And I like that these characters' motivations for coming to the cabin - and forcing Mia to stay - is very different from the original.
I like how the original Ash-Linda relationship is sorta flipped to be David and his sister Mia.
Alvarez clearly sets this guy up to look like the last one standing. While those two men share some similarities with Ash and Scotty, respectively, I think this is mostly a red herring, especially in David's case. Not only are they relatively time-neutral (much like the original), but David is wearing a blue denim shirt and Eric is wearing flannel. Another similarity you may notice are the characters' clothes. Of course, the necklace David gives to his sister should look familiar - it's very similar to the one Ash gave Linda in the original Evil Dead (as well as the first sequel). I also dig the creepy burn victim whose presence implies that he may have been a deadite once but was "cured" with fire? Or maybe they just thought he was a deadite, which is even more fucked up! 3) Why does daddy set her on fire AND shoot her in the head? Overkill, much?īut I do like the whole concept and the fire (yes, CGI and all - how else are they supposed to light someone's face on fire?). Too much potty language for my Raimi-loving sensibilities. The iffy dialogue (which I suspect Diablo Cody had a hand in) also felt more like Regan MacNeil than deadite to me. Especially the way she says, "You pathetic fuck" and "wife" (or does she say whore?) like she forgot how to talk. What the fuck were they used for? The book never told of torture porn getting rid of the demons. Now here is what I dislike about the prologue: 1) the torture tools. The slightly unsteady camerawork in the opening shot is a nice touch, too. I like the grittiness of this opening scene - the woods bit especially recalls the look of French horror like Haute Tension or Martyrs. She taunts him a bit before he dumps a water bottle full of gasoline over her head and sets her alight. This poor girl is bagged and tied to a post, and the tormenter is - her father?! Of course, we soon realize she's actually a deadite. The film opens much like a slasher (interestingly enough), with a wounded girl being pursued by rednecks in the woods. The bookends of this movie are the scenes most unlike Raimi's source material.
Don't bitch if some of this is obvious - I am to break it ALL down.īecause I know people love their Easter eggs/references, I have highlighted them in bold for easy finding. Now that you've seen the much-anticipated new entry in the Evil Dead franchise, I am going to bust this thing wide open! Perhaps you will find references or Easter eggs you overlooked maybe I'll educate you on how this differs from the originals or maybe this will simply remind you why this flick is so much fun.
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