The recognizable face of fear: Domestication and redemption of the animal monster in The Exorcist

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Autor(a) principal: Gonçalves, Marcia Heloisa Amarante
Data de Publicação: 2013
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Gragoatá
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.uff.br/gragoata/article/view/32941
Resumo: This article analyses the function of animal traits in the transformation from human to monster in the movie “The Exorcist”, based on the homonymous best-seller by William Peter Blatty. Released in 1973, it remains one of the most disturbing accomplishments of Horror cinema and stands as a seminal work of the demonic movie subgenre. The Horror narrative describes a journey in which the animal, by virtue of its ubiquitous presence in our lives, frequently acts as a psychopomp. Although the depiction of animality as a mark of villainy has been detrimental to our perception of some animals, it has nevertheless contributed to an ongoing reflection about the human-animal relationship. Horror narratives remain the main locus of animality in works of fiction, for their unrivalled ability to gather archetypical representations and   to invite us to experience a vicarious confrontation with our own repressed fears. The article proposes a reflection on animality as a path to reintegration of the Self, defending the endurance of animal monsters in the Horror genre.
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spelling The recognizable face of fear: Domestication and redemption of the animal monster in The ExorcistA face reconhecível do medo: domesticação e redenção do monstro animal em O ExorcistaAnimalitymonstrositydomesticationpsychopompAnimalidademonstruosidadedomesticaçãopsicopompoThis article analyses the function of animal traits in the transformation from human to monster in the movie “The Exorcist”, based on the homonymous best-seller by William Peter Blatty. Released in 1973, it remains one of the most disturbing accomplishments of Horror cinema and stands as a seminal work of the demonic movie subgenre. The Horror narrative describes a journey in which the animal, by virtue of its ubiquitous presence in our lives, frequently acts as a psychopomp. Although the depiction of animality as a mark of villainy has been detrimental to our perception of some animals, it has nevertheless contributed to an ongoing reflection about the human-animal relationship. Horror narratives remain the main locus of animality in works of fiction, for their unrivalled ability to gather archetypical representations and   to invite us to experience a vicarious confrontation with our own repressed fears. The article proposes a reflection on animality as a path to reintegration of the Self, defending the endurance of animal monsters in the Horror genre.Este artigo analisa a função das características animais na transformação de humano para monstruoso no filme O Exorcista, baseado no best-seller homônimo de William Peter Blatty. Lançado em 1973, o filme permanece uma das realizações mais perturbadoras do cinema de horror, bem como uma obra seminal do subgênero demoníaco. As narrativas de horror descrevem uma jornada na qual o animal, em virtude de sua presença ubíqua em nossas vidas, frequentemente atua como um psicopompo. Embora a representação da animalidade como marca de vilania tenha sido nociva a nossa percepção de alguns animais, ela não obstante contribuiu para a reflexão sobre a relação homem-animal. As narrativas de horror permanecem o espaço fundamental da animalidade nas obras de ficção por sua capacidade de reunir representações arquetípicas, convidando leitor/espectador a experimentar um confronto vicário com medos reprimidos. Este artigo propõe uma reflexão sobre a animalidade como via de reintegração do Eu, defendendo a permanência dos monstros animais no horror.Universidade Federal Fluminense2013-12-31info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionAvaliado pelos paresapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.uff.br/gragoata/article/view/3294110.22409/gragoata.v18i35.32941Gragoatá; Vol. 18 No. 35 (2013): Contemporary textuality of ruin and resistanceGragoatá; v. 18 n. 35 (2013): Textualidades contemporâneas de ruína e resistência2358-41141413-907310.22409/gragoata.v18i35reponame:Gragoatáinstname:Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)instacron:UFFporhttps://periodicos.uff.br/gragoata/article/view/32941/18928Copyright (c) 2019 Gragoatáinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGonçalves, Marcia Heloisa Amarante2019-08-23T10:54:32Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/32941Revistahttps://periodicos.uff.br/gragoataPUBhttps://periodicos.uff.br/gragoata/oai||revistagragoata@gmail.com2358-41141413-9073opendoar:2019-08-23T10:54:32Gragoatá - Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The recognizable face of fear: Domestication and redemption of the animal monster in The Exorcist
A face reconhecível do medo: domesticação e redenção do monstro animal em O Exorcista
title The recognizable face of fear: Domestication and redemption of the animal monster in The Exorcist
spellingShingle The recognizable face of fear: Domestication and redemption of the animal monster in The Exorcist
Gonçalves, Marcia Heloisa Amarante
Animality
monstrosity
domestication
psychopomp
Animalidade
monstruosidade
domesticação
psicopompo
title_short The recognizable face of fear: Domestication and redemption of the animal monster in The Exorcist
title_full The recognizable face of fear: Domestication and redemption of the animal monster in The Exorcist
title_fullStr The recognizable face of fear: Domestication and redemption of the animal monster in The Exorcist
title_full_unstemmed The recognizable face of fear: Domestication and redemption of the animal monster in The Exorcist
title_sort The recognizable face of fear: Domestication and redemption of the animal monster in The Exorcist
author Gonçalves, Marcia Heloisa Amarante
author_facet Gonçalves, Marcia Heloisa Amarante
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Gonçalves, Marcia Heloisa Amarante
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Animality
monstrosity
domestication
psychopomp
Animalidade
monstruosidade
domesticação
psicopompo
topic Animality
monstrosity
domestication
psychopomp
Animalidade
monstruosidade
domesticação
psicopompo
description This article analyses the function of animal traits in the transformation from human to monster in the movie “The Exorcist”, based on the homonymous best-seller by William Peter Blatty. Released in 1973, it remains one of the most disturbing accomplishments of Horror cinema and stands as a seminal work of the demonic movie subgenre. The Horror narrative describes a journey in which the animal, by virtue of its ubiquitous presence in our lives, frequently acts as a psychopomp. Although the depiction of animality as a mark of villainy has been detrimental to our perception of some animals, it has nevertheless contributed to an ongoing reflection about the human-animal relationship. Horror narratives remain the main locus of animality in works of fiction, for their unrivalled ability to gather archetypical representations and   to invite us to experience a vicarious confrontation with our own repressed fears. The article proposes a reflection on animality as a path to reintegration of the Self, defending the endurance of animal monsters in the Horror genre.
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