"Pathetic fallacy is the literary device in which the environment reflects a character's mood. It is central to Disney's animated classic, which is about a woman who gets so annoyed that she literally turns her surroundings into a perpetual winter. As such, she is responsible for untold miseries, not least the fact that her stroppiness directly caused the invention of Josh Gad's annoying snowman. Perhaps the defining movie on seasonal affective disorder."
"In The Shining, Jack Nicholson's family suffer as he succumbs to the madness of snowbound isolation. Although the interior scenes are what really give the film its terrifying reputation, it's worth remembering that none of the events would occur if the Overlook Hotel was easy to escape. Also a timely reminder that snow really takes the fun out of mazes."
"18. Blade Runner (1982) Ridley Scott's classic is a masterpiece of design, with its rain-drenched futuristic cityscapes playing as much of a role as any of the actual characters. Does the constant rain affect the plot? No, not really, although you'd have to imagine that everyone would be a lot less grimly miserable if the sun came out now and again."
Pathetic fallacy is the literary device where the environment reflects a character's mood. Films apply weather and setting as active forces that shape emotion and consequence. In Frozen a woman's anger literally turns the surroundings into perpetual winter, causing widespread misery and the creation of a comical snowman. In The Shining snowbound isolation enables Jack's descent into madness and prevents escape, intensifying terror. Blade Runner uses constant rain-drenched cityscapes to create a grim, oppressive atmosphere despite rain not driving the plot. Force Majeure focuses on the repercussions of perceived weather when an avalanche fright pushes a man to abandon his family. The Thing relies on Antarctic conditions to isolate characters and heighten dread.
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