Favourite Image Analysis: "Let The Right One In"

Within this image from Let The Right One In (2008) we are able to see the stereotypical character of a quick moving monster and the use of body horror on her to reinforce the horror genre. This suggests to us that the villain of this film is the female, which would go against the stereotypical character types. A mid to close up shot shows us the face making the audience feel slightly uncomfortable as we are forced to look at the blood seeping out of her but also being able to see the emotion on her face.

The age of the girl would also be quite surprising as she should stereotypically be vulnerable and innocent. We can see her dominant character as she is at the forefront of the camera shot with the young boy sat behind her in the background. There is also clever use of lighting within this shot with the background being lighter than the front, this perhaps connotes that there is a mix of good and evil within the shot. This represents the young girl as being dark and mysterious clue. However, a bigger clue to their characters could be through the connotations of their hair. On the surface, Eli's black hair could connote she is evil, however I think it connotes she is the "final girl" as she becomes a likeable character who punishes bullies. Meanwhile Oskar has blonde hair, to connote his innocence throughout the film.

The presence of blood will play on the audience’s fear of violence and come across in a creepy way. This image suggests that the villain here is outside of the CDI and is a character that does not fit in and therefore will lead to them to safety and away from their threatening normal lives, filmed with bullies. This slightly pushes the conventional boundaries and so will shock a more modern audience. This difference of switching the character stereotypes with Eli helped Let The Right One In become a worldwide hit that is in the top 250 on imdb.com. .