Codes and conventions of the Gothic genre in 'Dracula'
As researched by Anna, there are several key features specialised the the gothic genre that makes it different to the others and creates a huge impact on the audience. The film 'Dracula' directed my Tod Browning and Karl Freund and published in 1931 conformed to the gothic genre. It effectively demonstrates the several codes and conventions of the gothic style throughout the entity of the film. The several conventions of gothic films applied on 'Dracula' are listed below:
- The supernatural is a common theme which is demonstrated by the main character as Dracula is a vampier who is clearly a inhumane monster. Furthermore, this also encompasses the idea of interacting with life after death which also a typical gothic theme.
- Inanition the fact that the 'Dracula' is filmed in black and white gives it a sense of ambiguity and darkens the scenes which is a symbol of mystery
- The sense of mystery is another common convention found in films of the gothic genre
- In addition, the character of Mina represents a distressed female who is vulnerable to the antagonist
- She gets attacked by Dracula but in the end fully recovers
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