Talk:Altered States

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[edit] Horror Film?

• What are the criteria for branding this movie as a "horror film"? The definition used in the WP article is so broad "attempt to make the viewer experience dread, fear, terror, disgust or horror" as to be useless, and the secondary element it considers defining, evil, is not prevalent in AS. I tried to find refinement of the criteria under the Wikipedia:WikiProject Horror but could not locate any. I have always considered Altered States to be a science fiction rather than a horror film, and do not ever recall having seen it described (much less defined) as the latter. I think this designation should be removed. Lethiere 01:31, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I would never think of Altered States as a horror movie and it would be quite a stretch to make a case for it being so although it's a bit sui generis--doesn't fit well into any category but much better fits into science fiction than horror. I am going to go ahead and remove the template. --Fuhghettaboutit 05:13, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

This entry is ridonkulous. It says nothing about what the film and novel are actually about.

[edit] Plot

The Plot section of this article needs to be rewritten. I know nothing about the film or novel, so I cannot attempt to repair it myself, but reading this article didn't shed as much light on the plot as I had hoped. Most of the Plot section does not directly address the plot itself, but instead focuses on the events surrounding the writing of the storyline. --DavidGC 09:02, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm on it. It could take me some time. —Viriditas | Talk 10:10, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Uh, the entire movie revolves around William Hurts characters experiments with a super-potent psychedelic mushroom and sensory-deprivation tank studies. How could one possibly forget to mention the 'shrooms, which is the whole catalyst in the movie? You know, like any good person who has taken psychedelics such as LSD or magic mushrooms, Hurts character becomes obsessed with inner discovery, love, relationships, mind-expansion, life-after-death, God, while of course, enjoying and being terrified by his visions, you know, all those little things the writer of this quite strikingly inadequate entry somehow "didn't notice."

It's love and it's the psychedelics that are the main points here. Neither of which is barely mentioned.

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Hi, the plot section was really confusing, so I tried to update it. But it would be better to rewrite it completely.

On the other hand I appreciate the cultural links section.

Quite interesting film