LLF14 ASSIGNMENT 2A

ORAL PRESENTATION

HORROR MOVIE ANALYSIS: ‘THE GRUDGE 3’

GROUP MEMBERS
NAMES ID#
1. DESMOND MAELUIA s11144340
2. BILLY ALOGA s11152945
3. JR ALFRED RAUKA s11144328
4. CARLOS BABU s11147301

TUTOR: MRS AIDEN M

YEAR: 2017

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 1. Title (horror movie): The Grudge 3

2. Introduction
It was once said by H.P. Lovecraft; ‘The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest
and the strongest kind of fear is the fear of the unknown’.
As a genre, horror has been established with us since the late 1700s and came into many different
forms. Due to the evolution of horror genre, it (horror) has invaded the film industry with movies that
are more graphic than its beginning.
Horror film or sometimes called horror movies; is a genre that primarily focusses on the creation of a
sense of fear, panic, alarm and dread for the audience. These films are often characterized as being
horror in a way that is unsettling and most probably aiming at scaring the audience through a portrayal
of their unpleasant fears and nightmares. Though it has its own style, horror movie often overlaps into
Fantasy, Thriller, and Science fiction and it is usually centered on the existence of an evil force, person,
or event. Not only that, the mythical creatures used such as ghosts, vampires, and zombies and their
settings, symbols used, literary devices, and the different type of conflicts are all account for that nature.

And so in this analysis, we are going to analyze a horror movie entitled ‘The Grudge 3’. Further on that,
the analysis will mainly elaborate on the basic components or elements of horror genre, specifically: the
settings (i.e. when and where the film was set), the different types of characters involved, the plot
summary which is the order of events as they happen in the film, the different conflicts occur, symbols
that are decisively used to represent or symbolizes certain behaviors and nature in the film and finally
the theme of the movie which is ‘Revenge’. In addition to that, there are two (2) other extremely potent
literary device that are deliberately used in the horror movie namely Red Herring and Cliff hanger.
Figuratively, as a literary plot device, red herring allows the writer to insert an object or a person in the
story which will distract the reader or viewer from the main culprit of the story. Besides that, cliff hanger
is also used subsequently in order to keep readers interested in the melodramatic story lines.

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3. Setting
 Place: Apartment Building in Chicago, United States.
 Time: 20th Century (between 1970 to 2000)

4. Characters
 Main Character or Protagonist
Naoko- She was the real sister of the ghost, Kayako. She came to Chicago to end the
curse of her sister. However, she was a weak character who didn’t get the job done.
She came to Chicago without a full-proof plan which is stupid.

 Minor Characters
a) Lisa-Sister of Max, the landlord of the apartment building
b) Rose-Little sister of Lisa and Max.

 Dynamic Character
a) Max- The landlord of the apartment building. He was possessed by the evil spirit of
Takeo Saeki, thus have changed in some way that portrays the evil.

 Antagonist: Is the force (ghosts) behind the curse.

The Force consists of:

a) Kayako - the woman ghost
b) Toshio - the ghost of Kayako’s son
c) Takeo Saeki – spirit of the evil husband who murdered his wife, Kayako and son,
Toshio. He was the source of the curse.

 Others
a) Jake-the only survivor of Grudge 2
b) Dr. Sullivan – She looked after Jake in the asylum
c) Andy – Lisa’s Boyfriend

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 5. Plot summary
Jake, the only survivor of Grudge 2 is under the care of Dr. Sullivan in an asylum. He is locked in
his room following his several escape attempts and is attacked by Kayako (woman ghost). The
attack is seen on security cameras, although Kayako cannot be seen, and Jake is dead by the
time Dr. Sullivan arrives with a security officer. News of the incident reaches a young woman in
Tokyo named Naoko, who is the sister of Kayako (the ghost). Believing that her sister is
responsible, she travels to Chicago.

