Spoiler Alert: This story contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Halloween Ends.
Halloween Ends is now in theaters (and on Peacock for those who want to stream it at home), and to put it lightly, fans have their opinions on the film. It has gotten to be a pretty divisive installment of the franchise that has resulted in harsh ratings from critics and heavy criticism on social media. Even so, there are many Halloween fans giving credit to the film for taking an unexpected approach to the story, arguing that, in due time, Halloween Ends will get its due credit.
In any case, one thing that has drawn in much criticism has been putting Michael Myers on the sidelines after he was last seen in the brutal Halloween Kills ending. The killer's screen time is much more limited as he now spends his days living in the sewers, only attacking those unlucky enough to get close enough for him to drag them inside. For whatever reason, Michael chooses to spare the life of a young man named Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell), and the two form an unexpected partnership with Corey luring in new victims for Michael. Corey then betrays Michael by stealing his mask, using the fear of Michael Myers to carry out his own Haddonfield killing spree, primarily targeting those who did him wrong in a manner reminiscent of Christine.
While the movie has a definitive ending, the way the film introduces a new killer who's influenced by Michael Myers does leave the door open for the story to continue. In a new interview with THR, director David Gordon Green addressed the film's writing process, noting how it wasn't intentional to set up any sequels. The idea was to surprise the audience by doing something to "shake it up" instead of something that feels "a little stagnant or cliché." From the interview:
"I don’t think I felt the need to plant a seed. The actual twist that you’re talking about is related to a point where you could continue things, and that wasn’t by any design other than me and the writers thinking that it might be cool. In the writers’ room, it’s like rehearsal. It’s kind of a free space where you can say, “Okay, we’re right here, right now. This event just happened. We’re going to do Choose Your Own Adventure. Where would you go?” And then all four of us write a version of it. So then we make moves like that and say, “It’s feeling a little stagnant or cliché here. What can we do here to shake it up? And then what if this happens? Boom! Or what if this is the curveball? Boom!” And then we talk through the rest of the movie. So it was right in there where some of the massage was happening a year ago, and I guess that massage continued through the production."
Michael Myers Lives On?
Green also touched on the inspiration for bringing in a new character like Corey Cunningham in the first place. He thought of how the daily onslaught of depressing news is something that can contribute to someone breaking down mentally, as this is something he's observed in friends. That observation led to the tonal shift in Halloween Ends.
"I think this story does point to the contagiousness of negativity. In an entertaining, popcorn, midnight madness movie like Halloween Ends, it’s what creates evil and what manifests evil. But I do think there’s a relatable form of what that is, too. If your head starts spinning and you can’t sleep at night because you checked the really depressing news headlines right before you went to bed, it can not only disrupt your sleep, but it can also destroy your psyche or your confidence in yourself or your community. This is not a message movie, but I see plenty of friends of mine that are subjected to depression that’s outside their immediate universe and in a world that they can’t control because of voices and articulation of perpetuating hostility. So I do all I can in my life to avoid that and redefine that."
The filmmaker then goes on to explain how Corey in particular, as someone suffering from PTSD from his own horrifying Halloween night tragedy, would be affected by something like the mass hysteria associated with a local serial killer like Michael Myers.
"So the town of Haddonfield is suffering from that, and when you find a character like Corey Cunningham, who is a very vulnerable person at a traumatic moment of his life, there isn’t a community he can to turn to because everybody has already deconstructed [him] in their own pessimism, paranoia and blame. So how are you going to heal, and where do you go from there? If the movie is asking a question that the world should reflect on, it’s that."
Halloween Ends is playing in theaters and on Peacock.
Article From & Read More ( Halloween Ends Director Explains the Film's Controversial Twist - MovieWeb )https://ift.tt/h2QRSzi
Film
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Halloween Ends Director Explains the Film's Controversial Twist - MovieWeb"
Post a Comment