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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Blog #3: Due November 15th- Inventing new contexts

On November 8th, we began to discuss our bodies and who owns them. We talked about how we become less inhibited through drugs and alcohol; how social perception and stigma often lock us into binary representations of body and self; how tattoos and piercings for some, are a way to embrace and embody the body; and how Goth and Vampires are two sub-cultures that fully embrace and embody difference. Based on the viewing of "Let Me In" consider two of the following questions. Please scan others' answers and weave in 1-2 other conversation threads into your answer.


FIRST on a scale of 1-10, rate the film (10 is the highest, 5 the mid and 1, blechk!)
1. How do Abby and Owen reinforce stereotypes around gender; or even transcend gender?
2. Do you believe in vampires? Describe what you like about them.
3. How does Abby challenge what you have come to know about vampires?
4. Consider that the main character, a twelve ( or something) year old is a vampire- explain how this might generate a new appeal for viewers.
5. Were there moments you turned away from the film? Which scenes? What caused you to turn away?
6. What do you anticipate the moral of the film to be? Consider if Abby and Owen stay together a possible message the filmmaker is trying to make
7. How is this film different from other vampire films you've viewed?

19 comments:

  1. I would rate "Let Me In" as maybe a 5 or a 6. The movie does a nice job of adding another dimension to the typical vampire idea that we are used to. However, I feel like the movie is a bit too slow paced; that it shouldn't take two hours to wrap up the story. With regards to question #5: the moments that I turned away were the ones that were sort of gory. For example, after Abby's "father" kills the first guy, drags him through the woods and ties him up like an animal, I only turned away once he took the knife to his neck and began to drain him of his blood. The sheer amount of blood that there was bothered me (I wasn't really bothered during any of the other attacks), and it was set against the backdrop of snow which is supposed to be a calming environment so to me the mix of excessive blood spraying all over the snow made me uncomfortable and so I turned away. The only other time that I turned away was after Abby's "father" covered himself in acid; that just turned my stomach. These were the only two scenes that made me turn away. Question #2: I do not believe in vampires no matter how interesting their legends may be. However, the idea of them evokes feelings of danger, power and seduction which will always be appealing to people. It's a life that is far more interesting than our own and it enlightens the imagination which is something that I like and can appreciate.

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  2. I typically don’t prefer to watch vampire movies because they tend to be hokey. I like scary movies that could actually happen or that have already been dubbed a true story. However, after watching “Let Me In,” it somewhat changed my point of view. I would rate this movie a 7 because, for the most part, I was scared but the movie lost points due to fake scenes that made me laugh. Relating to #2 in a way, I do not believe in vampires at all but what I like about them is their beauty. In every vampire movie I’ve seen, the female vampires are always pretty and the males are usually good looking. Other than that, it’s hard for me to say what I actually like about them due to my lack of knowledge pertaining to vampire movies. What was different about Abby was how she would obtain blood from humans and what she looked like when she was doing so. Typically, they bite the neck of someone in a somewhat sexual way, without killing the person, but Abby would turn into a demon and fully attack her prey. She was also very young – giving the movie a different feel from other movies such as Twilight, Blade, etc. By having such a young girl playing a vampire, it gives an innocent feel to it. During her attacks I found myself hating her but when she was herself, I tended to feel sorry for everything she has been through with her mother and father. Aside from Abby, there were multiple times in the movie where I had to turn away. The first scene I had to look away from was when the old man hung the limp body from the tree and sliced its’ neck. The main reason I turned away is because I have a big fear of blood, needles, and knives. The second scene I turned away was when Abby was in the tunnel and attacked the runner. This part scared me because I was already anticipating her jumping at him and the sounds of her voice and chewing made me sick; along with her demon face. Just like Kelly, I also found myself looking away from the screen when Abby’s “father” poured acid on his head; again, because I hate blood/pain. I believe the moral of this film is that people shouldn’t judge others. Owen knew Abby as a best friend before finding out she was a vampire. After finding out her secret, he was afraid at first, but eventually accepted her flaws. “Let Me In” is different from the other vampire movies I’ve seen because the vampire is a young girl, it isn’t as sexual, and the Abby’s actions are a lot different (demon face, attack habits, etc.)