The apartment building where Jake lived before being moved to the asylum is under
renovation. Of the few residents who remained, some glimpsed Toshio (ghost, son of Kayako).
One of the residents was drowned by Takeo Saeki (ghost of Kayako’s evil husband) and is never
seen again. Dr. Sullivan, while investigating Jake’s death, speaks with residents of the
apartment and finds that others have seen the little boy of whom Jake spoke during his family’s
stay in the apartment building.

Naoko moves in as attacks continue against the residents and anyone associated with them.
She tells the landlord’s family that the curse now resides in the apartment and tries to convince
them to participate in an exorcism. The landlords sister, Lisa, refuses to cooperate but
reconsiders when she realizes that her brother, Max, is possessed by the spirit of Takeo Saeki,
the evil husband of Kayako and the source of the curse.
Naoko (sister of the ghost, Kayako) warns that the ceremony must not be interrupted and tells
Rose (little sister of Lisa) that she must drink Kayako’s blood. Lisa disallows this. Max (the
landlord) under the influence of Takeo’s (the evil husband) spirit realizes what Naoko is
attempting and attacks and kills her. Lisa is chased by Kayako until, just as Kayako is about to
kill Lisa, Rose drinks Kayako’s blood which causes her curse to disappear.

Max (the landlord) returns to his senses and sobs over what he has done, but Naoko’s murder
has begun a new curse. Her ghost attacks and kills Max.

The film ends with Kayako shown to be in possession of Rose.

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6. Conflicts
 Internal Conflict
a) Max vs. evil
- One of the main internal conflicts happened with Max. He was possessed
by the evil spirit of Takeo Saeki ( the evil husband)
- He was battling with it as it took control of him
b) Jake vs. evil (Naoko’s sister)
- Jake was battling with all the terror of the evil coming to him. He was
traumatized, leaving him so fearful and terrified that he wished he was
dead.
 External Conflicts
a) Lisa’s refusal to Naoko’s proposal to end the curse
- Naoko wanted to put an end to the curse happening in the apartment but
to do that she needed the help of Lisa and her little sister Rose to
perform the ceremony. However, Lisa filled with confusion didn’t know
what to do thus didn’t agree with Naoko’s proposal.
b) Lisa vs. Max
- Lisa was to leave for New York but Max was pressurized to say no to her.
- As Max was possessed by the evil, he grew mad and frustrated at Lisa as
she was telling him, never to leave Rose alone.
- Max was also angry because he lost his job and also being possessed
already, he threw Lisa out of their apartment.

7. Symbolisms
 Covered face- represents evil in the movie

 Pale face-symbolizes death

 Color black-common color in horror films that symbolizes death/evil

 The eye (that is shown commonly throughout the movie)

- Used to gets the attention of the audience
- It creates tension of discomfort

 Blood (Red) – this symbolizes death also but really portrays danger close by.

 Background music
- gives the movie a twist of unexpectedness
- sending chills on audience
- creates eerie
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 8. Theme
The main theme: REVENGE
 Revenge- When someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage or extreme sorrow, a curse
is born. Those who encounter this murderous supernatural force will die and the curse is
passed from victim to victim in an endless, growing chain of horror.
The force behind this curse wants to justify retaliation for their untimed deaths.

Literary Devices
Red herring (device used by an author to distract audience’s mood from the story)

 Naoko who was the main character turn out to be the source of a new curse.

Cliff hanger (device used to create intense eager in the audience mood to figure out the end
resolution)

 At the end, Lisa and Rose were safe but Kayako was shown in possession of Rose which
brings a sense of wanting to know how Grudge 4 would turn out.

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 9. Conclusion
To conclude, horror genre or horror movie for instance always aim at creating a sense of fear, panic,
alarm, and dread for the audience. Due to its mythical characters like ghost, vampires, and zombies,
horror exhibits that nature of making its viewers or readers become afraid and frustrated. Not only that,
what also account for that nature of what horror movie may seems to be is its abandoned settings, the
series of events and how it is set to lead audiences into an atmosphere of fear and panic, also the
conflicts happening in oneself and between characters in the film may also seemed. Two other literary
device which are also used such that horror genre exhibits that nature, they are red herring and cliff
hanger. All these elements successfully convey horror films into its nature of scariness.