{"id":427623,"date":"2022-04-07T00:01:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-x-is-the-perfect-modern-horror-movie\/"},"modified":"2022-04-07T00:01:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:01:48","slug":"why-x-is-the-perfect-modern-horror-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-x-is-the-perfect-modern-horror-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why X is the Perfect Modern Horror Movie"},"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-6a35efe934bb6\" 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-6a35efe934bb6\" 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-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-x-is-the-perfect-modern-horror-movie\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_X_is_the_Perfect_Modern_Horror_Movie%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why X is the Perfect Modern Horror Movie&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-x-is-the-perfect-modern-horror-movie\/#Horrific_Homages\" >Horrific Homages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-x-is-the-perfect-modern-horror-movie\/#Thrilling_Themes\" >Thrilling Themes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_X_is_the_Perfect_Modern_Horror_Movie%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why X is the Perfect Modern Horror Movie&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<span class=\"article-alert\">Spoiler Warning: A24&#8217;s X<\/span><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #1! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: Below First Paragraph! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s probably fair to say that 2021 was not the best year in terms of cinema (or, for that matter, the best year in any other category). Sian Heder&#8217;s independent flick <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2022\/03\/coda-captures-historic-best-picture-win-at-oscars-2022\"><em>Coda<\/em> earned Best Picture at the recent Academy Awards<\/a>. Though this heart-warming drama was more deserving than certain other Best Picture winners of recent note, one cannot help but feel that the films of 2021, especially in the face of a particularly dour year, lacked an important element: fun.<\/p>\n<p>Well, our wait is over. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movies<\/a> are back, and they&#8217;re back in a big way. The return of fun flicks is perhaps best exemplified by the recently released <em>X<\/em>. The film boasts an impressive cast, including Mia Goth (<em>A Cure for Wellness, Suspiria<\/em>), Jenna Ortega (<em>Insidious: Chapter 2, Iron Man 3<\/em>), Martin Henderson (<em>Grey&#8217;s Anatomy, The Ring<\/em>), Scott Mescudi <em>(Man on the Moon: The End of Day, Bill &amp; Ted Face the Music)<\/em>, better known by his stage name Kid Cudi, and Brittany Snow (<em>John Tucker Must Die, Pitch Perfect<\/em>), who all put in impressive turns as the cast and crew on a low-budget adult film production. The cast is led by veteran horror director Ti West (<em>The House of the Devil<\/em>,<em> In the Valley of Violence<\/em>) in his long-awaited return to silver screen slashers.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<div id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"adsninja-ad-zone\">\n<div id=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone\">\n<div class=\"ad-current\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-container-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"ad-zone-container ad-zone-container-content-character-count-repeatable-1\" data-no-fill-collapsable=\"false\"><strong class=\"ad-zone-advertising-tag\">MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #2! --><br \/>\nIn the film, an adult film production hits a few roadblocks in the form of a gruesome geriatric, and audiences around the world watch the ensuing carnage with bated breath. More importantly, <em>X <\/em>supplements its steady flow of blood and viscera with a fair share of laughs and essential <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>s regarding beauty and mortality. All in all, 2022&#8217;s <em>X<\/em> is the perfect springtime romp and should give audiences hope for the cinematic summer to come.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: native in content! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"horrific-homages\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Horrific_Homages\"><\/span> Horrific Homages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jaws-1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jaws-1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jaws-1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jaws-1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Jaws (1975)\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jaws-1.jpg\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Universal Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It can be difficult to watch a lot of modern horror movies. After even a few years of habitual movie viewing, one is intimately acquainted with tropes of the genre. A jump scare here, the minor tone screech of a solitary stringer instrument, a silhouette slipping through the unfocused background; we&#8217;ve seen it all before. A large part of <em>X&#8217;s<\/em> brilliance lies in its acceptance of this fact. Director Ti West knows we&#8217;ve seen it all before; he&#8217;s done it all before, and he acknowledges this with a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/x-2022-horror-movie-easter-eggs-references\/\">slew of clever homages to films of horror past.<\/a><br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #3! --><br \/>\n<span class=\"related-single\">Related: Here\u2019s Every Movie Directed by Ti West, Ranked<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We see, for example, our protagonists staying in a shack adjacent to the elderly villain&#8217;s home, which leads to shots reminiscent of <em>Psycho<\/em> (1960), the looming home serving as a spiritual harbinger of the horror to come. The killer herself could be thought of as analogous to Norman Bates&#8217; deceased mother, embarking on her own campaign of violence. When Mia Goth&#8217;s character, Maxine Minx, goes for a dip in a nearby pond, she is pursued silently by a ravenous gator. The overhead shot of the stalker and oblivious stalkee is an apparent reference to <em>Jaws<\/em> (1975).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"thrilling-themes\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thrilling_Themes\"><\/span> Thrilling Themes<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GrannyX-1\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GrannyX-1.jpg\" width=\"1200\"\/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Though recent years have been something of a Renaissance in the field of heady horror films, having ghouls and goblins as stand-ins for societal ills is far from a new phenomenon. How could one ignore George Romero&#8217;s <em>Night of the Living Dead<\/em> (1968), perhaps the genesis of the modern zombie craze, and how the film&#8217;s climax sees an innocent black man shot by the very folks, here a vigilante militia of zombie hunters, meant to save him? While all credit is due to Jordan Peele and his 2017 masterpiece <em>Get Out<\/em> for its clever examination of Blackness in modern America, the horror genre has always been rife with boundary-pushing challenges to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> norms.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #4! --><br \/>\n<em>X<\/em> is undeniably of this school. Rather than examining racial prejudices, the film turns its lens onto another inextricable prejudice of modern society: ageism. Our villain, a former dancer, is deeply envious of the fresh-faced, nubile cast of adult stars that come to roost in her guest home. Trapped in a body s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ped of its former beauty, her envy turns to murderous rage. However, the audience cannot help but squeeze a few moments of sympathy from her deadly dealings. At the end of the day, she wants to be appreciated for her beauty, and time has made that an impossibility. The real monster is our own decaying forms, and that&#8217;s why <em>X<\/em> is so bloody horrifying.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\">Related: Why A24&#8217;s X Cements Jenna Ortega as a Scream Queen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>X <\/em>made us jump, gasp, cry, laugh, and think. There aren&#8217;t many other emotions a movie can elicit. After several years that saw our lives put on hold, mortality, and the inevitability of aging, have never been more relevant thematically. To witness the extremes of beauty and death, hop in your retro van and speed to the nearest theater. 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