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STORY BY JOHN CARTER JR<\/span><\/p>\n

Halloween: 40 years later<\/span><\/p>\n

Since the release of Carpenter\u2019s <\/span>Halloween<\/span><\/i> in 1978, the horror genre has produced some of the most impressive and terrible films to date. <\/span>Halloween<\/span><\/i> is seen as a pioneer in the genre itself and has made way for various franchises of movies to grow and develop. Film series including \u00a0The <\/span>Friday the 13th<\/span><\/i> and the <\/span>Nightmare on Elm Street<\/span><\/i> franchises have been known to take significant inspiration from <\/span>Halloween<\/span><\/i>. Now forty years since the original release of the film, <\/span>Halloween<\/span><\/i> will be receiving a new sequel, one that will replace the entirety of the previous continuity starting with <\/span>Halloween 2<\/span><\/i> and ending with <\/span>Halloween: Resurrection<\/span><\/i> (there were also the Rob Zombie versions, but we try to forget those even more so than the rest). <\/span><\/p>\n

This decision paves the way for an entirely new timeline for the <\/span>Halloween<\/span><\/i> Franchise, one that could be a great reimagining of the horror giant and could essentially set the stage for a new era of Horror films. Rather, it could become one that could provide a critical example of movies who are in the category of what I like to refer as the \u201cSequel Hell\u201d (a tier of genuinely terrible sequels), the place where the likes of <\/span>Scream 3<\/span><\/i> and every <\/span>Paranormal Activity<\/span><\/i> sequel go. \u00a0<\/span>A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy\u2019s Revenge<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>The Nun<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Hannibal Rising<\/span><\/i> all fall into this category as well. <\/span>Halloween <\/span><\/i>has had a mix of bad and good entries, but what could <\/span>Halloween <\/span><\/i>(2018) bring to the table?<\/span><\/p>\n

First, let us look back at what the film did right initially. <\/span><\/p>\n

For starters, the character development is impressive beyond impressive. <\/span>Halloween<\/span><\/i> was an innovator in the everyday person horror. The main protagonist Laurie Strode, portrayed by the legendary Scream Queen Jamie Lee Curtis, is one of these characters. Laurie, a young babysitter in 1978 Haddonfield, Illinois, is what stands between evil and the safety of two children she is charged with taking care of. That very evil is the soulless, very human, monster, Micheal Myers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Carpenter paints this antagonist as the embodiment of evil itself, there is no room for sympathy or compassion for this villain. He is just that, a villain. Laurie, on the other hand, is not the embodiment of good but rather that of inquisitiveness. Throughout the film, we can note Laurie’s intelligence, resourcefulness, and questioning nature in general. We can see this either in the classroom or on the street. <\/span><\/p>\n

Take for example an early scene in the film. The second interaction with Micheal is made when Laurie is walking home with her friend Annie. She sees Micheals masked face for the first time as he quickly hides behind a bush, Annie doesn\u2019t witness this. This is the director’s way of conveying the characters personalities. Laurie is instantly concerned and makes a joke out of it. Laurie prevails in the end as the last remaining teen alive in the main cast due to her concern with Micheal from the very beginning. In the case of Myers, this conveys that he isn\u2019t just a simple stalker, he is more of a looming presence waiting for that vulnerable moment. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The film is known for its excellent camera work. By taking multiple scenes from the villains perspective the viewer is at an interesting crossroad of feelings. Micheal\u2019s first-person scenes create small experiences of cognitive dissonance in the viewer. The opening of the film is the best example of this. The viewer is brought around and through the house until we a notified by his sister that we are in the position of young Micheal Myers. We are forced to be in the position of the boy who stabs his sister, we are looking through his masked eyes. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This shows the excellence of the camera work and direction from this film that was integral in the development of future slasher villains. <\/span>Psycho<\/span><\/i>\u2019s Norman Bates may have created the Slasher genre but Micheal Myers is the pinnacle of villain excellence in the very same genre. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On to the future, <\/span>Halloween <\/span><\/i>(2018) is looking to usher in a revitalized era of horror that is leaning towards slasher films. The film will follow an older Laurie Strode played again by Jamie Lee Curtis. We can expect to see what happened to both our favorite babysitter gone gun-toting grandma and the embodiment of evil (who will presumably still be merely that). That being said the <\/span>official trailer gave us a few specific details to be aware of.<\/span><\/p>\n