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  3. Maybe I’m entertained easily, but I am really enjoying this movie a lot and I give it a 9 out of 10. I just hope it doesn’t fall apart at the end…
    I do believe that Abby and Owen reinforce stereotypes about gender. This was most clear in the movie when Abby offered to help Owen with the bullies. Owen said in a surprised tone “But you’re a girl!” Owen also embodied the stereotypical male when he took Abby to the arcade and bought her candy. I believe that Owen is receiving a lot of messages about the male sexuality in the world around him. He spies on the neighbors next door and watches as a man comforts, and then begins to have sex with a woman. He sees teenagers making out in the arcade. The bullies mock him and call him a “little girl,” which sends the message that boys are superior to girls. I think all of this puts pressure on him and pushes him to act differently than he naturally would. This was evidenced to me when Abby lied naked with him in bed. Owen asked her to go steady with him, although I he didn’t seem like he was particularly interested in her nudity. To me this showed that Owen was not yet truly sexually attracted to girls, but rather he felt a societal pressure to find a girlfriend and a sexuality.
    On the other hand, I think that Abby, who is literally wise beyond her years, transcends gender more than she reinforces it’s stereotypes. Although she actually is a “little girl,” she is strong, ferocious, and to me she seems not to have a sexuality at all. Even though she is courting Owen, I’m pretty sure that she has a non-sexual agenda involving him.
    I do think that Ashley’s “don’t judge others” moral might be the point that the film is trying to make, but I thought something else. I’ve noticed a reoccurring theme about history repeating itself. Obviously this is seen when we realized that the old man was Abby’s boyfriend. Now we are watching as another boy is falling in love with Abby. We also watch the Owen’s bully getting bullied. Again history repeats itself when that child feels the need to bully Owen. I think the film-maker is trying to tell the audience that in order to stop negative things in the world, intervention is necessary; or else history will repeat itself.

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  4. After seeing most of the film “Let Me In,” I would rate the film as a 7. The film is slow at times but has exciting parts such as when Abby kills someone. This film was different than the other vampire movies I have seen usually the vampires are not young girls. I see young girls as being innocent and Abby did look innocent when she was a normal girl. When Abby turned into a vampire she looked evil and scary. In movies such as Twilight the vampires looked beautiful and were teenagers. They did not attack people the way Abby did. Even in other vampire movies that I remember the vampires did not feed on humans the way Abby did with such violence and destruction.
    When Abby was attacking her victims the scenes got very vivid and gruesome at times. I did not look away because sometimes I find it interesting to see how the scene was set up and the special effects that had to be used. I enjoy having something scary me. I like scary movies where you do not know what is coming next and something intense happens like when Abby’s “father” covered himself with acid. That was gross seeing his face melt away like that but it keeps my interest. I think it was even scarier seeing his face when he was in the hospital. The after effect was pretty bad. What if her “father” had to live with those scares and not been able to talk? I do not think I could live with scares like his.

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  5. I am similar to John about how i feel about the movie although I wouldn't give it a 9 I can say it's about a 7 or 8 out of 10. I think Owen reinforces stereotypes around gender by his stance on how girls and boys should act. Like John said when Abby offered to help him with the bullies he was hesitant to take advice from a girl. I think Abby reinforces gender when she was "hungry" and acted like she was scared to be alone in the tunnel, however transcended gender when she attacked the man by displaying that she can surivive on her own and doesn't need a "man" to help her out. There were moments when I turned away from the film, specifially the first scene in which Abby's "dad" killed his first victim and like Michelle said the acid scene with her dad was intense. I think I turned away from the first killing scene because I wasn't expecting it to be that detailed and vivid. The scene had a lot of blood and just freaked me out. The acid scene made me turn away simply because of the damage it caused and I couldn't imagine going through that much pain.

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  6. I would give the film "Let Me In" a 7 out of 10. I really like fictional stories so I've seen other vampire films and this one had a very different feel to what is out right now. I agree with Michelle that the movie is very different from Twilight. Those movies show vampires trying to abstain from killing humans, usually beceause there is a human love interest in the background wagging their fingers in disappointment. This movie stands out because Abby needs human blood to survive and she is not shy about killing to get it. A few classmates turned their heads whenever Abby attacked and I was no different. I'm not into the gore of scary movies so I looked away whenever Abby's "father" slit that highschooler's throat. I can handle a little blood but I get a little nauseated thinking about all of the blood being poured out of my body. I also covered my eyes after he crashed the car and poured acid on his face to cover up his identity. I agree with Ryan when he said it's hard to imagine how much pain you would be going through in that instance.

