'The Insane' short overview/analysis

This short horror film fits conventions of the horror genre as well as introducing the twists and turns included by Thrillers.

The opening scene of an establishing shot, helps the audience to gain a better understanding of where and when the story is taking place, and the title of the film, ' The Insane' that flashes up on the screen over the establishing shot automatically guides the audiences mind to what is to come next. The title alone is a good example of how the director has incorporated the themes and ideas commonly used in hybrid thriller films. 'The insane' title leads the audience to follow what is shown to them as the story unfolds, showing John Vincen slaying the 'crazy' murderers before him. However the twist does not become apparent until the end, where 'The insane' turns out to be John, and not the madmen shown to the audience.

The lunatics shown to the audience are shown through the eyes of John Vincen almost the whole way throughout the clip. a good example of this is is around 38 seconds into the film, where the director has used a point of view shot and jerky camera movements to imitate the walking, and sight of John himself.

Also, by using the classic movements, and clothing that we can all associate with the stereotypical mad, and creepy character, the director allows us to easily grasp and understand what is taking place.

Skipping to the end of the clip, once John enters the train after his ordeal with the 'mad killers', it becomes apparent to the audience that something is not right, once another 'normal' character is shown in the background of the clip through the use of a two-shot. once the main character believes that the man on the train is another mad killer, the audience realize instantly that it is in fact, him that is the insane killer, and the clever use of showing what John can see and what actually was in front of him the audience becomes aware of what they had been led to believe.