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Originally posted by urgeok
a small bit of comedy relief is good in a horror movie .. it gives the audience a small sense of relief .. but also a false sense of security.. setting them up for some big scares later.
If a horror relies of one mood of doom and terror throughout the film you can become desensitized by the end ..
with a bit of carefully placed levity you can keep the suspense rolling..
unfortunately filmmakers with limited vision see the humor in films as effective so they end up concentrating on it - not understanding what the true purpose was. Then it overpowers the film and leaves you with a mess you cant take seriously at all.
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After studying film for the last three years I really enjoy trashy, shitty movies I don't have to take seriously. A lot of serious, critically aclaimed movies just give me a headache now. I'd still rather see a tired "has been done before" slasher than any shitty Ritchie Cunningham movie or anything with Tom Hanks in it. Cinema in general has been done before.