{"id":141661,"date":"2020-12-25T20:16:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T17:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-trailblazing-horror-comedy-tonal-shift-of-gremlins\/"},"modified":"2020-12-25T20:16:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T17:16:58","slug":"the-trailblazing-horror-comedy-tonal-shift-of-gremlins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-trailblazing-horror-comedy-tonal-shift-of-gremlins\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Trailblazing Horror-Comedy Tonal Shift of &#8216;Gremlins&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38a6db1724e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38a6db1724e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-trailblazing-horror-comedy-tonal-shift-of-gremlins\/#Who_made_this\" >Who made this?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-trailblazing-horror-comedy-tonal-shift-of-gremlins\/#More_Videos_Like_This\" >More Videos Like This<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Trailblazing Horror-Comedy Tonal Shift of &#8216;Gremlins&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.8--><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-7cada152-f9bd-4032-947b-54b11aebc7f8\"><em>Welcome to <strong>The Queue<\/strong> \u2014 your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we\u2019re watching a video on how Gremlins set a precedent for tonal shifts in horror-comedy.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>There are few films that can walk the tightrope of being a horror-comedy, let alone a horror-comedy that\u2019s <em>actually <\/em>horrifying. Which is to say nothing of the niche cool kids club of grisly genre blends that see fit to throw Christmas into the mix. Among which, it goes without saying, <strong>Joe Dante<\/strong>\u2018s <em><strong>Gremlins<\/strong> <\/em>reigns supreme.<\/p>\n<p>In case this devious festive classic has missed you, here\u2019s the gist: Billy, our intrepid teen hero, receives a somewhat unconventional pet, which he names Gizmo, as an early Christmas present. Gizmo comes with several specific, albeit simple rules. Namely: don\u2019t get him wet and don\u2019t feed them after midnight. Naturally, Gizmo gets wet, spawning progeny who then trick Billy into feeding them after midnight, transforming them into murderous, mayhem-loving monsters.<\/p>\n<p>As the video essay below explains, <em>Gremlins<\/em>\u2018 yuletide setting is no accident. It provides some darkly humorous context for the gremlins\u2019 gluttony and celebratory gait. But, more importantly, the holiday spirit helps the film walk the line of its mid-point tonal shift from family fare to outright horror. In the warm glow of Christmas lights, <em>Gremlins <\/em>manages to frame its festive frights as joyful rather than sinister. A delightful perversion that, to be honest, probably upset parents a lot more than the second act horror elements themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it\u2019s a lesson other horror-comedies could stand to learn from: If you\u2019re going pull a tonal one-eighty, you have to have a good reason for doing so.<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-53faf134-5395-40f0-a33d-d215a8e442b1\">Watch \u201c<strong>The Art of <em>GREMLINS<\/em>: How Comedy &amp; Horror Work Together<\/strong>\u201c:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Art of GREMLINS: How Comedy &amp; Horror Work Together\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w9tVpiv-kIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"block-b2108c91-2ac3-4fcf-8390-ad03836decf1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_made_this\"><\/span>Who made this?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"block-c1da16db-132c-48cf-a550-d4ef698003b6\">This video is by\u00a0<strong>Ryan Hollinger<\/strong>, a Northern Irish video essayist who specializes in horror films. Hollinger\u2019s analysis usually takes the shape of a personal retrospective. Indulging in a healthy dose of nostalgia, Hollinger\u2019s videos are contagiously endearing, entertaining, and informative. You can also check out Hollinger\u2019s podcast The Carryout on SoundCloud\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/ryanhollinger\">here<\/a>. And you can subscribe to Hollinger\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> account\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/himynamesryan\/featured\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"block-3e704bd4-887a-4bf7-bc2a-09e1ef45e5af\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Videos_Like_This\"><\/span>More Videos Like This<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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