In the last few weeks I’ve touched upon horror as a genre, and argued how film can and should be used to to speak to students and used in education to a far greater extent than it has in the past.
With this in mind, it only makes sense that I dedicate at least writing (if indirectly) to both subjects collectively, through a film that’s fairly unknown. This is what leads us to today’s article.
In a word: the article itself as an opinion piece is solid but flawed. I like it. It boasts a very relaxed and conversational tone, which, when coupled with its relatively short length and simplistic language, allows it to flow with an enjoyable ease, that both satisfies and doesn’t waste your time.
It makes its stance and argument clear from the start with its opening line: “Sometimes, a movie comes along that shows many problems with the horror/thriller genre while simultaneously being an above average movie in and of itself. Disturbing Behavior is one of those films.” Before launching into a summary of the film, and its argument for seeing it.
Said summary, though, is likely the article’s most problematic feature, as goes far too deeply into detail regarding the film’s plot, even spoiling certain bits specific cahracter’s stories, when it doesn’t need to. A better move may have been to focus more on analysis of the story as a whole, perhaps diving into it’s themes or the production values in greater detail. As it stands now, however, the summary as whole just comes across as unnecessary and even detrimental padding.
Beyond this issue though, the article deserves credit for its use of evidence as well, drawing upon both the writer’s personal experiences with the film – seeing the director’s-cut on cable – and the issues surrounding the mediocre theatrical release of the film to counteract any oppositions’ likely main argument for avoiding it, before wrapping the entire thing up with his own recommendation. All-in-all, as I said, this is a solid article. It does exactly what it needs and wants to, with an engaging tone, a well-composed argument lacing in any noticeable fallacies, and a clear message defining the writer’s opinion. It only stumbles in how little it chooses to delve into analysis, focusing more than its own considerations. Barring this ,admittedly, glaring flaw,however, I believe this is well put together article accomplishes its goals more than admirably.
Source:
“Disturbing Behavior (1998) Review.” Horror Freak News – The Best Horror Movies Website, 7 June 2016, horrorfreaknews.com/disturbing-behavior-1998-review.
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