2. Subgenre
Horror:
Sci-‐fi
(body
parts)
We
can
tell
that
The
Human
Cen5pede
is
a
horror
with
sub-‐genres
of
thriller,
Slasher
and
drama.
About
a
psycho5c
doctor
who
surgically
places
3
people
‘mouth
to
anus’,
it
is
also
quite
graphic
and
disturbing
for
most
viewers
as
it
explores
the
Desperately
sick
mind
of
a
surgeon
who
wishes
to
make
his
fantasies
come
to
life
through
Kidnapping
three
foreign
vic5ms.
People
claim
that
this
movie
is
“the
most
disgus5ng
Film
ever
produced”
as
it
contains
stomach
churning
scenes
many
people
see
as
Unimaginable
like
walking
around
connected
to
two
other
people
through
orifices
people
Would
rather
steer
clear
of.
3. Iconography
The
human
cen5pede
possesses
different
forms
of
iconography
such
as
bandages,
which
Have
been
used
to
hold
the
three
people
together
mouth
to
anus,
and
they
are
also
used
On
their
knees
where
they
have
been
disfigured
so
they
can’t
stand
up
and
runaway.
There
Is
also
the
very
dis5nc5ve
home
built
medical
ward
where
Dr.Heiter
experiments
on
his
3
unwilling
vic5ms,
which
shows
that
he
is
doing
this
all
in
secret
and
no
one
else
knows
About
it,
which
is
made
evident
when
the
police
come
searching
for
the
missing
people.
A
weapon
used
in
this
movie
to
make
the
great
escape
which
reduced
people
to
the
edges
Of
their
seats
was
the
lamp,
although
it
doesn’t
seem
deadly,
it
smashed
the
glass
window,
So
that
the
vic5ms
could
escape
this
insane
man.
The
dis5nc5ve
coat
of
the
doctor
is
key
in
Making
this
film
even
more
creepy,
we
can
tell
he
loves
to
dress
the
part
to
put
him
in
the
role
Of
doctor.
Essences
of
the
real
hospital
set
the
scene,
crea5ng
binary
opposites
between
A
comfortable
home
and
a
hospital
ward
being
placed
within
this
realm
of
comfort,
which
Has
been
exploited
As
a
last
result
the
Japanese
tourist
picks
up
a
shard
of
glass,
which
is
seen
As
a
weapon
and
slits
his
throat
as
he
can
no
longer
bear
to
be
living
in
this
way
and
may
as
Well
kill
himself
before
the
doctor
does
it
for
him.
4. Loca5ons
The
loca5on
of
this
film
is
set
primarily
at
the
doctor’s
house,
however
it
is
very
isolated.
It
is
set
in
Germany,
which
is
notorious
for
‘weirdos’
when
it
comes
down
to
human
Dissec5on
and
cannibalism,
as
the
media
has
pointed
out
over
a
few
years.
The
typical
SeZng
when
the
two
American
girls
have
broken
down
in
their
car
is
pouring
with
rain,
Dark,
isolated,
no
one
is
visible,
seems
normal
at
first,
however
ends
in
disaster.
The
Doctor’s
house
looks
small
from
the
outside,
however
appears
a
lot
larger
on
the
inside,
Looking
pris5ne
and
organized,
which
could
be
a
‘norm’
of
the
type
of
person
that
is
Portrayed
in
this
movie.
There
is
also
a
room
with
a
swimming
pool
where
the
doctor
Likes
to
take
a
relaxing
dip,
it
is
a
very
large
swimming
pool
for
just
one
person
to
swim
About
in,
crea5ng
the
sense
of
loneliness
and
isola5on
within
the
house.
Swimming
Pools
also
create
the
sense
of
fear,
so
much
water
in
some
place,
people
fear
of
drowning
And
being
trapped
underneath
the
surface,
adding
to
another
fear
within
the
movie
As
well
as
being
a]ached
surgically
to
three
people.
5. Characters
Like
a
typical
horror
movie,
The
Human
Cen5pede
possesses
2
young
female
American
girls
Who
are
le_
vulnerable.
We
also
have
a
Japanese
tourist
called
Katsuro,
typically
in
a
movie
The
male
is
the
power
one
that
can
defend
people,
he
is
placed
at
the
front
of
the
human
Cen5pede,
showing
how
much
power
and
authority
he
holds
over
the
two
girls,
crea5ng
a
Realm
of
dominance
over
them.
