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Originally posted by Roderick Usher
exactly. I was watching the making of Halloween and Debra Hill was talking about how she hated to see Micheal Myers kill the dog. Who cares about the teens, but the dog, not the dog.
I find this to be a rather perverse form of sentimentalism. That animal life (well cute animal life, that is - watch how we treat a roach or a rat) is somehow more precious than a humans life.
My mantra when writing is "kill the kid, kill the dog"
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I have explained this one to my wife and she can pick it out now. You (Roderick) should be aware of this technique:
In order to make the bad guy BAD, have him kill a dog (or a kid). Road Warrior. Director's cut of T2. The Hills Have Eyes remake.
It's an act that makes the audience emotionally predisposed against the character.