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Originally Posted by MichaelMyers
You want character development go watch Schindler's List. Sculpt you might like The Notebook.  The purpose of Michael Myers was an ABSENCE of character smh. |
Sure, sure, some folks can ride the repetitive titillation of kills &/or titts, & dont need anything else from a film. Thats just more films for them, but that doesnt make them good films, nor good Horror films.
With Halloween 78, I was into the mysterious development of the Boogeyman. (Myers did have character, the supernatural elements, falling & getting back up, wearing mask, tilting his head like a dog, not speaking, stopping until he put his mask back on... made his character not Michael Meyers but a man becoming the Boogeyman.)While it also developed the other characters. You saying Horror is better without it? "Horror" without story is just porn. Im not less of a Horror aficionado because I know porn is lacking.
I like good films from any genre. I like the character development in Halloween 78, Shindlers list, Alien, Fight Club, The Ring, whatever, that only enhances my appreciation for the elements & execution of good Horror. Like I said, char development or likeable chars isnt a requirement, but leaving it out doesnt mean its good Horror either.