Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor Compton) running away from, 'Michael Myers' in, 'Halloween' (2007)[/caption]You know, in my family I am unfortunately the only person left who is a major fan of horror movies... And so, a lot of time when I try to talk to my mom, or my wife about my love of horror movies, a lot of times they kind of look at me cross eyed and tease me for my interest in these movies...
They think that most of the horror movies that I really like to watch are to gory... They're not, they also believe that these horror movies that I watch have no plot to them at all... On this, they couldn't be more wrong!
And I say to all of those who don't think of the story with horror movies... There is one, and even though I am pretty convinced that most of the time this little known truth about this genre is generally overlooked, I also think it is one of the most important aspects of a horror movie... Trust me, it is true!
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The start of one of the most famous scenes in horror movie history, from the movie, 'Psycho'... A movie that has a truly amazing story attached to it![/caption]I mean, to be honest horror fans, how many of you fright fans can say that you would watch just a straight blood bath... I wouldn't... As a matter of fact, the one movie I did see that was pretty much had the plot of some Geisha being brutally and sadistically tortured... Well to say the least, it is the one horror movie I have seen that I have shut off!
No, you see, I believe despite how good the talent naturally is (or cheesy awesome they are), no matter what legendary filmmaker they get for the film that the main story is the most important part of the movie!
I mean despite the fact that the story sets a template for the cast and crew to follow, it also often times has themes that believe it or not generally have some sort of message to it... The most often being the power of women to overcome anything no matter how big or overwhelming the odds maybe.
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Heather Langenkamp in, 'A Nightmare On Elm Street'... A movie with a great and empowering message of strength![/caption]A great example of this is, Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers (1989)... You see in this movie, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris) is essentially on her own against her uncle, (Michael Myers)... And at one point she is alone against him, while he is driving a car against her... In the end she pulls out of the situation with out resorting to any real histerics (Jamie Lloyd was about 10 in the movie)... In this movie, and in all of the other movies that has this character in it, this child essentially survives her Uncle's attacks each time, with a strength well beyond her position as a child in the early movies!
In the end I guess what I am trying to say dear reader, is if you are a horror fan and you got some one teasing you about horror movies having no story line... They do, and not only do they, but story lines like (Dracula), have been around since well before the advent of movies... And also are movies that proudly demonstrates the power and strength of will that women have in abundance... And lastly, all horror movie story lines are essentially what makes a movie, and well... After several decades, these stories have to have proven themselves by now!
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