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J-Horror : A Discourse In Cross-Cultural Communication And Cinematic Hybridity, Marylou Quillen
J-Horror : A Discourse In Cross-Cultural Communication And Cinematic Hybridity, Marylou Quillen
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Film visually communicates the idea of culture, leaving interpretation open to an impressionable audience. Though a genre's recognizable iconography can transcend boundaries, understanding a film's intended message still requires a certain amount of foreknowledge. J-Horror, the common term for Japanese horror among fans, is a sub- genre of Horror that has been catapulted into Hollywood's limelight due to adaptations such as The Ring (2002). Based upon a novel, Ringu, by Koji Suzuki and Nakata Hideo's 1998 cinematic creation of the same name, Gore Verbinski adapted the terrifying plot for Western audiences in his 2002 counterpart.
With the cross-cultural transition, certain …