In this shot Glen has accidentally killed Monica with the
chainsaw. We can see lots of blood coming from Monica. This is because body
horror can make people feel uneasy, but because we have become desensitised we
need to see more of it to make it have the same effect. Monica is at this point
an incredibly stereotypical female victim. This is because she has all the
characteristics that female victims for e.g blonde hair, large breasts, an
annoying voice, and she also had sex with Steve beforehand. The quick Montage of this scene also links to
the institutional context at the time, due to the 9/11 plane crashes, making everybody manic and vigilant.
Glen also dies in this scene, which is a shock to the
audience because he falls over and hits his head, which we don’t actually see,
which is restricted narration. The quick montage of this scene links closely to
the institutional context of action-horror films, in which audiences are
desensitised to gore, perhaps due to more availability (DVD, Internet, TV etc.).
This means that dramatic scenes need to happen more often in action horrors. Another film that is a good example of trying
to try to overpower the desensitized audience is Hostel, in which gory scenes happen
frequently, even if they are restricted.
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