Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Summary
Two decennary before the reboot trilogy begin , theHalloweenfranchise had a legacy subsequence thanks toHalloween H20 : 20 Years Later , and there are a duad of mode in which it ’s serious thanHalloween2018 . John Carpenter’sHalloweenwas the source of one of the most popular franchises in the repugnance musical style , and it ’s one that has go through different retcons , making path for different timelines . Halloween ’s first retcon happened in 1998 withHalloween H20 : 20 year Later , a unmediated sequel toHalloween IIthat totally ignored the Jamie Lloyd account bow , the Cult of Thorn , and more .
As the rubric articulate , Halloween H20 : 20 Years Laterreunited the audience with Laurie Strode ( Jamie Lee Curtis ) two ten after her first coming upon with Michael Myers , and it show what Laurie had been doing since then . Halloween H20got mixed reviews during its waiver , but look back , it ’s one of the substantial sequel before the reboot trilogy go far . Halloween H20was the dealership ’s first legacy sequel , and it did a duet of thing a lot better than David Gordon Green’sHalloweenreboot in 2018 – and here are some of them .
8Halloween H20 Gave Laurie A Life After The First Movie
As Jamie Lee Curtis did n’t take back as Laurie Strode inHalloween 4 : The Return of Michael Myers , it was explain thatLaurie had cash in one’s chips in a car accidentbetweenHalloween 4andHalloween II . This idea was reused inHalloween H20but with a twist : Laurie faked her decease at some decimal point after the events ofHalloween IIin order to protect herself from Michael Myers if he ever returned , and the only ace who knew about it were Dr. Loomis and Marion Chambers . Laurie relocate to California and changed her name to Keri Tate , got married , had a son , and got a divorcement some fourth dimension afterwards . Laurie became the headmistress of a secret prep school day called Hillcrest Academy , and she and John live on campus with the quietus of the student .
Halloween2018 , on the other hand , did n’t get Laurie move on and live her life after that frightful Halloween night in 1978 . Laurie was deeply traumatized and never left Haddonfield , and instead , she spent the next four ten preparing for Michael ’s return . Laurie ’s open psychic trauma lead her to make bad decision , and at one point , Child Protective Services deemed her an unfit parent and she lost custody of her daughter , Karen , who she had been training in the utilization of firearms so she could defend herself from Michael Myers . Laurie ’s life was deoxidize to waiting for her revenge against Michael , which was unfair to the character reference .
7Laurie Strode’s Son Was Played By A 2000s Teen Icon
Halloween H20introduced John Tate , Laurie ’s son , who was played by Josh Hartnett . Halloween H20was Hartnett ’s first movie function , and short after , he became a teen ikon . The same yearHalloween H20came out , Hartnett star in Robert Rodriguez’sThe Faculty , for which he was nominated for a Saturn Award , and the following year , he played Trip Fontaine in Sofia Coppola’sThe Virgin Suicides . Hartnett ’s use inBlack Hawk DownandPearl Harborestablished him as a teen ikon , and while he was very successful in the 2000s , his disquiet with his public image led him to not pursue part in gamy - profile movies . Josh Hartnett lay low for year , but he find aid and congratulations after his part as Ernest Lawrence in Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimerand David Ross inBlack Mirror ’s “ Beyond the Sea ” .
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6Laurie Strode Was Given Healthy Personal Relationships
UnlikeHalloween2018,Halloween H20gave Laurie Strode healthy personal relationships , as see with her son and her boyfriend , Will . Laurie get along well with John , though he struggled with Laurie being too overprotective at times as a result of her hurt , butHalloween H20showed that they were open and true with each other , and there was a lot of love between them . Laurie was in a relationship with the school ’s guidance counselor , Will Brennan ( Adam Arkin ) , who was very intellect and supportive when she break her real identity to him and that she was in danger .
InHalloween2018 , Laurie did n’t have any healthy relationships , not even with herself . While this is a result of her trauma , this left Laurie without a documentation system , and the closest she had to a acquaintance was Frank Hawkins ( Will Patton ) . Laurie had an estranged kinship with her daughter , had no partner , no friends , and even though she perplex along with her granddaughter , Karen did n’t let them have a right grandmother - granddaughter family relationship .
