Movie Synopsis: Doll’s House
After leaving a house party in the early hours of the morning a group of 6 young teenagers find themselves lost and in need of a phone. They stumble across a house and go in to ask to borrow the phone however they are met by the resident of the household who seems to be in quite a state. The group ask the resident if they are able to borrow their phone to call home, the resident screams and tells the group they can keep to house and drives off. The group decide to stay the night in the house because of the state some of the members are in and try and get home the next day. The group then begin to explore through the house to find a ventriloquist doll, which slowly kills them off in horrific ways and turns them against each other as it twists their minds. The night becomes a constant battle for survival as the group quickly starts to drop in numbers. The final surviving teenager Harper and her friend Brad have a final battle against the doll where Brad is brutally murdered leaving Harper and the doll to have one final confrontation.
Narrative structure Equilibrium: many of the group are drunk, the group are walking from the party searching for a phone in order to find their way home. Disruption: the house which they have decided to stay in due to the fact there was no phone laying around is haunted by a blood thirsty doll Event: members of the group slowly start to go missing and end up dead, the doll is picking them off one by one Recognition: 4 remaining members of the group start to look for the missing members, the final girl starts to fight back in attempt for survival Resolution: all group members dead apart from final girl, she defeats the doll and buries it to try and save others from the pain she had to go through, movie ends with her walking away from the house in attempt to find her way home and continue living life
Characters Harper: The Final Girl, She is the only one who is sober out of the group, she doesn’t really like to socialise and has a few psychological problems due to her upbringing. She is hardworking and has set many goals for her life, she just wants to be successful in order to get away from her horrible childhood. Harper is forever being made fun of by her “best friend” Vicci when in reality they are only friends due to the fact their parents grew up with each other and Harpers father is an employee at Vicci’s fathers company after her mother’s death. Brad: The Helper, He is the least drunk out of them all as he only started to drink to fit in with the rest of his group, he has been very close to Harper and understands her problems. You could say he is the outcast of the group as he doesn’t really fit in as he isn’t really interested in football however someone needs to carry the bags. Just like Harper he isn’t very social and tries to stick to being in smaller groups. He is unsure about his future but one thing is for sure he just wants to stick by Harper and support her in reaching her goal as he has very strong feelings for the girl. Vicci: Male Gaze, She really hit the drink heavy and it known for being a bit of a party girl, she doesn’t really care about her studies as she believes mummy and daddy will get her out of every mistake she has ever made. She doesn’t really like Harper as she is jealous of her intelligence, she is forever seeking attention and wants all eyes on her, and she wears revealing clothing once again to get male attention. Vicci doesn’t care about her future and her only goal is to sleep with as many popular boys as she can. James: He is one of the popular boys around college and likes to have a good time, he is tipsy but he didn’t hit the drink hard tonight as he was meant to be driving. You could describe him as a rich kid and like all rich popular boys he is the captain of the college football team. He has based his whole future around the fact he can kick a ball and lacks intelligence, his personality makes him come across as arrogant as it is always about him. Just like vicci he is a massive player however he has always had a little something for Harper which angers Vicci as they are in a “complicated relationship”. Jade: She is like Vicci’s right hand woman but she does have some intelligence, she is a lightweight so therefore she is in quite a state. Her main goal in life is to impress Vicci and stay in her social circle, if this wasn’t the case she does have the ability to go far in life as her dream job is to be a doctor however she is weighed down by Vicci as she takes advantage of their friendship. Tyler: The Clown, He surprisingly isn’t very drunk at all, I guess you could call him the “funny man” of the group but to the others he is just plain annoying. He is James’ best friend as they have played for the same team since they were little. He does have other goals in life as he is a pretty handy man to have around as he has many building skills due to his father’s profession. He has always liked Jade even though she never gave him the time of day, he is scared of the dark even though he is stuck in James’ shadow.