Vincent Price is one of the few screen actors that was able to make a completely loathsome character likable. Take House of Wax, for instance. Price stars as Henry Jarrod, a mad sculptor that murders people (that resemble historical figures), covers their bodies with wax, and then puts them on display at his wax museum. He is the kind of character that audiences love to hate! Yet, we don’t hate Henry Jarrod, rather we find him sympathetic; he maybe the kindest villain ever to grace the silver screen. When the meddlesome Sue Allen is taken aback by how much his Joan of Arc sculpture resembles her recently deceased friend Cathy, Jarrod tries to put her mind ease by telling her he modeled his Joan of Arc after a picture of Cathy he saw in the newspaper. Does she buy the explanation? NO! Her nonstop snooping (((SPOILERS))) eventually leads to poor Jarrod’s untimely demise. I remember watching House of Wax for the first time with my friend Joe and we kept getting annoyed at how
This is a blog that is devoted entirely to film analysis. I tend to analyze movies in a historical context. What were the cultural trends at the time? Why was the rationale behind the movie? I also tend to write about lesser-known movies, as there really isn't much more that can be said about most mainstream movies. I hope you enjoy!!!