ANALISIS GENRE HORROR PADA FILM HEREDITARY (2018) DAN MIDSOMMAR (2019)

Abstract

The research conducted is an analysis of the Horror genre films entitled Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019). The
approach used for this research is a qualitative approach, which focuses on analyzing genre characteristics to examine
data on a media using a schema of the basic genre repertoire of elements of Nick Lacey's to describe the character of the
film genre. Hereditary and Midsommar films have the characteristics of the dominant Occult Horror genre and strong
neo-paganism. The results of this study found a pattern in the Occult Horror genre that prioritizes the side of the neopagan group which can be seen based on showing certain symbols and ceremonies that involve human sacrifice explicitly
through narration, characters, setting or background, iconography, and style or format. The literature review that
researchers used in this study included film texts and genres, genre theory, occult horror genre films, Hereditary and
Midsommar films. From the analysis carried out by the researchers, it was found that scenes that can cause horror about
unusual things, the supernatural including religious groups are the main things in these two films. Both films have won
multiple awards for their disturbing and disgusting narratives and plots, explicit scenes of sadistic murder and how
disturbed mental health can lead to a series of problems.
Keywords: film, genre analysis, mass media, horror, cult ritual