Topic: Shaken Up, With Laughter Perhaps: The Interplay of Black Horror and Comedy/Satir
Inspired by The Blackening & Get Out
Thesis: The Blackening employs satire and comedy throughout the film to undermine racial trauma and stereotypes, challenging previous representations of Black people in horror. Through the combination of horror and comedy, The Blackening contradicts the assumed notion of Black suffering in horror and restores autonomy to Black characters for a genre of film that has been historically marginalized.
Please rewrite the thesis to include Get Out!
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○ The film deconstructs conventional horror stereotypes (Ex: “the Black character dies first”) and readdresses the problematic aspects of Black horror. It allows the audience to watch a comedy or horror film throughout the plot. There can be comparisons made to Tales from the Hood that take on racial stereotypes in horror.
○ The significance of using comedy to deal with racial issues, trauma, and identity in a light-hearted manner. It can make the film more relatable and enjoyable without triggering the audience.
○ The shift from the traditional horror film expectations allows Black heroes to engage with the storyline based on their own terms. It also depicts the importance of survival by a group, exemplifying the strength of coming together.
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Length: 1,800 words (approx. 7.5 pages; word count is more important than the page count)
Sources: At least TWO secondary sources. (An outside article/blog/opinion that supports your argument or you refute in your paper. Wikipedia and dictionaries are not appropriate sources. You may add additional sources for background, but make sure two sources address the class works directly.)
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