“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” is the pinnacle of horror movies, permanently stored in the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, New York.

"The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" Synopsis

Texas is a state where grave robberies are common. Young people traveling pick up a hitchhiker. He goes to a nearby house to ask for some gasoline, but the house he stops at turns out to be the house of the murderer Leatherface. They are killed one by one by Leatherface, who wears the skin of a human face and wields an electric saw.

Index

• art and horror movies
• The beginning of American new cinema
• Between fiction and realism.
• Development of Leatherface
• Monsters are everywhere...

art and horror movies

The Museum of Modern Art in New York, commonly known as MoMA, is said to be a sacred place for modern art, and has a collection that includes not only paintings, but also product designs, photographs, posters, and even films such as Ozu's `` Tokyo Story '' (1953). Surprisingly, the master film of Tobe Hooper's ``The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' (1974) is also stored there. It's an incredible horror movie.

In terms of classic horror movies, George A. Romero's ` `Night of the Living Dead '' (1968), which was the first to visualize the concept of Dawn of the Dead, is also included, but in the case of this work. The main reason for this must be that it has been praised as ``the scariest and most original movie of all time.'' Before and after this film, countless horror films have been created around the world, but this one stands out as a rare one.

"The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" preview

However, no matter how scary it is, why does it go to the trouble of being collected as "art" in one of the world's leading museums? What exactly is art? The definition is uncertain and ambiguous, and interpretations vary from person to person. However, there is a common factor interpretation.

For example, there is a view that ``art is about posing problems.'' Regardless of the format of the output, it has the potential to make you think on a deep level. Something that has the power to accurately capture and present the essence of things, something that is difficult to notice in everyday life. From that perspective, this work could be said to be an art form that attempts to explore the essence of ``fear.''

There are no throwaway cuts, and the film goes straight to the point of ``scaring''. Yes, this movie is very "functional". In order to achieve its goal of scaring people, it eliminates unnecessary things and runs without breathing, just like an athlete who pursues the ultimate in functionality. For example, the latest Shinkansen trains have unusually long noses due to a focus on speed. For example, as a result of investigating the defense function and flight performance to evade radar, a stealth bomber with a body and wings integrated was born. , also applies to insect and animal forms). It's truly functional.

This film was also created by the talented young director Tobe Hooper, who did everything he wanted to do in his youthful inclinations, and as a result, cinematic common sense and absurdity were mixed, and when he realized that it was not where he had originally envisioned, it turned out to be a terrible thing. I get the impression that he has reached a new state.

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Before making `` Alien '' (1979), screenwriter Dan O'Bannon showed the film to director Ridley Scott, saying, ``A film dominated by fear set in space, like ``The Texas Chain Saw Massacre''. There is a famous story in which he said, ``I want to make something like this.'' What is fear? What do people find scary? Watching this film is a rare experience that forces you to face the true nature of fear on an unconscious level.

The introduction has been a bit long, but the point is that just as the overwhelmingly monumental science fiction movie is `` 2001: A Space Odyssey '' (68), the monumental masterpiece of horror movies is ``The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.'' It is. Don't get me wrong, this is by no means the gold standard of ``splatter movies'' or ``thriller movies.'' Horror movies are simply a genre of movies that scare people.

So what is so scary about this movie? To understand this, it is first necessary to understand the historical background.

The beginning of American new cinema