My favorite genre film? The remake of Halloween!!!

With horror films being my favorite film genre, it only makes sense that my favorite genre film is the new “Halloween” directed by Rob Zombie, which came out in 2007. I have always liked all of the “Halloween” films but the way Rob Zombie remade this film made it even better. The remake took viewers deeper into Michael Myers’ mind and even gave us his history, showing us what his childhood was like and what exactly made him the way he became. That simple factor of adding in the killer’s history was the reason this movie became my favorite; not only was the original remade and updated, but newer information was added in helping viewers to put together the mystery of Michael Myers. Not too many remakes add in a lot of information and extra scenes that were not in the original movie; so this is an original move that made this movie successful! When remaking a film, adding in your own theories and thoughts about the characters is a good way to give your own twist to the movie!

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Horror Films

Just in time for Halloween! My favorite film genre has always been horror films. Yes, I could branch out into my other favorites, including thriller and mystery but nothings beats a good horror film! Even though it is mostly always the same storyline (a problem is introduced, people soon die, the main character is alive in the end and the killer somehow loses) they still give you a good scare! The reason that I find them so exciting would have to be the fact that I love being scared! With Halloween being my favorite holiday (if it is even considered a holiday) loving horror movies comes naturally with that! Another good thing about horror movies is that once the movie is over, the fear is over also. Of course, you will be thinking about the movie for the next few days and may even have a few nightmares, but you seem to leave your fears with the end of the movie. Nothing is as bad as it seems once your horror movie has started!!!

Promise Rings: What meaning do they have?

Have you ever thought about what a promise ring really means? Engagement rings and wedding bands have a common meaning that almost everyone has adapted to but a promise ring’s meaning has never fully been established. It seems that everyone who gets one for someone has a meaning of their own to attach to the term. It is always some sort of promise but the type of that promise varies. Parents consider it a promise to “save yourself for marriage” but most boyfriends and girlfriends consider it a promise that they will stay together forever, sort of a step before the engagement ring. So what happens if you break this promise that the ring is binding to you? Couples would mostly likely break up and your parents would probably be greatly disappointed but forgive you in the end. So is the theory of a promise ring mostly a fabrication that humans set in their minds? It could be something that we believe in only for the sake of having a pre-engagement or it could give us reason to believe fully in something that we believe to be morally correct.

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