Genre Dynamics: Navigating Utility and Complexity in Film Classification, with a Focus on Horror Through ‘Frankenstein’ (1931) and ‘The Spiral Staircase’ (1946)

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 Discipline: Visual arts

Write an 800 words of the following prompt and answer all parts of the question.

  • Think about how the concept of genre works. How and for whom is genre useful, and what are some of the broad complications of assigning a genre category to a film? 
  • Address these general aspects of the genre but also think specifically about horror—what are some aspects of horror as a genre and the particular complexities of labeling a film as horror? 
  • Discuss the prompt by taking into example the following old horror films

  1. Frankenstein (1931 Directed by James Whale) https://vimeo.com/77974686
  2. The Spiral Staircase (1946, Directed by Robert Siodma) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbiuTfg8Mu8

  •  Moreover, draw from at least one of the attached readings to help you write your answer.
  • Only use the attached PDFs and the film links for the paper, and there’s no need for a Works Cited at the end. Just cite them in-text parenthetically in this format: (Last name page number)

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