5Halloween H20 Was More Contained
Halloween2018 saw Michael Myers going on a killing fling across Haddonfield , give way into random homes and killing whoever he found there ( except babies and baby ) , and it was n’t until the final minute of the movie that he get at Laurie ’s cabin . Halloween H20was much more contained and had Michael ’s murder spree happen in one place : Hillcrest Academy . Surely , before he arrived at the school day , Michael killed Marion Chambers , her neighbor ( played by a vernal Joseph Gordon - Levitt ) , and his friend , but the rest of the murders happened at the school , which gaveHalloween H20a more claustrophobic and terrific vibration .
4Halloween H20 Serves As A Teen Horror Movie
As the name says , teenager horror pic focalise on eminent schooltime student as the targets of whatever threat is haunting them , and the problem with these is that , more often than not , they are cheesy and predictable . Halloween H20 , although continuing Laurie Strode ’s story , qualifies as a adolescent repugnance movie thanks to its untried casting . Accompanying Josh Hartnett ’s John are his girlfriend Molly ( Michelle Williams ) and their friends Charlie ( Adam Hann - Byrd ) and Sarah ( Jodi Lyn O’Keefe ) , all of them becoming target ( and , alas , victims as well ) of Michael Myers . Through John and Molly , Halloween H20also offers a STD of teen romance , grant the interview a pair of characters to worry for amidst the horrors of Michael Myers ’ wipe out spree .
3Halloween H20 Showed How Far Michael Myers Was Willing To Go
AllHalloweenmoviesin the Michael Myers saga ( that is , not countingHalloween III : Season of the Witch ) have been set in Haddonfield , Illinois , butHalloween H20took Michael Myers and the audience out of this infamous town . Thanks to this set change , Halloween H20showed how far Michael Myers was uncoerced to do to stamp out Laurie Strode , but first , he had to learn what truly happened to Laurie . Thanks to Loomis ’ file cabinet on her , Michael learned Laurie was now living in California , and he managed to get there by stealing cars .
2Halloween H20 Explored Laurie’s Trauma Better Than The Reboot
BothHalloween H20andHalloween2018 explore Laurie ’s trauma , but the reboot trilogy went to extremes by isolating Laurie and making her obsessed with Michael ’s take and how to kill him , whileHalloween H20had a more naturalistic and complex approach . In ordering to regain control of her life , Laurie faked her death and move far aside from Haddonfield , yet she still had nightmares about Michael Myers . Laurie became a functioning alcoholic and admit medication for her emotional status , and every Halloween night was triggering for her .
Although Laurie did her adept to move on and have a living , the trauma of that Halloween night as well as the veneration of Michael notice her someday never left , but she found ways to manage with that . In the remainder , Laurie confronted Michael without fear and with a clear purpose , and a big part of that was her determination to keep John safe and lastly put an end to what had been tormenting her for decades .
1Halloween H20 Gave A Satisfying Ending To Laurie & Michael’s Story
Halloween Endssaw Laurie finally killing Michael Myers , but after whatHalloween Killsestablished about Michael , it was n’t the satisfying ending that viewing audience were expecting ( and it leave various unanswered questions).Halloween H20also provided an ending to Laurie and Michael ’s story , and it was a good deal more solid than the one from the reboot trilogy . After ensure that John and Molly were safe , Laurie went after Michael , who was then shot by Ronny and believed to be dead . However , Laurie knew that Michael was still live and steal the medical examiner ’s van after Michael was load into it .
Michael awoke , break out of the consistency bag , and assail Laurie , who thrash on the brakes and sent him crashing through the windscreen . Laurie then drove into him and off the road , finagle to jump free of the van as it tumble down , and the van ended up pinning Michael against a tree diagram . After a abbreviated second of pity for her brother , Laurie took an axe and decapitated Michael , putting an end to all her woe . Unfortunately , this ending was undo inHalloween : Resurrection , but it would have been a stark finish for that specificHalloweentimeline .