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  7. I agree with Michelle, Ryan, and Jamie. I think the film is about a 7 for me. As Michelle said, it is slow at times (and a little bit boring) but it seemed to keep my interest and keep me guessing.I really hope the end of the movie is awesome. I was bummed out we had to stop it with only a half hour left...that tends to be the best part.
    I think that allowing the main character, a "twelve year old" girl to be the vampire, it generates new appeal for viewers because they aren't used to seeing a child being a murderer. I know I wasn't. This could generate new appeal because it allows the viewer to get a new perspective on vampires and their culture/way of life. Many people think that vampires just bite someone and let them laying in the street suffering, waiting for them to turn into the next bloodsucking killer. Instead, Abby's "dad" killed the victim first, then drained their blood, which I think was more humane...in a sense. Abby, however, just jumped on that nice man in the tunnel and ripped his neck apart. A child vampire is a new way for people to see vampires, instead of twinkling, handsome men with a gleamingly bright smile.
    I also agree with Michelle, Ryan and Jamie when they talked about turning away at the gruesome parts. I'm typically okay with the gory stuff in horror movies and it usually doesn't bother me. For some reason unbeknownst to me (as an elementary ed major), I couldn't handle seeing Abby attack the man in the tunnel or the neighbor...especially the neighbor. It was just so vivid and terrible that I had to turn away. It's been a while since I've seen a movie where they show a scene that detailed. Just thinking about that scene and the scene where Abby's "father" poured acid on himself turns my stomach a bit. It was interesting to me, however, that even as a vampire, Abby's "father" loved her enough to severely harm himself to save her and protect their secret. I guess it just goes to show that those blood-hungry, vicious, terrifying vampires have feelings too.

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  8. I agree with Ryan, I think its more of an 8 on a scale of 1-10. Maybe its because I'm a big baby when it comes to horror films but the movie really kept me interested.
    #1. To be honest, I'm not really sure how Abby and Owen reinforce the stereotypes for their genders. It kind of seems reversed to me - Abby is the tough one encouraging Owen to stand up for himself, when Owen is the one running and crying in a corner.
    #2. I agree with Kelly - I don't believe in vampires - I'm one of those people who like the movies and want not but its all very fictional to me. I like how there's many different "faces" of a vampire... you have the ones that are like humans like in Twilight but then you have the ones that are like animals like in 30 Days of Night. Either way there is a sense of fear that vampires evoke which definetly powers the imagination.

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  9. I always find it hard to put a numerical value on a film, though I suppose if I have to I would rate Let Me In a 6, possibly 7 out of 10. There were many moments in the film in which the cinematography and mise-en-scene were used to their greatest effect. There is a moodiness about the film filtered in by the ever present snow during the day, and the yellow lights hiding the characters faces at night. The pacing seems about right, as it's not an action movie, it's a suspense film, though at times the need for suspense and feeling was put ahead of the razor thin plot. I'm still wondering what purpose the police officer is serving to the movement of the plot considering that his pursuit of a twelve year old girl is being hindered by her simply not answering the door.

    Abby and Owen most certainly do not reinforce gender sterotypes, as Owen is constantly emasculated by his classmates, school principal, and even Abby. Abby on the other hand still has the qualities of a little girl but she still holds the dominant role in her relationship with her father. In order to transcend gender I feel that characters need to be able to exist in both gender roles simultaneously, and there are no characteristics of either Abby or Owen that would qualify them for that. Both can exist outside of their prescribed gender, but when they begin to skew the lines they are checked back into their normally accepted positions.

    I didn't turn away from the film, so I can't answer that question. I've seen the majority of David Lynch's and David Cronenberg's films, so nothing really shocks me anymore. I wouldn't consider this film different from other vampire films that I've seen (I'm shocked that that's a genre). I'm not going to include Twilight in this analysis, mainly because it's a romance that just happens to have vampires, it's not a vampire film. Let Me In touches on many of the same motifs that other modern films have. It touches on the human, emotive side of vampires and their want to exist alongside humans. It also shows the feral side of the same characters which inhibits them from existing in films with humans. Notably it is able to connect back to Nosferatu and the vampire as an unwanted and hunted, but ultimately unstoppable evil that is infiltrating the country. Unlike Nosferatu though there are no direct references to how the vampire represented Weimar era Jews and how they were viewed in German society. It's not a stretch though to assume that the films location was changed to New Mexico to associate the vampire with immigration issues facing America (just an educated shot in the dark).

