Assumptions of J-Horror

My thoughts on the reading and films of J types of horror seem to seem to tell me the differences between the themes in western views. I watched the film, "Audition" since the name looked harmless over all things and I was curious as to what approach they would use to generate horror as a theme. I won't spoil too much what occurs in the film but I'll get into details later as to what use of gore they used to demonstrate horror. For now I'll tell how the movie enticed me enough to watch through it without a lack of interest. It starts off a bit slow setting up the mood to get the viewer familiar with the plot and the situation that befalls the protagonist. As the film continues we get a sense that something is wrong with a certain persons actions and are cautions as to what they my do or have hidden. Right in the middle either something paranormal happens or we get to the core of the plot as to what's going on and start to feel tense in the context. The finale has the female character torture the main protagonist with needles and goes as far as to saw one of his feet and attempted to saw the other.

What themes that came off this film as well as others make j-horror movies a theme in themselves. They focus on the atmosphere so the pacing is slow but the feeling is unsettling and eerie. How good and evil is expressed compared to common western themes is completely different. When the audience sees the ghost or monster type creatures we're rooting to the characters to survive the situation and destroy the beast. But with J-Horror, there's either a paranormal entity that has a reason for it's actions then to just be malicious or the suppose villain had a dramatic past that has changed how they view things then to just kill for fun. The directors of J-horror know how to build up suspense in a scene and not rely on music and sounds as their dominate focus for shock value. They also let the result speak for the type of horror they create rather than have murder the first few seconds of the film. This type of direction isn't usually seen in gothic horror but it's more integrated with the psychological aspect some films care to create. It's more about what's thought out in emotions like depression or trauma and it builds off through the paranormal.

J-horror has a different sense of horror that most westerns are accustom to and it breaks past assumptions people (including me) has seen in the field of horror.