Revenge Movies Are A Dish Best Served Bold (Part 2)
CATHARSIS The psychological underpinnings of revenge, around for generations of storytelling, involve identification with a character’s situation (empathetic response) which then leads to catharsis. Once we bond with the main character, identify strongly with their plight, satisfying results are what you’re aiming for in revenge-driven movies; that’s why so much of the skill comes […]
Revenge Movies Are A Dish Best Served Bold (Part 1)
Few themes are as relatable as revenge. We’ve all been wronged and considered various responses to that wrong. Not many of us use violence or extremes toward the wrongdoers, but there is a place we all go to where those remedies are at least internally considered. That’s what makes revenge stories so powerful. A […]
“Revenge” Adds New Twists to an Oft-Told Tale
Revenge sagas about a woman turning the tables on her attackers are nothing new to the cinema. Filmmakers from Francois Truffaut (“The Bride Wore Black”) to Quentin Tarantino (“Kill Bill, Volumes 1 and 2”) have made indelible impressions with such tales. The sub-genre of ‘rape and revenge films,’ while often more exploitative, has earned its […]