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  10. I would rate the movie probably about a 7 or an 8, i also believe that no movie can be rated on a numerical scale, but it would rate higher on the scale based on some things they decided to do within the movie and how it was filmed. i think that when a "scary thing" is filmed as a young person, its beautiful to think that someone that young could be placed in that predicament as well. it seems that something that bad could only be made with more mature age, but its nice to see it in a younger light, answers the question as to how they would handle that situation.

    i don't believe in vampires....but i do find them beautiful. they seem to have the perfect skin and hair, they also live for extremely long periods of time, basically like immortality. within that a vampire has what many people in our day want, immortality and beauty. also how they kill people, it seems beautiful as well. they go in for what seems to be a kiss and just tear shit up instead, its like the oh shit moment for most artists to place in a piece.
    also they are super human and can come and go as they please, they can pick people up and toss them like rag dolls

    well when i think of the twilight films, there are children in the film. it seems to be a normal thing because of Let me ins, dip in the water to release such a normal solution to children as vampires. it is wayyy different in many ways from the norm. she tears people apart instead of just biting. this, is awesome. way better than the bite, tear em up make them unrecognizable.

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  11. I agree with Ashley that this movie was probably a 7 out of 10. I was scared for part of the movie, but I did find some of it hokey such as when the nurse caught on fire. I agree with John that the film does reinforce gender roles. Abby is portrayed as a girl stronger than boys and because of this (and since she's a vampire) she is an outcast. This enforces the idea that boys are stronger than girls physically, and if they are strong they are seen as an outcast. As John said, when Abby says she'll help with the bullies he says she's a girl and this also reinforces the idea that boys should be stronger than girls. The bullies in the film also reinforce different gender roles. The boys are the ones who bully Owen, and just because he is smaller than them they seem to pick on him and call him a girl. I wouldn't say that I believed in vampires, but I definitely do like them. I think I like them because they represent power and immortality while having a bit of a dark side. The danger aspect of vampires is also an appealing trait. I've read different books and seen different movies about vampires and I just feel that vampires are something interesting to read or watch movies about.

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  12. I am not a fan or gore or horror films at all like others have said. With that, I think the movie is slow and there is still more for us to watch makes me rate it a 7. I am intriqued/ scared/ queasy during the killing scenes. But when that isn't happening I am just waiting for something to pick up. Some people have said they turned away during the first kill in the woods, but that didn't really bother me as compared to the last scene we watched where the girl woke up and started gnawing at her own arm. That part made me sick to my stomach. I jumped when she started killing the jogger in the tunnel, but nothing got to me quite like the hospital scene. As for believing in them, I literally was looking on roof tops on my walk home since it was night out. I don;t believe in them, but watching horror movies makes me freak out for a couple of days. I refuse to watch Twilight movies just because it is everywhere and I don't want to watch a vampire movie because I am scared of my own shadow, even if movies are made up. I am afraid of things that lurk in the dark because you never know what could be out there. As Kelly said, the danger and power intrique us, and that is why we watch crime shows.

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  13. I would rate “Let Me In” as 7 out of 10. I am not much into vampire movies, but this film in particular did a great job of grabbing my attention and keeping it. Personally I never have and probably never will believe in vampires. I agree with Kelly when she mentions that the idea of vampires express feelings of danger, power and seduction. Like Laura says, “Twilight” does a very good job at incorporating vampire love into movies. I agree with Bryan and Laura in the sense I feel that Abby and Owen do not reinforce stereotypes throughout the movie. Abby proved that she was independent and did not need others to go get blood for her. Owen was afraid of the boys at school because he constantly was bullied; therefore hiding from them at all costs. Abby was the one who tells Owen to stand up for himself and gives him the idea to hit/fight the bullies. Typically, the girl would be the one scared in this situation, back down from violence. I believe that if Owen and Abby stay together, the filmmaker is possibly trying to portray a message showing the audience that it is okay to fall in love. In fact it is okay to fall in love with anyone. I have been waiting to finish the movie all week and am excited to see the outcome of Owen and Abby.

