Hybrid- based on little red riding hood but takes it further and plays on it to make it into a horror film. It is also based on the short story by Angela Carter
Location- the film is set in the woods, in the middle of nowhere where there is only a small village near by, there is a lot of spooky music played whilst in the woods to give it that eery atmosphere. there is also a lot of smoke around in the woods to make i look more spooky. a lot of the film is set in the darkness and there isn't much light.
Motifs- there are lots of children's toys in the film and a lot end up in the woods, this adds to the creepiness of the film, as they turn evil. most of the toys are broken and buried, or dirty. the toys turn evil at different parts of the film. there is also lots of animals that are stereotypical of a horror film, with bats and frogs and crows.
the film is a dream sequence and it is a broken narrative as there is lots of different people telling stories and the dream goes off and shows the stories.
Rosaleen is the main character, the protagonist is the younger of two sisters. In both real life and in the dream the sister has been stealing the older sisters make up, lipstick. In the dream sequence the older sisters dies.
the dream is about Rosaleen becoming an adult and maturing. the film shows a dysfunctional family, although a common family in most homes, the sisters fight, the dad cannot control the youngest daughter
The dream sequence starts off with the open windows, which relates to the outside world and also open windows link with the horror side of the film.
dream starts with the older sister getting attacked by all of the childhood toys and not being able to escape them, it then goes into the funeral
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