The pale mask of Ghostface and his sharp knife have been able to give life to a franchise that is particularly appreciated by the public, a saga that has relaunched genre films slasher in the nineties and which has been able to characterize itself thanks to the skilful fusion of scenes of pure violence and comic elements. And in this, Scream, the fifth chapter of the series and protagonist of our review (which inheritance the name of the first and iconic feature film of ’96) takes up with both hands from its predecessors, creating a real tribute to the simpler, more concrete and direct (and perhaps forgotten) sides of the genre, that is, those who do not take themselves too seriously.
Iconography horror has always been one of the most influential, appreciated and recognized within modern pop culture. In fact, you don’t need to be a great fan of the genre to be influenced by some of the legends that have come to life on the cinema screens over the years. Among these, in fact, it is impossible not to mention Ghostface, the masked killer first officially presented in Scream, the cult 1996 directed by Wes Craven, one of the undisputed masters of horror and thriller.
Before starting our review of the Screamhowever, it is worth considering a fundamental aspect of the new chapter. For the first time within the franchise, in fact, the film sees the absence of its historic creator Wes Craven, who died in 2015. Precisely for this reason, the entire film immediately assumes extremely nostalgic, a sign of the fact that we are dealing with a real one tribute made by the duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett to thank the director and to celebrate all his work. So here is our review of Scream, available from 13 January 2022 in Italian cinemas.
Scream, welcome back to Woodsboro
Just to pay homage to the work of the legendary director, the plot of this chapter takes both hands from that of the first film of the saga. They have passed 25 years old since the town of Woodsboro was tinged with blood for the first time at the hands of the masked killer Ghostface, a curse irremediably linked to that place and some of its inhabitants. Also in this case Scream opens just like the feature film that started the franchise, with a phone call. While the young woman is alone at home Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega) gets a mysterious call from one stranger.
This initially comes as a friend of his mother’s, but the conversation quickly turns to horror and, more specifically, to Stab (the film series previously translated as Quartered, inspired by the events that occurred in Woodsboro parallel to the different chapters of the saga). Nothing new for Scream lovers who surely know that talking about horror movies on the phone with a mysterious man is synonymous with trouble. Ghostface in fact it is not long in coming and, as usual, its entrance on the scene is characterized by a lot of violence and liters of blood.
Tare, however, she is not killed. His sister Sam (Melissa Barrera), long gone, learns of the attack from Wes (Dylan Minnette), friend of the girl, and returns to Woodsboro with her boyfriend Richie Kirsh (Jack Quaid) to check the situation. Ghostface’s attack then leads to the formation of a new one group of potential victims, within which the new one could also hide identity of the ruthless killer. The trail of blood initiated by Billy Loomis And Stu Matcher it does not seem willing to end and, even on this occasion, the evil again aims to reach the root.
Scream: past, present and future
Within this review it is necessary to point out another aspect of the new chapter of Scream. We are faced with a Requel (a fusion between reboot and sequel, but if the concept is not clear to you, the film itself will explain this definition in great detail) and this becomes quite evident when the new group of characters comes into contact with some of the faces inextricably linked to the series. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox) e Linus Riley (David Arquette) then return to the scene to fill the hearts of fans, in a story that combines perfectly past And present and makes us hope, one day, to see hers future.
The new chapter of Scream manages to perfectly recreate the rhythms and the atmospheres of previous chapters created by Wes Craven and transport us back to bloody Woodsboro. The entire film, in fact, plays with the emotions of the spectators, exploiting numerous in its favor quotes and references to other films, including secondary characters and settings. The title returns to perfectly mix the bloodiest aspects of the slasher genre at times comedians, always keeping the attention (and above all the voltage) of the spectators.
Scream in fact, he wisely plays with fans and has a lot of fun shuffling the cards on the table, constantly creating new ones doubts And suspicious. The new chapter is not scary, but after all this was never the real purpose of the saga. Scream rather aims to capture the viewers and keep them glued to the screen, to leave them with a constant feeling of anxiety and tension (especially thanks to the skilful use of jumpscare audio and visual). In its being a tribute to the most famous and recognizable aspects of the film, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett manage to hit the mark and perfectly achieve their main purpose: keep us entertained. A fun brutal and honest, that makes this movie one of the best of the franchise and that bodes well for the future of the series.
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