Movie Conventions: "The Black Phone" (2021)

 What elements of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have?

This movie has dark and dull colors/lighting. The movie has conflict in the beginning between certain characters which creates a worried feeling. There is certain angles shot of one character which can lead you to tell he's trouble. The costumes are basic outfits like jeans and t-shirts. There is little to no makeup on the actors and actresses. The music playing creates a suspenseful feeling. There is a fade out right before the title cards that gives a sense of 'something just went wrong'. In the title cards, there are scary things shown that relate to the movie and what had happened before they started with the cards.

What elements of the genre did the movie have that you like?

I liked the use of multiple different props. I liked the title cards and how they kind of showed the beginning of the storyline. I liked the way they did the lighting/colors, it helped add to the genre. I also thought the way the fade out was used in the beginning created a good sense of fear and made you question what will happen next.

What elements of the genre did the movie have that did not appeal to you?

I did not like that there were too many subtle hints of suspense in the beginning of the film. I didn't like how the characters all had some reason to fight each other. I also did not like the settings in the beginning of the film, it seemed too normal.