Hospitality in Post-9/11 Representations of âHome Invasionâ: Michael Hanekeâs Funny Games (1997/2007)

Ana RomÃ£o

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Chapter 9 Hospitality in Post-9/11 Representations of âHome Invasionâ: Michael Hanekeâs Funny Games (1997/2007)

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The symbol of the âhomeâ and the relationship between host and guest have had a long tradition of depictions in fictional narratives. Countless artists have contributed, with their creations, to several social debates by commenting on the threat an outsider might pose to the âhomeâ (household, homeland, etc.). After the attacks on 11 September 2001, the cultural manifestations regarding representations of the âhomeâ have accompanied an anxiety-ridden social instability, and were quick to encapsulate Western societiesâ new standpoints concerning the âforeignerâ in newly shaped narratives. A cinematic approach that has incisively explored the concerns with the violation of the âhomeâ has been the horror subgenre of the âhome invasion.â This approach typically sees a family relentlessly threatened by outsiders, whose only drive seems to be the extermination of the owners/inhabitants of a particular house. In this chapter, I seek to explain how the contemporary treatment of the âhome invasionâ theme differs from its origins (1970s through 1990s), exposing the inherent bleakness and hopelessness of post-9/11 films. Through this analysis, I also explore how this subgenre plays on the current Western fear-inducing rhetoric that presents the âforeignerâ as an anonymous, violent, and restless threat to the âhome.â As a case study, I propose to examine the film Funny Games (1997) and its shot-for-shot remake (2007), by Austrian director Michael Haneke. I intend to expose how the post-9/11 remake calls the publicâs attention to their own evolved/devolved perceptions of the âhome invasionâ and the roles of host/guest within Derridaâs Law/laws of hospitality.

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On Fear, Horror, and Terror: Giving Utterance to the Unutterable

Series:Â At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries, Volume: 125

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Print Publication Date:: 14 Jun 2019

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