--- title: Scary films, nightmares and sad endings — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Scary films, nightmares and sad endings», a lesson of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Films are made to make us feel things: scared, sad, excited, happy. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/) / Scary films, nightmares and sad endings # Scary films, nightmares and sad endings Lesson 56 of the adult life course of Mova's primary school: 23 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/0/) — Films are made to make us feel things: scared, sad, excited, happy. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/1/) — The film is pretend, but the feelings it makes are real, and they can stay with you after the screen goes dark. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/2/) — When a film scares you, your body acts as if the danger were real: your heart races, your hands get sweaty, you jump. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/3/) — Part of your brain knows you are safe on the sofa, and that mix is why some people enjoy it and others really don't. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/4/) — Vivid example: in Manchester, Freya comes home from a sleepover yawning. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/5/) — She whispers to her mum that the girls watched a scary film and she lay awake till three, listening to every creak. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/6/) — Mum doesn't laugh. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/7/) — "Lots of people feel like that after a scary film, love. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/8/) — Let's leave the landing light on tonight, and next time you can just say it's not for you." - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/9/) — Sad films work the same way: a sad ending can make you cry or keep you thinking for days, and that is normal. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/10/) — Grown-ups choose films by asking two questions: is it right for my age, and am I in the mood for this feeling tonight? - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/11/) — A scary film makes the body react as if the danger were real, with a racing heart and quick breathing, even though you are safe. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/12/) — Many people enjoy being scared by a film because it is a thrill with no real danger, like a roller coaster; other people simply don't, and both are fine. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/13/) — Nightmares after a scary film are common; they fade after a few nights, and talking about the film or leaving a light on helps. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/14/) — Scary music is used to build suspense: it tells you something might happen before anything does. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/15/) — A jump scare is a sudden picture or loud sound meant to make you jump; it works even in cartoons and even when you know it is coming. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/16/) — Trailers show the most exciting or scary bits squeezed together, so a trailer can feel scarier than the whole film. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/17/) — Hiding behind a cushion or switching off halfway is a sensible choice, not cowardice; being brave means doing what is right for you, not proving something. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/18/) — Some films are made to look like real news or real recordings, but they are still stories; a real alien landing would be on every proper news channel. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/19/) — "Based on a true story" means the film starts from something real, but film makers change, add and invent a lot to make it exciting. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/21/) — Some films are slow on purpose; grown-ups may love a quiet film that children find boring, and that is a difference in taste, not a fault. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/22/) — Rewatching a scary film often makes it less scary, because you know what is coming and your body stops being surprised. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/23/) — Old black-and-white films were made before colour film was common; many are still loved and are worth watching with someone who remembers them. - ← previous: [Favourite films and series: spoilers, binge-watching, streaming and adverts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/) - next →: [Age ratings in the UK, the USA, Australia and Canada, and why they exist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist/) - ↑ back to [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/)