tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post4669009705997617038..comments2023-10-26T04:48:13.179-05:00Comments on From Midnight, With Love: The 127 Hours/Frozen ConundrumThe Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09871017982169159144noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-56416849562027885872011-04-06T13:00:57.454-05:002011-04-06T13:00:57.454-05:00Great post, Mr. The Mike! I wanted to inform you ...Great post, Mr. The Mike! I wanted to inform you that I enjoyed it so much that I included a link to it in the latest "issue" of SPATTER ANALYSIS.<br /><br /><a href="http://midnitemedia.blogspot.com/2011/04/spatter-analysis-6-march-2010.html" rel="nofollow">Check it out!</a><br /><br />--J/MetroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-69433965848834744922011-03-09T00:54:20.336-06:002011-03-09T00:54:20.336-06:00Man, a lot of good comments here. Thank y'all...Man, a lot of good comments here. Thank y'all for reading!<br /><br />Puck - I get where you're at with Frozen, to an extent. I showed it to a friend and she couldn't fathom why I would call it a horror movie. <br /><br />Dom - Thanks for bringing up Buried, a flick I completely forgot about. I'd say that one is square in the middle of 127 Hours and Frozen, with the latter closest to the horror genre. I also agree regarding the number of people in Frozen pushing it toward horror.<br /><br />Russ - The music entered my mind too, as Frozen's is very horror flick and 127 Hours' is more Slumdog Millionaire. And the wolves do help, though the bugs/scorpions in 127 Hours scare me more than wolves.<br /><br />Emily - I can see not connecting with it. I'm not sure I really cared for Aron as a character, I think I was just really willing to let myself get caught up in Boyle's way of telling the story. I wouldn't have voted for it for best picture, but for some reason it gives me positive vibes anyway.<br /><br />TGWLH - Totally agree with you, most films combine at least one or two genres in some way. If there's a venn diagram of horror and drama, I'd say all three of these films (including Buried) fit in the middle, just 127 Hours is further to the Drama side and Frozen is further to the horror side.The Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871017982169159144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-65058528796562733342011-03-03T09:31:09.049-06:002011-03-03T09:31:09.049-06:00Horror to a lot of people means blood and guts but...Horror to a lot of people means blood and guts but not all gory or violent movies are horror either. I would say that any movie that presents a horrifying situation and gets you to feel some kind of feeling of fear, or terror, or suspense, can be classified as horror. It may be a combo of thriller or drama, but if it horrifies you, why shouldn't it be called what it is?Michele (TheGirlWhoLovesHorror)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03309044766117909683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-85223652011867504762011-03-03T06:14:39.583-06:002011-03-03T06:14:39.583-06:00I'd agree with Dom here: Frozen's primary ...I'd agree with Dom here: Frozen's primary goal is to scare you. yes, it tells an excellent story with great writing and believable characters, but it ultimately wants to make you feel fear. 127 Hours is much more concerned with, as you point out, its theme of human connection and such.I think somewhere in between you can stick BURIED, which could be sort of the drama/horror combo that is The Thriller. <br /><br />I actually wasn't crazy about 127 Hours. I ADORE Danny Boyle, but something about this film just didn't connect with me. I knew it was GOOD, but I just never felt anything. I kept thinking about what I had to do that day. I'll give it another chance--a lot of Boyle's films get better for me on subsequent viewing--but...I dunno.deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-73537228484981632402011-03-03T06:14:06.622-06:002011-03-03T06:14:06.622-06:00I'd agree with Dom here: Frozen's primary ...I'd agree with Dom here: Frozen's primary goal is to scare you. yes, it tells an excellent story with great writing and believable characters, but it ultimately wants to make you feel fear. 127 Hours is much more concerned with, as you point out, its theme of human connection and such.I think somewhere in between you can stick BURIED, which could be sort of the drama/horror combo that is The Thriller. <br /><br />I actually wasn't crazy about 127 Hours. I ADORE Danny Boyle, but something about this film just didn't connect with me. I knew it was GOOD, but I just never felt anything. I kept thinking about what I had to do that day. I'll give it another chance--a lot of Boyle's films get better for me on subsequent viewing--but...I dunno.deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-78932353210805518592011-03-02T15:46:30.913-06:002011-03-02T15:46:30.913-06:00There are many difference that differ between 127 ...There are many difference that differ between 127 Hours and Frozen that make Frozen a Horror Film and not 127 Hours. 127 Hours has the true story factor going for it, where people already know the ending. Remember the last time the tried to make a honest to goodness true story a horror "Open Water", a huge FAIL of a movie. Also tone of the film is a big difference. Frozen- set in a snow storm, dying fast due to freezing is going to create more peril than SLOWLY starving to death at the bottome of a canyon. While 127 Hours would truly be scary to someone in his decision the music in the film does not amp up the fear factor, while in Frozen the music is much rigid and tuned to horror standards. One other thing -Frozen has WOLVES. Without those wolves, Frozen probably wouldn't have been nearly as scary. Right?R.D. Penninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354185481093256613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-90966310836152048902011-03-02T09:35:21.345-06:002011-03-02T09:35:21.345-06:00This is an excellent post. I immediately drew para...This is an excellent post. I immediately drew parallels to both flicks after seeing them as well and I believe you’re right when you point out that “Frozen” feels more like (or is atleast more widely considered) a horror film while “127 Hours” isn’t. My $.02 – there’s definitely a different approach to the tone of both movies and that’s ultimately what separates them. “Frozen” seems to be trying to create a sense of dread where “127 Hours” is almost trying more to create a sense of melancholy. At a base level though, the horror element in “Frozen” comes from the fact that it’s 3 people in the situation. Who’s gonna get picked off first? Will anyone be left standing by the time the credits role? That in it of itself creates a more standard tradition of horror. Imagine if it were only one person on that ski-lift? Would make the flick more akin to something like “Buried” - which while also horrific, is also not really a horror flick. <br /><br />Awesome read, dude!Domhttp://www.doorelevenproductions.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-50381678806539824362011-03-02T00:01:55.985-06:002011-03-02T00:01:55.985-06:00As you said, I'm a seasoned horror film watche...As you said, I'm a seasoned horror film watcher and I had trouble getting through the adhoc amputation scene. It wasn't over the top graphic but it showed just enough to make me cringe.<br /><br />On the other hand, all points above are why I never really considered Frozen to be horror. A drama? You betcha. A horrible situation? Yep. Not a straight up and up horror movie though.Puckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924219699313473972noreply@blogger.com