Christian Metz is best known for applying the ideas of both Sigmund Freud's psychology and Jaques Lacan's mirror theory, and then adding this semiotic into films. Below i shall identify the stages that Metz developed;
Experimental; a formalisation of narrative conventions.
Horror; The cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Nosferatu.
Rom-Com; Untamed Heart, The Lake House.
Thriller; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Psycho.
Classical / Classics; the defined or practiced conventions.
Horror; Frankenstein and Dracula.
Rom-Com; Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Thriller; Red Dragon, Leon
Parody; the conventions have been parodied.
Horror; Scary movie, Abott & Costello meet Frankenstein and Carry on screaming.
Rom-Com; Date Movie.
Thriller; Number 17.
Deconstruction; where other elements and sub-genres are introduced.
Horror; Seven, Scream, The blair witch project, The sixth sense.
Rom-Com; Manhattan.
Thriller; Se7ven, 1408, Silence of The Lambs.
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