This horror film doesn't scare me. That means it's bad

>This horror film doesn't scare me. That means it's bad

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what about a comedy movie that you don't find funny? It's the same logic

>It's the same logic
No. The problem is that it implies that all horror films are trying to scare the audience, which isn't true. A lot of the good horror films explore fear as an emotion, while not necessarily trying to make the audience feel fear. Legitimately scaring an audience is a very difficult thing for a film to do, and, because of the nature of fear, the ones that are successful at truly scaring the audience tend to not scare the audience for very long. Look at The Exorcist. People were scared shitless when it first came out, because they had never seen anything like it before. But once you become used to something, it stops being scary. The Exorcist is still a great film because it's more than just its scares. Always having the expectation that a horror film should scare you is a very closed-minded way to look at the genre

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>>It's the same logic
>No. The problem is that it implies that all horror films are trying to scare the audience, which isn't true. A lot of the good horror films explore fear as an emotion, while not necessarily trying to make the audience feel fear. Legitimately scaring an audience is a very difficult thing for a film to do, and, because of the nature of fear, the ones that are successful at truly scaring the audience tend to not scare the audience for very long. Look at The Exorcist. People were scared shitless when it first came out, because they had never seen anything like it before. But once you become used to something, it stops being scary. The Exorcist is still a great film because it's more than just its scares. Always having the expectation that a horror film should scare you is a very closed-minded way to look at the genre

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give an example of a horror film that doesnt scare the audience

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Ghost shit doesn't do it anymore for me lads...

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The Shining

Samefag

but the shining scared people as well user

It's only bad if the methods they use to scare are so shit tier that it pulls you out of the movie. Then it becomes a flaw in filmmaking rather than an aesthetic that simply doesn't scare you. An example for me is the new IT films. Every scare is so aggressively foreshadowed by the music and pacing that there's no element of surprise. Then to cap it off its a garbage CGI mess jump scare that's more foolish than scary. This kind of shit makes it bad.

The "bone chilling slow burner" meme is unironically better than traditional horror jumpscare heavy rubbish. The former tries its best to create an atmosphere that lasts. The latter relies on base human instinct (not the same as genuine fear, btw) to create immediate but utterly shallow and highly momentary scares that are gone as soon as they arrive. It's the equivalent of popping a balloon next to someone's head. You're not a master of horror for having made them jump, it's just a base reaction. People who praise this kind of film-making are unironically retarded.

This is why you don't come to Yas Forums to have actual discussions about film

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Zombeavers

That's a comedy with horror tropes.

You're describing a thriller then.

The Wicker Man

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I already said The Exorcist. Excellent film, but looking at it now, it isn't scary. There's also plenty of horror films that feature the characters getting scared, but are trying to provide fun entertainment for the audience like I Saw What You Did (1965). There's also horror films that use fear to provide a look into various aspects of human psychology, like Psycho (1960), Homicidal (1961), Frankenstein (1931), Island of Lost Souls (1932), and so on

The Shining scared me because I imagined myself trapped with Jack and I know pretty well he would kill me after raping me.

>the real horror is schizophrenia and family drama!

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Those are interesting themes worth exploring that might feature in a film that is more interested in making a good movie than popping some balloons, yes

But Exorcist tries to scare the audience

eraserhead

you just said people were scared shitless when it came out make up your mind
of course it isnt going to be as scary when it was released because horror tropes evolve overtime

Right, but it's not scary anymore, and still manages to be good

Saw

A drama film

Most of them

A film isnt limited by just one genre, IT CAN BE drama and horror, dumb brainlet

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Do people really get scared by horror movies?

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A horror film should have something to it that helps build a tense atmosphere. You don't have to rely on jumpscares or slow burn yada yada wojak kino. Horror is an easy thing to define, it's just harder to execute.

Samefag

A good horror movie must first be a good movie. The horror is merely icing on the cake.

lol you people actually watch films?

Wow what a take