Running head: MOVIE GOTH Movie Goth May 28, 2009 Movie Goth Terrifying stories about madness, torture, death, decay and unexplainable fears are the core elements of Edgar Allan Poes gothic stories. Poe is considered the original grandmaster of gore, however, Hollywood interpretation of gothic elements in Poes movies is quite different from original Poes intentions. For example, when comparing original Poes stories and Hollywood interpretations such as The Raven (1963) and House of Usher (1960) it becomes obvious that new visual technologies were put to the service of creating a gothic style. The Raven (1963) was directed by Roger Corman, who managed to present the viewers an amazing darkly humorous interpretation of the poem written by Edgar Allan Poe. It should be, however, mentioned that Roger Corman is known for his keen interest in Poes stories, and this movie is the fifth entry in Cormans cycle of Poe films. Unlike other films, this one takes a completely new tact, as this time the director managed to create a comedy set in Gothic castles. While watching the movie one, who have ever read Poes poem, would notice that the movie has almost nothing in common with traditional Poes style.
In fact, the movie ignores the original poem and keeps only few passages from it, placing more emphasis on whiz-bang special effects. Instead, this interpretation presents a humorous series of comic pieces. Cormans mix of horror and humor made this comedy about a trio of feuding sorcerers very popular. The movie opens with a traditional proto-psychedelic sequence, with Vincent Price reciting the first lines of Poes poem. Then the audience meets Price (Dr. Erasmus Craven), the son of a great sorcerer, Bedlo (Jack Nicholson), who comes to Craven asking for help, because Scarabus has turned him into a raven and Bedlo wants someone to change him back. The movie manages to convey both the mystery and melancholy of the poem, but, at the same time, dark humor makes The Raven a brilliant comedy with classic elements of gothic. Similar to The Raven, House of Usher (1960) starring Vincent Price, Myrna Fahey, and Mark Damon was also directed by Roger Corman.
The Term Paper on Edgar Allen Poe The Raven
The writer of these words was enchanted by darkness... thrilled by death. What sort of person would spend their whole life linking hands with Death and her counterparts? Quite possibly a literary genius by the name of Edgar Allan Poe. Famous for romanticizing the darker, more Gothic side of life, E. A. Poe had quite a collection of works from his lesser-known stories to his most famous poem, "The ...
This movie is the first one of eight Cormans films. In this movie Corman expanded on the original Poe story and added somewhat a romantic angle. In House of Usher we can see Philip Winthrop (Mark Damon), who approaches foreboding Usher residence, and wants to take away Madeline, his fiancee. As he gets warning from the family butler Bristol, Philip confronts Madelines brother, a hyper-sensitive and enigmatic Roderick, who tells Philip about the curse and wants him to leave the house and never marry Madeline. Philip doesnt listen to Roderick and continues his attempts to persuade the girl. All these scenes are accompanied with traditional gothic elements of suspense, gloomy atmosphere, dark places, breaking staircase railings, falling chandeliers and other mysterious and unexpected events. Although there are differences between the movie and original story (e.g., in the movie Phillip visits Ushers house to see Madeline, while in the Poes story he wants to see Roderick, in the original story the house sinks into swamp, while in the movie the house is destroyed by fire), still, this movie is quite close to original Poes story and is kept in old traditions of Goth. Bibliography Corman, R.
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To Kill A Mockingbird - Differences between Movie and Book There are usually differences in two different versions of something. This can often be seen when a book is made into a movie. There are many similarities and differences in the book and movie versions of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. To begin with, there are many similarities between the book and movie To Kill A Mockingbird. For ...
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