Paranormal Activity 2 Analysis: From this table you can see that the majority of viewers were aged between 15 and 24, for our task we are doing a film similar to Paranormal Activity 2 so this table is a great help to see what age audience we should aim at.
In this trailer for Paranormal Activity 2, it builds up tension as to what could happen during the entire film, like all horror films there is a ghost/demon/poltergeist haunting them, but there's more to this 'ghost' than expected as he was triggered when the girls were younger, i have seen all 3 films and frankly i have no idea what the storyline is as the films aren't in order. (annoying right) i'm now waiting for the 4th film of Paranormal activity so i can see if i can make sense of the whole happenings. There are so many clichés in the film that it makes it funny in a way, such as the big house, the poltergeists/demons/ghosts, the stupid people trying to actually find the entity (it finds them, always), people being dragged, hit and just overall being tormented by the ghost. In this film what builds more tension for viewers is that there is a baby involved and also a dog (well known for sixth senses) so if the dog is in the baby's room and all of a sudden starts growling at a doorway the audience are expecting something to happen, so when it doesn't suspension is so high that even the slightest movement scares people. The best thing i like about all the Paranormal Activity films is that they look like documentaries and made to look like it actually happened which terrifies the viewers, i also like the fact that every night is a build up to the main events, so nothing terrifying happens until maybe half an hour-hour into the actual film, another funny but scary part of the films is that they are incredibly jumpy so you get a scare then laugh nervously to yourself afterwards. The music in this film creates all of the suspension completely makes the entire film, as scary as it is, without the low bass whenever something scary happens the atmosphere wouldn't be tense at all and no one would be scared by pots and pans falling down, but with the bass it implies something eerie is about to happen and so when it does, we are freaked out. Weapons aren't actually used in Paranormal Activity 2 as its an entity, not a person or a monster, the only thing they use is a video camera and still don't use it in any way to protect themselves against things thrown at them.There is a typical helpless stupid teenage girl in the film as she gets locked outside by the ghost (so stupid) and leaves her little brother Hunter on his own in the demon filled house (cue the panic-stricken stupid girl) Overall the trailer is nothing compared to the full movie, the trailer is a mere taster for those hungry to be frightened.
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