The Evil Dead Film Analysis
The horror movie The Evil Dead which came out in 1981, and its remake Evil Dead, which came out in 2013 have some things in common, such as the plot, the amount of blood and gore, and language but are also unique in their own ways. For example there’s more blood and language in the remake then the original. The comparison between this movie and its remake shows that what is defined as scary and bloody one generation is considered tame and silly by the next.
The plot of the original The Evil Dead is that five college aged friends rent a cabin for a weekend getaway in the woods. After settling, one of the friends hears voices from the cellar. The two men go down to investigate and find a book and an audio tape player and decide to bring it upstairs. Upon listening to it, they find out it’s called “The Book of The Dead” and the incarnation inside the book can unleash the dead or demons. Now the friends have …show more content…
There are basically no swear words as the movie relies on the dark comedy to set the mood of the movie. There is a lot of bad language, the majority of it is coming from the possessed drug addict, who also says sexual things to her brother. There is a lot of the “f” word and some other swears.
The commonalities between the original and its remake are in the fact that it takes place in a cabin in the woods over the span of a day. Another thing the movies have in common is the dismemberments and the use of a shotgun to shoot the demons with. Another similarity is the grossness of the demons.
The horror movie The Evil Dead and it’s remake Evil Dead show how over time what we consider scary and bloody has changed.The Evil Dead is considered very tame by the horror movie standards of today, but back then in 1981 was considered adult enough to get an NC-17 rating, when in fact today it might get a PG-13. With that said, it’s still in my mind and the minds of others, one of the greatest cult films ever
The plot of the original The Evil Dead is that five college aged friends rent a cabin for a weekend getaway in the woods. After settling, one of the friends hears voices from the cellar. The two men go down to investigate and find a book and an audio tape player and decide to bring it upstairs. Upon listening to it, they find out it’s called “The Book of The Dead” and the incarnation inside the book can unleash the dead or demons. Now the friends have …show more content…
There are basically no swear words as the movie relies on the dark comedy to set the mood of the movie. There is a lot of bad language, the majority of it is coming from the possessed drug addict, who also says sexual things to her brother. There is a lot of the “f” word and some other swears.
The commonalities between the original and its remake are in the fact that it takes place in a cabin in the woods over the span of a day. Another thing the movies have in common is the dismemberments and the use of a shotgun to shoot the demons with. Another similarity is the grossness of the demons.
The horror movie The Evil Dead and it’s remake Evil Dead show how over time what we consider scary and bloody has changed.The Evil Dead is considered very tame by the horror movie standards of today, but back then in 1981 was considered adult enough to get an NC-17 rating, when in fact today it might get a PG-13. With that said, it’s still in my mind and the minds of others, one of the greatest cult films ever