A Streetcar Named Desire (Video)

     A Streetcar Named Desire is a film that I had never seen before this class. It has many gothic elements that I would not have recognized if it were not for taking this class.  It was a rather dark movie that I did not exactly care for due to the abuse of women and such.  With that being said, those elements did portray deeper gothic meaning.  Stanley is seen as kind of an animal, which is untamed, and portrays the theme of animal instincts throughout the film. There is also a metaphor for the New South and Old South throughout the movie. Blanche and Stella represent the Old South and their reserved customs, while Stanley represents the New South and New America with the death of old world gentility and aristocracy. In all I did not really care for the film but I will say it did have many examples of a gothic that can be unraveled with in depth thinking.

Fight Club (Video)

     The film fight club is definitely one of my favorite movies of all time.  Before taking this class, I did not even notice the wide array of gothic elements that are present in the film. The movie is dark, grotesque, contains a doppleganger(dual nature), and very masculine.  On top of that, "Tyler Durden's" house is analogous to a run down castle, another element that is prevalent in many gothic works.  Marla is similar to a femme fatale, which is a mysterious and seductive woman, also a gothic characteristic. These elements combine in a synergistic manner to produce a very dramatic film, which keeps you on the edge of your seat, filled with mystery.