Eli Roth Claims Scary Films Must Be Anarchic and Chaotic
Eli Roth emphasizes that for a film to be remembered for decades, it must embody elements of fear, anarchy, and chaos.
The corpus of horrors, which shocked viewers and changed the face of a whole genre, is still given by “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.” Tobe Hooper’s cinematic odyssey through hell in 1974 introduced the public to primal fear and mindless chaos that the so-called “slasher” genre often draws on. Not just the audience but most filmmakers recognize the immense influence of this picture. Eli Roth is just one example, claiming that if you want to make a film that people will watch for decades, “ it must be scary and anarchic frightening with chaos.”
This July, the Museum of Modern Art in New York plans to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary. The institution will be screening the picture for a whole week, starting July 8. In addition, MoMA plans a retrospective to be shown film director’s most famous and significant works, including “Poltergeist” and “Invaders from Mars.” The retrospective will open on July 8 and run for a week. It is noteworthy that the film institution acquired the rights to the film only two years after its release since it gained such high significance in terms of creating a cultural phenomenon and planting a director’s name.
