geo_gan OP t1_ja2rird wrote
Reply to comment by Greedy-Loss9030 in Horror movies - do they deliberately make characters so stupid things to stir the audience emotions up while watching? by geo_gan
Yes, so it —is— done on purpose
Greedy-Loss9030 t1_ja2sm2b wrote
Depends on what "dumb" decisions you're pointing out. Character choosing to explore darkened area for noise-on purpose for the sake of building tension and/or possibly killing off a character. We have no way to know what is in every writer's head.
lucia-pacciola t1_ja3ek6f wrote
"Did it on purpose" connotes intentionally doing something wrong or bad. I think a lot of the stuff you're talking about isn't wrong or bad, in the context of horror storytelling.
So I'd put it as "did it for a reason."
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