KOTV - Neale, Barthes and Strauss

  1. Steve Neale said genre was about providing what two things?

      - meaning and pleasure for audiences 

      - familiar formula and predetermined audience  which will generate profit for film companies 

  1. What enigma codes are evident in the KOTV film poster?

       - ‘Kiss’ on the poster’s title creates suspense surrounding the relationship between the vampires and their victims. 

  1. What binary opposites are evident from the KOTV film poster?

      - good vs evil; - natural vs supernatural; strong vs weak; women vs men 




  1. Apply the genre theory- how is the film similar/different to other films in the genre?

        - The movie is drama/ thriller. It’s similar with other films in drama genre with the seriousness of the story line and the character’s development. The movie is about  a travel writer/publisher who gives up her beloved freedom and bohemian lifestyle to have a child with her husband. Pregnancy does not seem to agree with her, but what's worse, when she does give birth to a baby boy named Kevin, she can't seem to bond with him. When Kevin grows from a fussy, demanding toddler into a sociopathic teen, she  is forced to deal with the aftermath of her son's horrific act.    

- In most of the drama movies the storyline is about the romantic relationship between the characters, while in this film the mother- son relationship is in the main focus. The movie is psychological as well which makes audience to think about why the character behave in a certain way.


 6. Are there any Binary oppositions evident in the poster? 

   - light vs dark; mother vs son; 

     

7. What enigma Codes are in evident in the poster?

  - The mother is looking in different direction with a worried face, which creates suspense 

  - Both of them are lying down and hiding from something/ someone, this creates a sense of mystery 






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