I can't stand to watch horror films! I know that all the gore is fake, but I can't stand to watch them, because I can't stand to see or hear the suffering of the victims. Am I the only one who feels this way?
2007-08-23 06:40:04 · 13 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Then again, just about all of Hannibal Lecter's victims in those films were horrible people themselves.
The Ray Liotta character was set up so people would feel he "deserved" an awful fate.
That to me is the scariest thought of all - that we can sometimes "sympathize" with the monster!
PS Also, check out "Frankenstein" from 1994, with Robert DeNiro as the monster. Much, much truer to the book than the cartoonish version we're used to. You will cry for the monster, even as he kills in the most brutal fashion.
Are we all monsters underneath, even a little?
PPS I realized I never did answer your question! Usually the movie is set up so one feels little sympathy for the victims - the average "Halloween" film does not develop the characters of the victims very well.
And Ripley always survives the attacks from the "Aliens" - she was even resurrected for the last film!
2007-08-23 07:00:07 · answer #1 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
only if the film is based on a true story. Horror films are meant to mess with your mind so they naturally can be disturbing. I'm not so concerned over fake victims portrayed by actors. These people make an awful lot of money pretending to be killed. I prefer alfred hitchcock and classic Steven King, I don't really watch the newer horror flicks
2007-08-23 06:57:00 · answer #2 · answered by Panda 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the Humans, no. They are usually doing something stupid anyway...like going down to that spooky basement, young lovers having relations in the woods, or not heeding those noises they hear at night....looking into that old freezer, sticking their hand in a bucket of I-don't-know-what, chanting that ancient curse....I usually find them funny...
Blood and gore do not, and never have scared me...after a while, you can tell it's fake...but the REAL scary movies take things that are plausible, that could REALLY happen..(like overdosing or being shot, raped, something like that) that scares me...
2007-08-23 06:52:45 · answer #3 · answered by Toots 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not so much, really. If you pay attention, you'll notice that the people with any brains or common sense in general tend to survive in these kinds of movies. Stupid = dead in the horror movie world, as a general rule.
2007-08-23 07:19:03 · answer #4 · answered by wlucynsky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I nEVER watch horror films. I know lots of people that hate all gore.
I even feel sorry for the losing goalie in hockey, pitcher in baseball etc etc
2007-08-23 06:48:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are not the only one! It shows that you have a lot of empathy and compassion for people. I remember when I first saw Pulp Fiction in the theatre (I know, I'm old) and everyone laughed when that guy got shot in the head and I was so disgusted that they would laugh at that!!!!!!
2007-08-23 06:47:57 · answer #6 · answered by ♫ Sweet Honesty ♫ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people watch these kinds of movies because it provokes a strong emotion in them. Whether it is pity, fear, or otherwise; good filmaking is supposed to make you laugh, cry, jump out of your seat, have nightmares, or a variety of other emotions. That's my view on the subject, anyway...
2007-08-23 06:50:32 · answer #7 · answered by our_very_favorite_fearscape 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I look away during all the gorey parts, but I dont feel sad or remorseful because I know it is only a movie.
2007-08-23 06:48:14 · answer #8 · answered by mackleysmom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if it's a dog getting killed. Otherwise, I expect some good kill scenes when I watch horror flics.
2007-08-23 06:45:23 · answer #9 · answered by GK Dub 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wont watch animals (or children) getting killed or hurt in movies. I know you're not going to like this, but the MAJORITY of humans getting hurt/killed in the movies put themself in a dumb position to have this happen.
2007-08-23 06:47:25 · answer #10 · answered by Valkyrie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