The Cabin in the Woods

There is just so many things to talk and write about this fantastic movie. First, we have the parodying of horror tropes in the film itself, then just the uncanny idea of someone controlling our every move. I personally think that everything in the film was nicely done. One aspect that I want to talk about in particular is the combination of genres into one big movie. The Gothic aspect of the film was present through the ritual and setting itself. It was scary, secluded and in a controlled environment. Not once did the characters have a chance of surviving the outcome if not for the super-always-high Marty. The ritual is very Gothic in that it is done to appease the "Old Gods" because there is a belief that these higher, stronger beings exist and need to be placated through the suffering of mortals and through the spilling of blood. It is also Romantic as well because there is this notion that the five individual have to play a certain role in order to accomplish their goal. It is goes back to the idea of society needing these positions filled because without a paragon of virtue being a example of goodness then how would people know that being a whore is a bad thing?