This video dives into the mind of horror and describes reasons why we watch and like horror films. Scary movies have fear triggers which can make us scared. The amygdala is the fear part of the brain, but is surprisingly not affected by these movies which technically means we're not scared of horror movies at all. 3 things that make up a scary movie are tension, relevance, and unrealism, all of these are key factors in a horror movie. People actually would rather watch a scary movie then a scary doc. This is because of how we know that when we walk into the theater that it is just a movie and fictional, this gives the viewers a sense of ease. There are also a bunch of unfinished theories of why we watch horror movies. One is the excitation transfer theory which is a belief that the negative feelings throughout the movie intensify positive feelings at the end when the victim wins, but this isn't always the case. Another is the disposition alignment theory which is how we like to see the characters get killed because they deserve it. More theories include horror films being a reflection on societal fears, gore watching, thrill watching, independent watching, and problem watching. Still none of these say why we like scary movies. The truth is there is no definite answer on why we like/watch horror movies because everyone watches them for different reasons. Always remember where there is no imagination there is no horror.
Wow this was a nice change of pace for Halloween. I really enjoyed this video it was very interesting, so interesting that I had to take notes. There are a lot of aspects to horror and I am glad that the video included pretty much all of them. I had to watch this a couple of times actually because of all the info. they give. I also learned a lot of new theories on why we watch horror movies.I also like how there was a theory for each type of individual. This relevant to the video aspect of digital media. Overall solid article.
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