He
also
defends
the
girls
and
leads
them
to
more
safer
places
Within
the
house,
trying
to
keep
himself
and
them
alive.
However,
at
the
end
he
kills
himself
As
he
sees
himself
as
an
animal
rather
than
a
human
as
he
has
treated
his
family
in
a
bad
way.
We
are
then
le_
with
the
girl,
who
is
the
last
girl
standing,
considering
the
rest
of
the
characters
Are
dead,
either
from
shoo5ng,
suicide
or
blood
poisoning.
The
most
interes5ng
character
of
the
film
is
of
Course
the
creepy,
deranged
doctor
who
set
the
medical
experiment
up,
he
is
a
very
calm
person,
who
Laughs
as
he
has
created
his
own
fantasy
and
finds
it
amazing.
He
cannot
sympathize
with
other
people,
He
is
uncaring,
although
feeds
them
to
keep
them
alive,
to
see
if
food
can
pass
through
all
three
people.
We
Could
also
cay
that
he
gets
some
sort
of
sexual
enjoyment
out
of
this,
making
him
seem
excep5onally
weird
From
normal
society.
As
the
doctor
is
a
male,
we
could
apply
the
male
gaze
theory
to
him.
We
see
the
women
as
sexualised
and
very
vulnerable
at
the
hands
of
men
as
they
can’t
escape
the
power
he
has.
6. Narra5ve
structure
and
film
theory
For
The
Human
Cen5pede
we
could
apply
the
theory
of
Todorov
with
his
view
of
equilibrium,
Which
then
transfers
in
to
a
disequilibrium.
The
two
American
girls
start
off
fine
when
the
Pair
are
driving
in
their
car,
then
they
break
down,
which
is
the
disequilibrium,
which
is
when
Disaster
strikes
and
everything
becomes
fatal
and
horrific.
We
can
apply
Propp’s
character
theory
to
this
movie.
The
doctor
(villain)
struggles
against
The
hero
in
this
movie,
he
fights
obstacles
against
the
vic5ms
in
the
movie
as
the
three
try
And
escape
from
him.
They
become
abusive
and
rebellious
against
his
sick
power.
We
could
Also
say
that
there
is
a
donor
character
within
the
movie
because
Katsuro
(Japanese
tourist)
Kills
himself
and
leaves
the
last
girl
standing
to
fight
the
ba]le,
he
died
because
he
couldn’t
Carry
on
so
it
was
all
up
to
her
to
save
herself
and
escape,
telling
other
people
what
happened,
Seeking
for
help.
There
are
binary
opposites
within
this
movie
as
Strauss’s
theory
has
suggested.
Such
as
Old
and
young,
medical
ward
and
home,
‘mouth
to
arse’,
clean
house
and
a
messy
situa5on.
These
binary
opposites
create
stark
contrasts
within
a
movie,
crea5ng
more
of
an
effect
on
The
audience,
crea5ng
a
disturbed
emo5on
that
is
gut
churning
to
watch.
There
is
definitely
an
enigma
code
a]ached
to
this
movie,
which
is
a
theory
of
Bathez.
Although
the
movie
Is
gross
and
unbearable,
we
want
to
watch
it
the
whole
way
through
to
find
out
if
the
human
cen5pede
Can
fight
back
and
gain
control
and
power
over
the
villain,
to
seek
revenge.
Mulvey
came
up
with
the
theory
of
the
male
gaze,
which
is
obviously
present.
There
are
young
American
Teenage
girls
who
would
be
seen
as
very
a]rac5ve
in
the
male
gaze,
especially
when
they
come
in
from
the
Rain
and
they’re
wet,
many
men
could
imagine
the
scenario
of
two
wet
women
turning
up
to
his
house
in
Seek
of
help,
as
the
male
is
seen
as
the
strong
and
bold
man
who
should
look
a_er
women.
There
is
a
final
girl
theory
within
this
film
as
Katsuro
kills
himself,
the
one
American
girl
is
le_
to
fend
for
herself
and
get
Out
of
the
s5cky
situa5on
that
they’re
in.
Being
a
theory
of
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