In paragraph 3, what exactly does the author consider “revolutionary” about the movie “Scream”?

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    Had the great pleasure of introducing my 14-year-old son to one of my favorite movies tonight. I saw SCREAM five times
when it was released theatrically in 1996. I was a freshman in college and working part-time at my hometown movie theater,
Cineplex Odeon in Bowie, Maryland, and I remember loving it so much that I would sometimes spend my 15-minute breaks in
the back of the theater just to admire the filmmaking.
   The movie absolutely knocked the wind out of me in '96, and I'm pleased to report that it still works beautifully for me
today.
    SCREAM is a riff on the high-school slasher film, where a group of friends are picked off one-by-one by a masked killer. The
difference is that both the killer and the intended victims are aware of (and in some cases well-versed in) the very movies that
created this genre, and try to use those tropes as a means of attack, or a way to survive. This kind of meta-genre deconstruction
was pretty revolutionary in 1996, but SCREAM succeeds at being an exceptional slasher film even as it takes the genre apart,
and that is truly miraculous to behold.
    Kevin Williamson's script is crackling with wit, humor, and deep respect and love for the genre. Craven's direction is fluid,
confident, and full of brilliant misdirection – it feels like watching close-up magic, and his slight of hand is balanced with some
truly inspired set pieces and beautiful cinematography. The cast is wonderful, and I found myself smiling about just how
affectionately I remember these characters. When the movie started, I didn't think “oh there's Neve Campbell, and there's Matt
Lillard” – I was thinking “There's Sid, there's Stu.”
    It's easy to forgot how revolutionary and astonishing the iconic opening sequence was, and I marvel now at the extended
party set-piece, which takes up almost the entirety of the second half of the film. Just wonderful stuff.
     SCREAM is a gleeful, brilliant deconstruction of the genre itself, breaking it apart with profound respect and love, and
celebrating the very tropes it is exposing. There's a reason it had such impact on release, and that the franchise is still finding
some fuel in the tank nearly three decades later. It's also a time capsule of the late 90's, and reminds me so much of my youth
– I grinned when the sheriff asks Billy Loomis “Why do you have a cellular telephone, son?” This was, at the time, not an
unreasonable question. It's a different world, but horror still works just as well.
     If I would have told my 18 year-old self that someday I'd work with (and become great friends with) Matthew Lillard, enjoy
meals and social deduction games with Kevin Williamson, and have a relaxed, casual dinner with Neve Campbell... I frankly
would never have believed it. I've now gotten to personally thank those artists for the impact this film had on me, and that in
and of itself only further blurs the lines between movies and reality – a sensation I faintly felt watching NEW NIGHTMARE in
1994, and felt completely with SCREAM. What a wild world this is.
    This movie was formative for me, and changed the way I looked at what was possible in the genre. I loved it when I was
18, and I loved it tonight. And, my son also loved it... so a great evening all around.
(Available: https://letterboxd.com/flanaganfilm/films/reviews/ Accessed in: November/2024.) In paragraph 3, what exactly does the author consider “revolutionary” about the movie “Scream”? Alternativa A: The fact that the killer’s identity remains unknown until the end of the movie. Ou Alternativa B: It transforms horror clichés as a whole to create an entirely new movie genre. Ou Alternativa C: The film creates a successful parody to the horror genre and still works as an authentic slasher movie. Ou Alternativa D: The meta-genre deconstruction functions in a way to take the genre apart while adding elements of drama to the story.

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Alternativa [C] The film creates a successful parody to the horror genre and still works as an authentic slasher movie. Alternativa Correta: C - The film creates a successful parody to the horror genre and still works as an authentic slasher movie.

O tema central da questão é entender o que o autor considera "revolucionário" sobre o filme Scream. A compreensão deste tema requer uma boa leitura de interpretação de texto, focando nos detalhes apresentados no parágrafo 3 do texto dado.

No parágrafo 3, o autor descreve Scream como uma "meta-genre deconstruction", ou seja, uma desconstrução do gênero que não apenas faz uma paródia aos clichês de filmes de terror, mas também consegue ser um filme autêntico de slasher. Isso significa que o filme utiliza elementos conhecidos dos filmes de terror para subvertê-los, ao mesmo tempo em que permanece fiel ao gênero.

A análise das alternativas nos ajuda a compreender por que a opção C é a correta:

A - A alternativa sugere que a identidade do assassino permanece desconhecida até o final do filme. Embora isto seja um elemento comum em muitos filmes de terror, não é o foco do que o autor considerou "revolucionário" no parágrafo 3. Portanto, esta opção está incorreta.
    B - Esta alternativa afirma que o filme transforma clichês de terror em um novo gênero. No entanto, o texto menciona que Scream é bem-sucedido porque trabalha dentro do gênero de forma inovadora, e não porque cria um novo gênero. Assim, esta alternativa não está precisa.
    C - Correta! O texto destaca que Scream é uma paródia bem-sucedida que ainda funciona como um filme de slasher autêntico, o que alinha perfeitamente com a descrição de "revolucionário" no parágrafo 3.
    D - Embora mencione a desconstrução do gênero e elementos de drama, o texto não indica que o filme adiciona elementos de drama à história, concentrando-se mais na intertextualidade e no respeito ao gênero de terror. Logo, esta alternativa é incorreta.

Para responder questões de interpretação de texto como esta, é importante:

Identificar palavras-chave que destacam a intenção do autor.
    Relacionar as descrições do texto com as alternativas dadas.
    Descartar opções que não estão diretamente abordadas ou são irrelevantes.

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