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| '''Strangling''' is compression of the neck that leads to [[unconsciousness]] or [[death]]. Strangulation has been a common [[theme]] in literature and films, especially in murder mysteries and [[horror films]]. It is usually a minor character that gets killed off in this manner. | '''Strangling''' is compression of the neck that leads to [[unconsciousness]] or [[death]]. Strangulation has been a common [[theme]] in literature and films, especially in murder mysteries and [[horror films]]. It is usually a minor character that gets killed off in this manner. | ||
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| + | Strangulation has been a common theme in literature and films, especially in murder mysteries and [[horror films]]. It is usually a minor character that gets killed off in this manner. | ||
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| + | In the horror story, Tree Strangles, [[Vicki Li]], the protaginist, uses trees to strangle people, namely [[Eric Lu]] | ||
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| + | In ''[[The Simpsons]]'', when [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] finds out that his son, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] has done or said something wrong or stupid, he yells, "Why you little—!" and strangles him in anger. Sometimes he does it for little to no reason at all. | ||
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| + | In some of the [[Star Wars]] movies, the primary antagonist, [[Darth Vader]], manually strangles his victims or uses [[Force (Star Wars)|The Force]] to do it with his mind. | ||
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| + | Two notable strangulations occur in ''[[The Godfather]]'': | ||
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| + | #Early in the novel, shortly before Don [[Vito Corleone]] is attacked in front of his office, [[Luca Brasi]] visits [[Bruno Tattaglia]] and [[Sollozzo]] in a Tattaglia nightclub. Tattaglia distracts him with a drink and a cigarette, and Sollozzo pins Brasi's hand to the bar with a knife, then an unidentified murderer slips a [[garotte]] around Brasi's neck and pulls it tight. | ||
| + | #Near the end, after the climactic [[baptism]] scene with its multiple assassinations, [[Michael Corleone]] gives [[Carlo Rizzi]] a plane ticket and tells him to take a ride to the airport. After Carlo gets into the front seat, [[Peter Clemenza]], in the back seat, says "Hello, Carlo," slips a garotte around his neck, and strangles him. | ||
| + | In both cases, Puzo notes the excretory consequences of strangulation: he states that "the sphincter" released "the body's waste" but does not specify which sphincter or what kind of waste. The movie omits this ugly detail and instead has Brasi's grimace and Rizzi kick through the windshield. | ||
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| + | In the [[Jack The Ripper]] based [[2001]] film, [[From Hell (film)|From Hell]], [[John Netley]] is killed by a garotte near the end of the movie, by one of his former [[cult]] colleagues. | ||
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| + | In the [[soap opera]] ''[[The Young and The Restless]]'', [[Ji Min Kim]] dies by strangulation. | ||
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| + | In the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] movie [[Frenzy]], the killer uses a necktie to strangle his victims. | ||
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| + | The [[James Bond]] film [[The World is Not Enough]] features a very long sequence in which Pierce Brosnan's Bond | ||
| + | is strangled by villainess Electra King in a highly ornate "antique garotte". | ||
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| + | In the [[soap opera]] ''[[Shortland Street]]'', [[serial killer]] [[Joey Henderson]] killed his female victims by strangling them with IV tubing. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *[[Asphyxia]] | *[[Asphyxia]] | ||
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Strangling is compression of the neck that leads to unconsciousness or death. Strangulation has been a common theme in literature and films, especially in murder mysteries and horror films. It is usually a minor character that gets killed off in this manner.
Strangulation in popular culture
Strangulation has been a common theme in literature and films, especially in murder mysteries and horror films. It is usually a minor character that gets killed off in this manner.
In the horror story, Tree Strangles, Vicki Li, the protaginist, uses trees to strangle people, namely Eric Lu
In The Simpsons, when Homer finds out that his son, Bart has done or said something wrong or stupid, he yells, "Why you little—!" and strangles him in anger. Sometimes he does it for little to no reason at all.
In some of the Star Wars movies, the primary antagonist, Darth Vader, manually strangles his victims or uses The Force to do it with his mind.
Two notable strangulations occur in The Godfather:
- Early in the novel, shortly before Don Vito Corleone is attacked in front of his office, Luca Brasi visits Bruno Tattaglia and Sollozzo in a Tattaglia nightclub. Tattaglia distracts him with a drink and a cigarette, and Sollozzo pins Brasi's hand to the bar with a knife, then an unidentified murderer slips a garotte around Brasi's neck and pulls it tight.
- Near the end, after the climactic baptism scene with its multiple assassinations, Michael Corleone gives Carlo Rizzi a plane ticket and tells him to take a ride to the airport. After Carlo gets into the front seat, Peter Clemenza, in the back seat, says "Hello, Carlo," slips a garotte around his neck, and strangles him.
In both cases, Puzo notes the excretory consequences of strangulation: he states that "the sphincter" released "the body's waste" but does not specify which sphincter or what kind of waste. The movie omits this ugly detail and instead has Brasi's grimace and Rizzi kick through the windshield.
In the Jack The Ripper based 2001 film, From Hell, John Netley is killed by a garotte near the end of the movie, by one of his former cult colleagues.
In the soap opera The Young and The Restless, Ji Min Kim dies by strangulation.
In the Alfred Hitchcock movie Frenzy, the killer uses a necktie to strangle his victims.
The James Bond film The World is Not Enough features a very long sequence in which Pierce Brosnan's Bond is strangled by villainess Electra King in a highly ornate "antique garotte".
In the soap opera Shortland Street, serial killer Joey Henderson killed his female victims by strangling them with IV tubing.
See also
