Weird The Cabin in the Woods

The word weird can imply or suggest many things, such as that something is strange, mysterious or even supernatural. People are fascinated with the unknown, reading or watching movies about adventures. With the unknown weirdness of the world it allows for us to experience the thrill of exploration without leaving the safety of our home. Many enjoy trying to solve or explain the unknown weirdness of the world. The Cabin in the Woods plays on the viewers needs to solve the unknown. Ever wonder why its always five teens with the same five stereotypical personalities that always get murdered or why they make such poor decisions in life threatening situations? Well the cabin in the woods gives the viewers the long awaited explanation as to why.

All horror movies follow the same tropes that are meant to keep the audience entertained, a weird occurrence that happens to draw in the viewer’s curiosity, making the viewers wonder why and how these occurrences occur. The Cabin in the Woods plays on these tropes and acknowledges them. The talk of how the gods now want a show with their sacrifices and how a facility was built to insure that the gods are appeased is the films subtle way of saying that the audience are the gods and in order for their world to survive the audience has to enjoy the film. With The Cabin in the Woods you know that no matter what the teens do, the facility is pulling strings to cause their demise, and in doing so they explain all the strange occurrences that make the viewers wonder why did they do that? Why would the group split up, maybe a facility is pumping pheromones to insure bad decisions are made? This movie really makes you wonder with all the strange occurrences we see if the victims really have any free will or if their fates are already sealed by unseen beings.


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