Three different horror films (Roshane)

Scream

Scream is a very popular and successful film (teen horror) which was released in 1996 and directed by Wes Craven. It stars Courtney Cox, Drew Barrymore and Neve Campbell whose the main character in the film playing the role of Sidney, which as a result gained her worldwide success. The film enabled Wes Craven to reach a new level of success due to its massive achievement. In 1997 Scream won MTV'S Best Movie and Neve Campbell was also nominated Best Female Performance. The budget for Scream was $15 million and it grossed $173, 046,663 worldwide once again resulting in it being a success.




A Nightmare On Elm Street 

A Nightmare On Elm Street is a classic 1984 American slasher film, which was directed and written by Wes Craven. In addition, it was also the first film of the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise. The budget of the film was $1.8 million and it grossed $26,319,961 worldwide, resulting in it being a success. The film stars Johnny Deep, who made his film debut, Amanda Wyss, Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund, who played the fictional role of the serial killer Freddy Krueger. After starring in this film it most certainly boosted the then unknown Johnny Depp's popularity, mostly thanks to Wes Craven who discovered him.

Halloween 

Halloween is a 1978 American independent film, which was directed and produced by John Carpenter and also co written with Debra Hill. The classic film grossed $47,000,000 worldwide whilst having a budget of $325,000. This shows that the film was very successful, becoming one of the most profitable independent films. Due to Halloween's massive achievement it has been nominated for many awards. In 2004 it was was ranked #14 in Bravo's Top 100 Scariest Movie Moments. Halloween has influenced many other films, most noticeable during the 1980's. Films such as Friday The 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street became very popular with audiences. Most of the other films success is thanks to Halloween, which they most likely got their inspiration from. Due to the success of Halloween it has resulted in an increase in the amount of slasher films being made, which is largely because of its popularity with the audiences.

My Thoughts 
As much as I enjoyed watching the three films above the film that stood out to me the most was Scream. This is because its the more recent one of the three and it was violent, bloody, gory and just simply Scream. Key elements of Graeme Burton's theory is applied to Scream. For example: The Protagonists is Sidney (final girl) and the masked killer. In addition, props such as masks and knives have become iconic in teen slasher horror films.