Today I learned about Formalist and Structuralist film theory as well as their applications to my topic. I am proud of narrowing down my topic to explaining why psychopaths are liked by audiences despite their violent behavior, using the Joker and Hannibal Lecter as examples. My next steps are finding the psychoanalytic film theory that explains the specific traits of psychopathy which audiences find appealing. I will then analyze the cinematic devices used in “The Dark Knight” and “Silence of the Lambs” that develop these traits.
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