Borat, Psycho and a Movie Cliche

3/18/2008
in the typical horror movie there are victims, lots
of victims; and as per the unwritten law of horror
movie cliches,

the murderer -

- does not run
- wields a sharp, pointy weapon
- performs the ghastly deed in time with scary,
sourceless, music-like sounds

and the victim

- is annoying in some way
- happens to be in a creepy place
- is sexy, naked and/or not fully dressed
- whistles or sings to lighten the mood
- is surprised by the murderer's sudden appearance

the scene below features Sacha Baron Cohen's char-
acter Borat and the Bates Motel of Alfred Hitchcock's
Psycho

despite its brevity, this scene manages to combine
all the above-mentioned horror movie clichés;

leaving us shocked, horrified and somehow pleased
that there is order and predictability in the horror
movie universe

Tags: Movies
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