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“occult movies.” In western society, occult movies
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showingthestoryofexterminatingdemonsarepopular.
The demons appearing in western horror movies are
different from the ghosts of eastern horror stories. Kang
MinYeong,thechiefeditorofthemoviemagazineCAST,
said,“Westernersareafraidofunmatchableopponents,the
ones that are described as “absolute evils” in Catholicism
or Christianity. Therefore, there appear murderers who
kill people randomly, evil spirits who possess a person
for no specific reason and ghosts or witches who lure the
innocent.Westernhorrorfocusesmoreonthe‘evil’itself.
Unlike the ghosts in the east that have specific stories,
demons in the west have no reason why they cause pain
▲TheConjuringisapopular
▲InthemovieTheExorcist-there
to normal people, and that’s what makes western horror
Americanhorrormovieseries.
appearsagirlpossessedbythe
moviesmoreterrifying.”
demon.
In the movie The Exorcist (1973, U.S.), an innocent
girl was possessed by a demon. The demon tells the priest who came to exorcise it that “You made your mother die. You
leftheralonetodie,”tomakehimsuffer.Byseeingthedevilactinglikeheistormentingthefamilyforfun,audiencescan
identifythedifferencebetweenthewesternconceptofevilandeasternghosts.Therefore,thefamilyandthepriestsdonot
trytofigureoutthedevil’shiddenstoryorsympathizewithhim.Theentirestoryofthemovieisfocusedontheirjourneyof
wardingofftheevilspirits.
Chief editor Kang also talked about the difference between the attitudes of the east and of the west in coping with the
ghosts. Unlike the western exorcists, there are characters who help the ghosts to solve their grudge and co-exist with the
people. Western devils are the object of exclusion, while eastern ghosts are sometimes even sympathized with by humans.
Thisisthebasisofeachhorrormovie.
Splatter:Whyarewesternersfondofviolentmovies?
Theword“splatter”means“todropeverywhere.”“Splattermovies”arealsocalled“Goremovies,”whichonlyfocusonthe
destructionofthebodyandbloodinessratherthantheplot.InthefirstsplattermovieBloodFeast(1963,U.S.),thereappears
a crazy cook who murders beautiful women and makes them into dishes for the revival of an Egyptian Goddess. Violent
scenesdescribingthevictims’bodiesbeingcutandgroundaredisplayedduringtheentiremovie.Also,Saw(2004,U.S.)is
amoviewhichhasgainedalotofpopularitysinceitsfirstreleasein2004andthereareninefilmsinthisseries.Itisalsoa
representativeofsplattermovies.
The birth of splatter movies is related to the structure of the Hollywood movie industry. During the 1920s, the biggest
five movie studios monopolized the Hollywood movie market. These studios produced movies in large quantities, so the
movieswerecheaplymadeandincludedsexualscenes.However,sinceanti-monopolybeganinthe1940s,thestudioscould
not produce cheaply made movies anymore. To fill the gap, small studios started to make movies that can give a lot of
stimulationtotheaudiences,sotheychosetomake“cruel,goreandbloody”movies.
Then why are splatter movies still popular in western society? According to The Difference Between East and West:
Expression Toward Ghosts written by Yoo-Jong man, splatter movies clearly separate good from evil. From the story of
splatter movies depicting the senseless killing of innocent people, the gap between the perpetrators and the victims is
absolute. Therefore, it goes with Christian ideology, which makes it clear why this is popular in the western world where
Christiansarethemajorityofthereligiouspopulation.
Also,thepopularityofsplattermoviesinthewestisrelatedtothetendencyofwesterners.ThemanageroftheInstagram
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www.theargus.org
“occult movies.” In western society, occult movies
ⓒpinterest
ⓒpinterest
showingthestoryofexterminatingdemonsarepopular.
The demons appearing in western horror movies are
different from the ghosts of eastern horror stories. Kang
MinYeong,thechiefeditorofthemoviemagazineCAST,
said,“Westernersareafraidofunmatchableopponents,the
ones that are described as “absolute evils” in Catholicism
or Christianity. Therefore, there appear murderers who
kill people randomly, evil spirits who possess a person
for no specific reason and ghosts or witches who lure the
innocent.Westernhorrorfocusesmoreonthe‘evil’itself.
Unlike the ghosts in the east that have specific stories,
demons in the west have no reason why they cause pain
▲TheConjuringisapopular
▲InthemovieTheExorcist-there
to normal people, and that’s what makes western horror
Americanhorrormovieseries.
appearsagirlpossessedbythe
moviesmoreterrifying.”
demon.
In the movie The Exorcist (1973, U.S.), an innocent
girl was possessed by a demon. The demon tells the priest who came to exorcise it that “You made your mother die. You
leftheralonetodie,”tomakehimsuffer.Byseeingthedevilactinglikeheistormentingthefamilyforfun,audiencescan
identifythedifferencebetweenthewesternconceptofevilandeasternghosts.Therefore,thefamilyandthepriestsdonot
trytofigureoutthedevil’shiddenstoryorsympathizewithhim.Theentirestoryofthemovieisfocusedontheirjourneyof
wardingofftheevilspirits.
Chief editor Kang also talked about the difference between the attitudes of the east and of the west in coping with the
ghosts. Unlike the western exorcists, there are characters who help the ghosts to solve their grudge and co-exist with the
people. Western devils are the object of exclusion, while eastern ghosts are sometimes even sympathized with by humans.
Thisisthebasisofeachhorrormovie.
Splatter:Whyarewesternersfondofviolentmovies?
Theword“splatter”means“todropeverywhere.”“Splattermovies”arealsocalled“Goremovies,”whichonlyfocusonthe
destructionofthebodyandbloodinessratherthantheplot.InthefirstsplattermovieBloodFeast(1963,U.S.),thereappears
a crazy cook who murders beautiful women and makes them into dishes for the revival of an Egyptian Goddess. Violent
scenesdescribingthevictims’bodiesbeingcutandgroundaredisplayedduringtheentiremovie.Also,Saw(2004,U.S.)is
amoviewhichhasgainedalotofpopularitysinceitsfirstreleasein2004andthereareninefilmsinthisseries.Itisalsoa
representativeofsplattermovies.
The birth of splatter movies is related to the structure of the Hollywood movie industry. During the 1920s, the biggest
five movie studios monopolized the Hollywood movie market. These studios produced movies in large quantities, so the
movieswerecheaplymadeandincludedsexualscenes.However,sinceanti-monopolybeganinthe1940s,thestudioscould
not produce cheaply made movies anymore. To fill the gap, small studios started to make movies that can give a lot of
stimulationtotheaudiences,sotheychosetomake“cruel,goreandbloody”movies.
Then why are splatter movies still popular in western society? According to The Difference Between East and West:
Expression Toward Ghosts written by Yoo-Jong man, splatter movies clearly separate good from evil. From the story of
splatter movies depicting the senseless killing of innocent people, the gap between the perpetrators and the victims is
absolute. Therefore, it goes with Christian ideology, which makes it clear why this is popular in the western world where
Christiansarethemajorityofthereligiouspopulation.
Also,thepopularityofsplattermoviesinthewestisrelatedtothetendencyofwesterners.ThemanageroftheInstagram
6
www.theargus.org
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