After viewing A Quiet Place, write an essay in which you compare the film to either The Babadook or Get Out, focusing on the theme of family and horror. <\/p>\n

Explain how each film integrates the family into the horror genre, addressing some (not all) of the chapter reading themes and iconography:<\/p>\n

–normality and logic threatened by the monstrous<\/p>\n

–the uncanny<\/p>\n

–haunted house and\/or exotic settings<\/p>\n

–lighting, framing and off-screen space, moving camera, sound<\/p>\n

–aberrant sexuality<\/p>\n

Each film has a different take on how the family figures in the plot, so you can emphasize differences; but seek out similarities too. Give details of specific scenes you see as important, to support your points.<\/p>\n

Conclude your essay with a few thoughts on how each of your two films can be considered a \u201csocial safety valve\u201d (pp. 381-82).<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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