Cabin in the Woods

Cabin in the Woods deals largely with character and movie stereotypes. Within the movie, we’re first introduced to these characters with the connotations of being a jock, slut, nerd, goofy guy, and innocent girl attached to them. These stereotypes are common in classic horror film genres, so it’s very interesting to see how Cabin in the Woods takes these stereotypes and satirizes them. There is a contrast in the joking tone of the people working in the facility to the serious tension with the teenagers stuck in the cabin. This play on emotions and tones causes the viewer to become amused by the contrast in scenes, thus giving the “horror” movie a sense of amusement. This change in perspective of the movie pokes fun at more traditional horror movies, and the absurdness.