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Exporting J-horror: Will its Cultural Success Abroad be its Demise?...
Does that creepy, long-haired girl from The Ring still haunt your nightmares? The future of J-Horror is contemplated in this essay with an examination of Ringu, Ju-On: The Grudge, and their Hollywood remakes.
Superheroes: Force for Good or Relic of the Past?...
Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man… is the prevalence of superheroes in media problematic? This essay explores the social and psychological impacts of this pop culture trend.
Humanity’s Primal Fears: Interpreting The Fly...
In the classic horror film The Fly, the unlucky scientist Seth Brundle undergoes a torturous transformation into a man/fly hybrid. This essay explores how these changes illuminate humanity’s primal fears and mirror the struggles of people with certain degenerative diseases.
Hong Kong Film, Hollywood and the New Global Cinema: No Film is an Island...
Movies play a significant role in people’s leisure life even with the rapid development of Internet. No industry could succeed without a long period of development…
