TRAILER GENRE ANALYSIS: THE POSSESSION

1.)The genre of this movie is horror, this film genre is based on getting a negative but emotional reaction from viewers by playing with the viewers fears and emotions. They often feature scenes that frighten and alarmed, horror films often use supernatural and spiritual themes. However, this could over lap with the thriller, supernatural and also fantasy themes. 2.)The main character is horror movies are often very dominant and controlling, whether they are seen or not. The Possession as a horror film uses terror as an unknown force, for example in this film they have used a little girl as a protagonist character who is said to be possessed by a demon, one of the stock characters who isn't seen in the film (the demon) is dominant and controlling and plays one of the biggest rolls in the whole film. 3.)This trailer gives a strong insight into what happens throughout the film and a basis of what the film is about, the beginning shows a normal broken family, and two girls spending time with their father, this may be just an ordinary week for them, the middle of the trailer begins to show the what the film is actually about. Throughout the trailer they have quick shots of all the main parts of the movie so the audience can understand more, a sinister soundtrack plays as well as narrative from the actors. The themes of this trailer are typical for horror movie, it comes across dark and mysterious, the low lighting of this trailer gives an unsettling feeling. The trailer shows violence, obsession and a unsettled atmosphere.