NEWS: American Film Institute Snubs Horror Genre
Jun. 20It's always a bit disappointing to see respected organizations such as the American Film Institute (AFI) routinely snub the horror genre by failing to acknowledge that it even exists. Now, don't get us wrong--since its inception, the AFI has provided movie lovers with a wonderful reference to some of the greatest films ever created (their list of the 100 greatest American movies in particular is worthy of checking out for a deeper appreciation of American cinema). That said, in the new AFI's 10 Top 10, they've honored the 10 greatest films from the 10 "greatest" genres of film. Horror is notably not present in their picks for the 10 quintessential genres of film.
"AFI Make MAD!"
Granted, the AFI celebrates only American films and is an organization comprised primarily of film elitists who tend pay tribute to more "classic" films, but it should also be noted that the horror genre is one of the oldest categories of film dating back to the silent era of cinema with important American movies like Edison's Frankenstein (1910) to The Phantom of the Opera (1925), both are great horror films made in the United States we might add. That's to say nothing of the profusion of other incredibly influential horror films that came out around this time from Universal including Dracula (1931), The Mummy (1932), Frankenstein (1931) and others worthy of mention. The horror genre is not new, nor is it something that hasn't had its share of remarkable films. Despite straight to DVD sausage factories that do their utmost to besmirch the reputation of the horror genre as a whole by pumping out celluloid trash like Ice Spiders and Mansquito, the horror genre does not deserve to be pissed on by the film world.
AFI's list of top 10 film genres includes: Animation, Western, Sports, Romantic Comedies, Mystery, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Gangster, Epic, and brace yourself for this one Courtroom-fucking-Drama, but no Horror.
Comments
Such BS! Half of those are subGenres... And by the way what is the point of having both fantasy and sci fi? So stupid. i did see a few horror moves under different categories which is retarded (alien and invasion of the body snatchers are under sci fi not horror? wtf) but still, this is ridiculous.
Where the hell is aladdin by the way? You have Shrek and Beauty and the Beast but left out aladdin? This list sucks.
I noticed the omission of horror as well on AFIs newest list. A joke really, when flicks like The Exorcist, The Shining, Rosemary's Baby etc. were made by the best talent in Hollywood at the time. Fantasies? Good grief! Animation? Bollocks! Court-room dramas? Why? AFI is losing more and more credibility by the day.
Why would they include Fantasy and Sci-Fi separately and not include Horror?
* goreobsessed
Why would they include Fantasy and Sci-Fi separately and not include Horror?
No respect.
This isn't really worth getting upset about. Frankly, as a horror fan, I like being on the outer fringes of the movie-watching public. And besides, the AFI, as noted in the article, are nothing but a bunch of useless elitists. Doesn't matter what they think, a lot of people--like, normal, regular people who don't think all of the greatest comedies of all time should have a cross-dressing male lead--like horror movies. So who cares what this cluster of brain dead slugs thinks?
(For those who did not notice, I hate the AFI and everything they stand for. They're the reason that people think shit like "Juno" is good.)
Good points heccubus. It sucks, but what can you do? This won't ever change either.
AFI shuns the immortal performance of Sam Elliot in Frogs? Blasphemy!
H8 when this happend it not only exclude horror it exclude action!.
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