A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 2010 American slasher/ horror film, directed by Samuel Bayer and written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer as a remake of Wes Craven's 1984 film of the same name, which revolves around a group of teenagers who are being stalked in their dreams by an enigmatic man named Freddy Krueger.

Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes produced the remake, as an intention to reboot the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, with the cast of Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker and Kellan Lutz. This production makes it the ninth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.

The elements used in A Nightmare On Elm Street, which make it such an effective horror film are the idea of dreams being reality, fighting your human nature, survival and fear.
The plot of the film follows similar codes and conventions of that to other horror genres, however due to the fact its a remake, the film maker has had to blend the familiar with the new, so that it appeals to a wider range of people. The conventions in A Nightmare On Elm Street are:

• blood
• violence
• blades/weapons
• a monster-like character
• darkness
• an abandoned warehouse 
• fire
• sadistic violence
• a group of teenagers
• oblivious adults
• most of the film is set during the night

The use of not being safe even whilst you are dreaming is what made the film series so iconic and scary to an audience. The idea behind this is original and frightening as it goes against everything we are led to believe. However the idea behind this could have stemmed from Iranian Folklore as a creature known as the Bakhtak which actually translates to "Nightmare". It is said that it causes sleep paralysis, however this folklore could've been used to create the idea of Freddy.

Discussing his physical appearance, Form and Fuller explained that Freddy would be more similar to a real burn victim. Form later clarified that there was a fine line they did not want to cross when it came to making Freddy look like a true burn victim. The chard flesh makes the character seem less human, making him a better antagonist, as well as his traditional Freddy clothing, which may appeal to an older audience. Freddy is made to look inhuman, so that the audience feels threatened by him, as well as imprinting his imagine into their heads, making his costume and character more effective.