Horror Home Run: Upgrade of the Horror Element

Michel 2021-12-18 08:01:10

The success of Paranormal Activity 3 comes from the experience of the series itself, eliminating many shortcomings in the plot, and further upgrading the horror and suspense.

1. Handling of video blanks.

In 1 and 2, the biggest disadvantage is that there are too many blank pictures in the video when sleeping at night. Almost more than 50% of the night videos are without any changes in the picture. Although it is to mobilize the appetite of the audience, it will be difficult to attract the audience to the movie theater if it does not change. The PA3 has changed this shortcoming very well. It not only reduces the frequency of blank night recordings, but also shortens the useless blank screens. More than 70% of night recordings will add horror elements, and will not make people lean on a chair. Waiting like an idiot.

2. The mobility of video recording.

In 1 and 2, the video recorder in the living room is always in a static picture and can only shoot at one angle. This will only make the audience feel that the picture has switched from one static state to another without any surprises. After the two movies, the audience has long been aesthetically tired. And PA3 very cleverly added male pig's feet to the plot and used a fan to modify the camera lens to always rotate. When the lens turns from one corner to another, it will always design thriller elements to create baggage. This breakthrough is a major success of the film. element.

3. Interpretation of the plot.

Many people say that the main reason why 1 and 2 cannot be understood is that they are indeed scary, but they are simply scary. In order to break through the plot left by the first two plots, PA3 made an explanation in PA3. In the last part of the film, the male and female pig’s feet brought their two daughters back to the grandmother’s house to explore the final answer to all these things. Although it is very similar to other exorcism-type movies, this kind of treatment undoubtedly paved the way for the later ones. It’s a good way, and it’s the beginning of another story.

4. Upgrade of thriller elements.

The first 80% of the plots in 1 and 2 rely on household items to intimidate the audience. If the third part does this, the audience will obviously not buy it. The biggest change made in PA3 is to convert those inanimate objects into two Little girl, most of the horror elements in the first 80% of the plot of PA3 come from two little girls, and the use of these horror elements is extremely clever. It avoids the predictable dilemma of the unexpected situation of static objects. Using two living people, and two little girls, under the premise of setting a zero line of defense in the audience, relying on the uncertainty of dynamic objects repeatedly Bringing shock to the audience, this trick is very nice.

In the ending of PA3, the first three missed important plots were opened. Grandma is obviously an important leader of the cult, but why I want to kill my daughter makes me puzzled. Maybe I can only wait until PA4. Get the answer.

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Extended Reading
  • Emery 2022-04-22 07:01:31

    Suddenly, it's back to the peak of the first part!

  • Antonette 2022-04-23 07:02:26

    I had to cover my ears when I downloaded it, and if I was in the movie theater, I had to jump up. . .

Paranormal Activity 3 quotes

  • Dennis: [talking about what the title to Back to the Future should've been called] It should either be called Back to the Past...

    Randy Rosen: No, no.

    Dennis: End of story.

    Randy Rosen: That doesn't make any sense. It makes total sense.

    Dennis: Let's Get Back to the Present, maybe. But, Back to the Past...

    Randy Rosen: Back to the Present.

  • Dennis: [from trailer] There's something in the house... Kristi's like connected; it's a real life poltergeist. Kristi's like Carol-Anne!

    Dennis: I just gotta film this stuff, I could set my cameras around the house right? I could maybe capture something...

    Randy Rosen: Yeah?