Horror movies can be the perfect way to get your heart racing and make you scream like you’ve never screamed before. Two movies that would be perfect to contrast are, The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the remake version of it, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003. These two different versions can be contrasted due to the such different time periods that the films were made in and the difference of the story frame and what happens in each movie.
The movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre originally came about in 1974. Since then, they made a remake of it in 2003 and one in 2013. Both the original and remake movie starts off with a hitchhiker that can give the viewer some type of idea that where they are heading is not so much of a good idea. The movie …show more content…
In the older version, it is more realistic and scary, between the killings and the events that occurred. It was also more gross and bloody than the remake version of it. The beginning of each movie was slightly different from each others. In the original movie, a group of kids are in a van and spot a smelly hitchhiker in the road that flagged him down. When the hitchhiker got into the van, he started a fire and attacked one of the passenger until he was thrown out. In the remake it went a little more differently. While driving, they see a girl who appears too look as if she was just hit by a bus, and while getting flagged down by her, they stopped and when they talk to her, she takes out a gun and then shoots herself in the head which can give the viewer an idea of how the rest of the movie is going to go. Throughout the original movie, Leatherface manages to never take off his face mask whereas in the remake he does. By keeping the mask on, it gives the viewer suspicion and curiosity of what is underneath that mask. In the original movie, it is more scary because let’s face it, they didn’t really have to follow the “horror film rules” which basically made it a free for all with no restrictions. Every time Leatherface appeared, there was always fear in the air. In the remake version, Leatherface wasn’t really that scary, and seemed to be less harmful than the
The movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre originally came about in 1974. Since then, they made a remake of it in 2003 and one in 2013. Both the original and remake movie starts off with a hitchhiker that can give the viewer some type of idea that where they are heading is not so much of a good idea. The movie …show more content…
In the older version, it is more realistic and scary, between the killings and the events that occurred. It was also more gross and bloody than the remake version of it. The beginning of each movie was slightly different from each others. In the original movie, a group of kids are in a van and spot a smelly hitchhiker in the road that flagged him down. When the hitchhiker got into the van, he started a fire and attacked one of the passenger until he was thrown out. In the remake it went a little more differently. While driving, they see a girl who appears too look as if she was just hit by a bus, and while getting flagged down by her, they stopped and when they talk to her, she takes out a gun and then shoots herself in the head which can give the viewer an idea of how the rest of the movie is going to go. Throughout the original movie, Leatherface manages to never take off his face mask whereas in the remake he does. By keeping the mask on, it gives the viewer suspicion and curiosity of what is underneath that mask. In the original movie, it is more scary because let’s face it, they didn’t really have to follow the “horror film rules” which basically made it a free for all with no restrictions. Every time Leatherface appeared, there was always fear in the air. In the remake version, Leatherface wasn’t really that scary, and seemed to be less harmful than the