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Originally Posted by Abishai100
1. the fictional story of the pseudo-Leatherface Sam is supposed to sound real but is in fact simply a monogram used to illuminate the general chainsaw usefulness in storytelling; I made the story, but it's meant to infer chainsaw-war images from already-made films such as Army of Darkness
2. I would say Carrie is first an arch-enemy and then (later) a consort; incidentally, maybe there should be a Freddy vs. Jason type film in which the coupled ghouls actually work together for something
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1. nicely written story! i just re-read and understood how you were announcing it.
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Originally Posted by Abishai100
IMO, the only horror film character that can be paired adequately with Leatherface is Carrie.
Carrie (or Carrie White) is the main character of the Stephen King horror novel which bears her name; she is an emotionally strange American teenager girl who uses her telekinesis to create pure mayhem at her prom when she is treated cruelly. Brian De Palma adapted the Stephen King novel into a very iconic American horror film starring Sissy Spacek.
Like Leatherface, Carrie symbolizes anti-social insanity. They both seem to resent themselves and are not hesitant to take it out on others.
While Michael Myers (from the Halloween horror film series) may be better matched with Leatherface in terms of strength and battle-equivalence, Carrie is the best match for Leatherface in terms of self-loathing.
This is something to consider when analysing why/how Leatherface signifies ugliness. Leatherface is an ugly man, and Carrie is an ugly female (spiritually speaking). It's a match made in heaven or hell.
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I agree Leatherface and Carrie symbolizes anti-social insanity, specifically killing innocents. But (based on original films) i dont see either being self-resentful.
I didnt see Leatherface resenting himself, nor making any self commentary. Rather he appears to have no self-analysis.
He did wear a leathermask, but does the film itself indicate why? If a child puts on a mask, is it because of self-loathing? We can attach self-loathing, but I think it presumptive.
I wouldnt characterize Carrie (pre-murderous break) as resenting herself either. She was shy, meek, humble and lacked social skills, and she wanted to become more engaging, but she was not self-resentful. She was unsure of the morality of her telekinesis, but decided it was neutral. She compassionately realized her mom had psychoses. None of these issues were self-resentful.