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  14. I would rate “Let Me In” as a 6 or 7 for similar reasons as many people have already said. I agree with Kelly that the movie was kind of slow paced and I think it had some unnecessary parts that were more confusing than relevant to the story. I am very intrigued by the idea of vampires but this movie didn’t quiet interest me as much as other films that I have seen. It definitely takes a different perspective from the typical vampire traits of seduction and sexuality due to the age of the main characters at only 12 years. Abby’s character plays a much more gruesome and violent role as opposed to the sexy and enticing characters that we often see in vampire movies.
    Abby and Owen do not portray the typical gender stereotypes of males and females maybe due to the fact that they are still young children, but Abby is portrayed as the dominant character with strength and aggression while Owen is more fragile and weak being picked on by other boys at school. Abby is the one to tell Owen to stand up for himself against the bullies and tells him he needs to fight back. She tells him that if he can’t hit hard enough she will help him, but Owen laughs at this response, saying “But you’re a girl, girls don’t fight,” reinforcing the idea of gender stereotypes and girls as the weaker sex.
    Although I do not believe in vampires, the appeal that I see in them is the everlasting beauty and sex appeal that is most often depicted of vampires. The idea of their immortality is intriguing as well. In the films that I have seen before “Let Me In,” the vampires invite their prey in by temptation and seduction, where as in this movie Abby is depicted as evil and attacks her prey violently, like an animal, as Michelle mentioned. I turned away in these moments where Abby turns evil and attacks her pray. The way that her eyes change and the look on her face made me cover my face and I caught myself watching the movie through my fingers, especially when they show Abby’s “father” in the hospital after he is burned by the acid.
    I kind of agree with Ashley’s idea of the moral of the film being not to judge others. I think that the way Owen accepted Abby with little questions and his desire for friendship shows how little he judged her. I’m not really sure what Abby’s motive was in befriending Owen because it doesn’t seem like she was as interested in him as he was in her at first. I think that the ongoing bullying from the boys at school shows how wrong it is to treat people in that way and the consequences of those actions. We realized after seeing the main bullies brother that his motive for treating Owen in that way stems from his relationship with his older brother. It is clear that he does not like being treated that way and so he should not wish that upon anyone else; however he chooses to take his aggression at his brother out on Owen. If Abby and Owen stay together I will show the need for acceptance and belonging and the desire of one’s companionship in life’s journeys.

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  15. I agree with Nicole I am not a fan of scary or horror movies, but I would rate this movie a 7. I was scared during most of this movie and honestly did close my eyes a couple times. I usually am very uninterested in movies that are very scary but I left class wanting to watch more. The scenes that scared me the most would be anytime that Abby or her “boyfriend”/”father figure” killed someone. It was very disgusting to see the blood dripping from her face and the blood dripping from a victim being hung upside down. I also think that when Owen was bullied it was another difficult scene to watch. Bullying happens so much to people and watching it in a movie makes it all the more real. I also felt that when her “boyfriend”/”father figure” jumped out the window was very hard to watch. It was sad to see that the killing had finally taken a toll on him and he wanted to escape the life that he walked into. I agree with Heather and have never really believed in vampires. I really have only watched movies that portray them as something that could not possibly be real. I think that this movie makes you think about the possibility of them actually being real because it’s a child. I really like the way that vampires are so intriguing because they are mysterious and unknown. I feel that that most films portray them in a way that they shouldn’t. I really felt that in the movie Abby was portrayed as being the strong and dangerous one. Owen took on the role as the weaker child because of how he was bullied and not being a vampire. This completely goes against most stereotypes that have been portrayed in the past between men and women.

