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Emotional Point of View in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
| Title: | Emotional Point of View in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. |
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| Authors: | Bessette, Eliot (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | JCMS: Journal of Cinema & Media Studies. Fall2022, Vol. 62 Issue 1, p36-59. 24p. |
| Abstract: | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974) forcefully demonstrates an unusual technique for conveying characters' emotions, which I call emotional point of view (POV). This is a means of depicting emotions enmeshed with elements of film form, such as cinematography or mise-en-scène. Reading for emotional POV allows us to witness the distortive effect of characters' emotions on their perception. I examine three episodes of emotional POV in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre : those of fear, horror, and anger. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Subject Terms: | Chain saws, Emotion recognition, Massacres, Emotions, Horror, Anger |
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| ISSN: | 25784900 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/cj.2022.0062 |
| Database: | Art & Architecture Complete |
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