By Drew Dietsch | publishing
My philosophy on novels is that every story is a horrible story until it isn’t. Horror as a genre term is often misunderstood or outright prejudice, and commentators don’t actually respect it. That’s why you’ll still hear about “Yes The silence of the lamb Horror movie? yes jaw Horror movie? “When these examples always end with the answers of anyone who knows the storytelling. It’s horrible, of course.”
This view makes me think the story may not be horrible. It is in the title of this article that I proposed the paper: Kill an ignorant bird It’s a horrible story. More importantly, my specific argument Kill an ignorant bird It’s a horror movie.
Let’s talk about black horror
I recently wrote a review for one of my favorite movie documentaries Horror Black: The History of Black Horror. You can read the review here, but the reason I raised is because it is one of the most important documentaries I have watched when giving me much-needed views on art criticism and analysis. As the movie says: “Black History is Black Horror”, it’s that kind of comment that makes me think Kill an ignorant bird As a horror movie.
story Kill an ignorant bird Ultimately centered on the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of assaulting white women. As introduced in Harper Lee’s novel and Robert Mulligan’s film, we know Tom is innocent. However, due to racial bias, he was declared guilty and was shot while trying to escape.
Although IMDB has genres like “legal drama” and “period drama” on its pages Kill an ignorant birdI can’t see anything horror when portraying an innocent black man being ruled as unfairly. There is even a shocking scene where Atticus Finch, the moral center of the story, must guard Tom’s cell at night for fear that Townsfolk will kill him before trial.
But, I’ll be totally honest with you and say it’s the black horror part Kill an ignorant bird Not my most powerful horror movie status. No, thanks to Boo Radley, I have all the ammunition I need.
The monster next door
Key factors of the story Kill an ignorant bird It is an ominous figure to Arthur “Boo” Radley, the neighbor of the protagonist Scout Finch. Boo is regarded as a local monster and no one has seen it. Naturally, Boo is used as a metaphor for not understanding another person because they are different from you. This is a classic way to talk about prejudice and a broader humanist approach in a racial context.
But, there is a classic horror element Kill an ignorant bird Because the people we think are monsters are not real villains. Bob Ewell is a drunken racist, the real perpetrator of the attack on his daughter, who ends up attacking the Scout and her brother Jem. Who should be the one who saved them? Why, this is the monster next door, Boo Radley.
I think Guillermo del Toro will be the only modern director who can be remade Kill an ignorant bird And highlights its horror movie elements to audiences “get it”. In many ways, Kill an ignorant bird This is also a black story, because this genre is about the dirty darkness at the heart of the so-called civilized society. I’m looking Nightmare Lane Then I thought, “Yes, I hope he has to do with Kill an ignorant bird. ”
Horror, not a drama
I hate genre “drama” because that’s not a genre. Drama is the inherent driving force behind the construction of narrative art. “Drama” just tells you that it will be a movie about ordinary people talking in the room. Rather than giving it a dull label for drama, Kill an ignorant bird It should be considered a historical horror movie about the monsters we are still dealing with today.
I love Kill an ignorant bird As a novel, even a movie. So I will continue to call it a horror movie because it is one.