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  16. I agree with Opie on this one. Rating a film in a numerical scale is a hard thing to determine. I'd definitely give in an 8 though simply because it sticks to most stereotypical vampire behaviors. I definitely agree with Rachael when it comes to the gender stereotypes found in this movie. Abby trumps Owen in every way when it comes to confidence and it took her enticing him to actually get him to stand up for himself. In ways it also transcends gender simply because of their age. Most kids that age are still finding themselves and what they like and also who they like.
    I don't personally believe in vampires but I do enjoy a good vampire movie or television show. My perception of a vampire would be: cold to the touch, pale skin, fangs on demand, only come out at night, are monsters to the core because they only drink human blood, and very sexual beings. I like the concept of a vampire, but I think if they were real - I wouldn't like them so much. Abby specifically challenges vampire culture for me simply because of her age. No one touches the "young vampire" motif. They mostly go for the teen heart-throb or more adult vampires, but never talk about a vampire being 12 years old forever. This also opens up for a whole new market of viewers. Going back to "The Little Vampire" where kids are vampires, but rarely is that found in todays society. This could incorporate kids into this whole new fad that's swept the nation. I also like that she can't eat people food. That should be an upholding stand across all vampire culture and it's not. Rarely do you see a vampire getting sick from eating what we eat on a daily basis, but Abby did. One thing I never understood was why filmmakers say vampires can walk during the day - they sparkle or have special rings or trinkets that make them daywalkers? What is that crap? Vampires are for the night and should stay in the night. Any other stereotype is just wrong.

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  17. If I had to rate the film, I would give it a 6 or 7 out of 10. I enjoyed the version with subtitles much more because it has a much more authentic feel to it. The Hollywood version seems fake and unnatural. After watching this film for the first time, I found it strange that the person who wrote this script chose a girl to be the vampire in the movie. Typically, vampires are portrayed as the leading male character in the movie. However, by making a little girl the vampire, all the writer did was add a whole new dimension of terror into the mix.
    In regards to vampires, I do not believe in them, however, they do have several appealing characteristics. I think the idea of living forever is the most appealing one.
    Abby has a way of challenging other vampires in the past because she is just a simple little girl. Typically, as I mentioned earlier, the main vampire in a film is usually a fully grown man. When someone presents a little girl massacring fully grown people, vampires become more frightening than before.
    Viewers who are sick and tired of seeing movies with adults as vampires might see more appeal to Do The Right Thing because its a fresh take on the vampire genre.
    As far as turning away is concerned, there weren't any scenes where I had to turn away. At this point in my life, with the culture that I live in, I am pretty desensitized. It takes an awful lot for me to get thrown off and disgusted anymore.
    In the end, I believe that the moral of the story is that in a world filled with shades of grey, one finds themselves rooting for the terrible monster(Abby), because morally she is more acceptable to be than the terrible bullies in the schools. She is just doing what she must to survive, whereas, the bullies are doing it because they are bad people.
    This film is in a category of its own in terms of vampire films. By making a little innocent looking girl into a horrible monster, the view of the main character softens. All and all the ideas portrayed in this film were original and a fresh, new take on one of the oldest genres in cinema.

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  18. I am quite squeamish so I generally do not care for horror movies. I do, however, appreciate a well-formed plot and thoughtful cinematography. Having said that, I would rate 'Let Me In' as a 6 out of 10. While it kept my interest, I wasn't compelled to finish it. The film techniques created softness in Abby while maintaining suspense, but, as Bryan said, the 'razor-thin plot' did not support the movie.

    I feel that Questions 1 & 4 are closely related in that the main character is a female child (perhaps the weakest form of human), which is what generates a different appeal. I think that the movie is ironic in that people want to watch it because they can't imagine Abby, a feeble little girl, as a ferocious killer, yet Owen is portrayed as the weak one. The producers are generating interest in the film by challenging gender roles, and they pull out plenty of clichés to reinforce it (Owen getting bullied, Abby’s protagonist role, “but you’re a girl,” etc.). In this way, both John and Ryan are correct in the class debate over gender stereotypes. The appeal of the movie reinforces gender stereotypes, while the concepts used in the plot obviously attempt to knock them down.

    This argument can also serve to answer Question 6. Even though a moral in a vampire movie seems a bit silly, I think that it would be to challenge these roles we are given in society. Girls can be strong, boys can be weak and humans and vampires can fall in love.

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  19. I would rate this movie a 6 out of 10, I wasn’t able to be in class to see the other classmate’s reaction to the film but I watched it on Netflix and I did not love it. I am not really a fan of scary type movies anyway but I can’t stand the whole vampire obsession that everyone has been swept into thanks to the twilight movies. To answer some of the questions, No I do not believe in vampires and I do not like anything about the movies, maybe that’s because I’m not an 18 year old girl. However From the images and clips from twilight that I have seen in the media, the two movies seem to have some similarities.
    Overall the story wasn’t bad but there were some parts I don’t like to watch because I really just don’t like gory and gruesome parts in movies.

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