Horror movies not scary anymore by Hannah Valdez

Slight scare after slight scare, ghoulish scream, after ghoulish scream- do we really get the same effects after watching the same types of horror movies over and over again? This time of year, there seem to me so many repetitive movie ideas. The viewers are not very amused, which brings us to the question: Should modern movie directors take notes from the older, classic horror movies? The viewers are not getting as scared as before, so the directors are doing something wrong. 

Recent horror movies have been based on the same paranormal, demonic idea. Jenna Refuerzo, a Breakthrough student, shares the same view. "Modern movies are so predictable. They're scary, but can't beat classically suspenseful Hitchcock films." The whole idea of a horror movie is to scare the viewers, but what is the point of making the same movies over and over again? 

Old horror movies like "Psycho" or "Vertigo" definitely scare audiences, but have rather simple concepts. Today's horror movies have too much going on and too much for the viewer to keep track of to be truly scared. 

"It's not how much blood, guts, or jump scares it has that make a movie terrifying, but rather the idea, and the way the idea is perceived." says Esfuerzo. Today's horror movies are becoming too boring. We want a horror movie revolution, and we want it now. 

Bullying by Hannah Valdez

Fat, ugly, pathetic. These are all words and names that can be heard down the halls of schools, over the internet, and in public. Bullying has been extremely popular in America, especially among adolescents. There are teens committing suicide everywhere, and every day they’ve been called a new name.

Hannah Valdez, a Breaking Through member, believes this is a subject that should not be ignored. She happens to be of the many children that were bullied in America. She and other children that were interviewed believe that bullying is a terrible thing, and is possibly the worst thing a human being can do to a child. “I felt so alone. I didn’t know anyone would care, because I was told anyone wouldn’t care.” says an anonymous interviewee. You must realize when you’re bullying a child,that not only are you lowering their self-esteem level, but you may change the way they feel about themselves for the rest of their lives.

”I never felt the same way about way about myself after I was bullied.” says Valdez. Valdez was bullied from Kindergarten to 7th grade. She says that the bullying was severe and did in fact change her. She believes that if children have the support and love from other people, then they may be able to pass this time of depression in their life. Breaking Through believes the same thing and are now working on to stop bullying for good.