The document summarizes and compares two horror films: 1) "Close Your Eyes For a Second And.. Sleep Forever" from 1982 which was intended to be feminist but portrayed women as inferior and upheld Freud's theory of male sadism and female voyeurism. It used conventions of the horror genre. 2) "Teeth" from 2008 which was a feminist horror-comedy with a female protagonist who could defend herself. It subverted expectations by having women receive gratification from male pain instead of the other way around. Both films are analyzed based on psychological theory, direction, genre, and how they portray gender through camerawork, sound, and mise-en-scene.

1. By: Jasleen & Asmaa

2. Close Your Eyes For a Second And.. Sleep Forever. Genre: Horror Released : November 12 th 1982 RATED : 18 Directed by a female – Amy Holden Jones, the film was originally intended to be a feminist horror film. Psychological Theory: Freud Sadism – MEN Voyeurism- WOMEN Male Gaze : “To be- looked at-ness” A structuralism film, as it follows the codes and conventions of a horror film. Paradigms of horror for example blood, knifes and an isolated house that is used. It was rated as an 18 due to the violence in the film a scene featured teenagers getting killed with a drill. There is a 2minute long scene of an entire woman’s basketball team taking a shower breast and butts are seen.

3. Close Your Eyes For a Second And.. Sleep Forever. The film was originally intended to be a feminist horror film. However after watching the trailer we realise that an understatement as women seen to be inferior. It follows Freud’s theory that men would watch it and receive deriving gratification from the women’s pain. Women would feel deriving gratification from watching them. From the trailer we see that it follows the theory of male graze “to be looked at ness”. The film has a structuralism of a horror film, as it follows the codes and conventions of a horror film. Paradigms of horror are blood, knifes and an isolated house. Non diegetic and diegetic sounds are used for example the Narrator's commentary and the background music are non-diegetic sounds and the screams and chain saw would all count as diegetic sounds. The mise-en- scene used shows that the women are seen as sexual object in the eyes of men as they are mostly displayed revealing themselves. The trailer presents a medium shot of a woman excluding her head and only displays her bare bum this indicates that men are only interested in them for sexual purposes and this is the only thing they notice in a woman. The killer is always displayed from a low angle to make him look superior. The male gaze is literally shown as we see two boys spying on the semi- naked girls.

4. Sound: Non diegetic-Narrator's commentary Diegetic – scream’s & chain saw Killer is always displayed from a low angle to make him look superior. The male gaze is literally shown as we see two boys spying on semi- naked girls. Mise-en-scene: throughout the trailer the women are mostly revealing this clearly portrays that women are seen as sexual objects in the eyes of men. The trailer presents a medium shot of a woman excluding her head and only displays her bare bum this indicates that men are only interested in them for sexual purposes.

5. Teeth Every Rose.. Has Its Thorn. RATED: 18 Release Date: June 20 th 2008 Genre: Horror and Comedy Male director (Mitchell Lichtenstein) which is contrast to “The Slumber Party Massacre” because its a feminist film. A post-modern film as it has most of the elements of a horror film however also has a humorous effect of the girl having teeth in her virginal area. The psychological theory has now been swapped around women would feel receive deriving gratification from the men’s pain. (Sadism) This is a feminist film as the protagonist of the film is a female and dominates her power through the ability she has .

6. Teeth Every Rose.. Has Its Thorn. Teeth has the combination of both comedy and horror. It was released on 20 th of June 2008. The film was also rated as an 18 as the film shows sexual intercourse and several men have their penis cut-off. The film was directed by a man which is contrast to “The Slumber Party Massacre” because this is actually a feminist film. It is a post-modern film as it has most of the elements of a horror film for example all the blood and gore however also has a humorous effect of the girl having teeth in her virginal area. In the trailer phrases such as “im not guna bite ya” are used by the doctor this supposed to be humorous as the girl has the ability to do so. The psychological theory has now been swapped around women would feel receive deriving gratification from the men’s pain (Sadism). Men would feel deriving gratification from watching them. This is a feminist film as the protagonist of the film is a female and dominates the most power from the power she has. However at the beginning she is embarrassed by it later on she decides to use it as a defence/ in her advantage. The non- diegetic sounds that is used is the music added for effect and the girl talking. The Diegetic sound would be Character’s speaking. In the trailer the doctor is presented at a low angle and the girl is looking down on him. This puts her in a high position than him.

7. Sound: Non- diegetic = the music added for effect. Diegetic = Character’s speaking In the trailer the doctor is presented at a low angle and the girl is looking down on him. This puts her in a high position than him.

8. Comparison The Slumber Party Massacre Vs. Teeth The Slumber Party Massacre Teeth Not a feminist film A feminist film Directed by a man Directed by a woman A structuralism film post-modern film Sadism - MEN Voyeurism -WOMEN Sadism - WOMEN Voyeurism - MEN Male Gaze Girl is seen as more superior

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