Halloween 3: A Consumerist Critique that Became the Franchise’s Future
The Halloween franchise has never really been a cohesive series within horror. After the last two installments from David Gordon Green, even longtime fans have lost faith in the franchises’ direction. I blame capitalism. John Carpenter’s Halloween was never supposed to have a sequel– let alone a whole franchise. But the studio saw how audiences reacted to the first: particularly to Michael Myers. At the dawn of the slasher boom, Halloween’s lasting impression was far removed from the slain babysitters.
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