modern director who could re -do To kill a mockery and emphasize his horror film elements in a way that audiences would “get.” In many ways, To kill a mockery Also in the story of noir as that genre relates to the seedy darkness summarizes at the heart of a civilized society, as it is called. I’m watching Alley Nightmare And think, “Yes, I want him to do this with To kill a mockery. “

Horror, not a play

I hate the “drama” genre because that is not a genre. Drama is the inherent motivation behind the construction of narrative art. “Drama” is just a way to tell you that it will be a film about regular people speaking in rooms. Instead of giving him a boring label, To kill a mockery They should be embraced as a Noir Horror Historical film about the monsters we are still dealing with today.

I love To kill a mockery As a novel and perhaps even more like a film. So I’m going to keep calling her a horror movie because she’s one.