It begs the question why they didn't make a whole new character and attempt a fresh story idea. This film is a little soulless and I blame the filmmaker decision on this. I thought the decision to reboot was a haste decision and without true merit, considering the devotion I have for the core series. I love the original series and will be re-watching the series for Halloween. The film is quite shocking and it serves up some twisted evil by the new Chucky doll. Chucky just lacks the personality that Dourif has established and Hamill hasn't got the right film to be immersed in to clearly set him apart from the core franchise. Child's Play didn't need a reboot when the original filmmaker is still punching out content for the current series. Fans of the original series will be slightly annoyed here, and justly so. The first movie went for a unique take on the popularity of the slasher subgenre, while the new one goes for a Black Mirror-esque style to ponder the dangers of advanced technology.Reboots are in high demand by studios. the movie becomes a scary reminder devices have over us.īetween the two Child’s Play movies, there’s a ton of changes that were made! Above all else, the changes in the times in the last 30 years. Because this Chucky can sync up to the cloud and control webcams, cars, air conditioning, phones, televisions, etc. New technology is what’s going into the hands of kids today, so it makes complete sense for the franchise to update with an A.I. Since the original Child’s Play came out, dolls aren’t as popular of a toy anymore among children. Is it really just lifelessness behind the eyes of our toys or do they have souls? It does what Toy Story accomplishes with bringing more life and personality to everyday toys and objects, but with a much more sinister message behind it. There’s a certain paranoia we have after witnessing young Andy cuddle up to a serial killer in the body of a “harmless” doll. The original Child’s Play really makes us question and fear dolls such as Chucky. (Image credit: (Orion)) The Fears The Movies Tap Into His murders may be out of control, but they actually have a legitimate reason behind them that audiences understand. This Chucky starts off as an innocent (albeit twisted) child who just wants to love and be loved. It’s his purpose he was programmed to carry out, but because all his limits on violence and such are turned off, he reverts to some crazy antics in order to “please” Andy and make sure the two can be together. doll, he really does want to be Andy’s best friend. The new one establishes a much more sympathetic Chucky. When he learns that the only way to become human again is to kill the first human he’s touched, he goes back to murder young Andy. When he’s turned into the doll, his motivations are to finish what he started and kill the victims he has his sights set on. In the original Child’s Play, Chucky is established as an all-around bad guy that should already be dead for all of his horrible crimes. (Image credit: (Orion)) Chucky’s Motivations For Murder Andy underestimates Chucky because he thinks of him as a “kids” doll, but this ups the scare factor when Chucky really shows him what he’s capable of. This Andy is more central to the story and we watch more closely as they form an unlikely bond with each other. She nabs it for free after someone returns it from the store she works at. The 2019 version has Andy being played by a 13-year-old who receives the doll as a joke from his mom ( Aubrey Plaza) but also because he’s a lonely child. Chucky whispers things into Andy’s ear about where to take him or what to say, and because the film is from the perspective of the mom and the cop, we’re more removed from this boy’s interactions with him until later in the story. With Andy being such a young age, it’s terrifying to see him hug, sleep with and befriend the serial killer doll. In the first movie, he’s a seven-year-old boy who so desperately wants a “Good Guy” doll that his mother scrapes for a discounted one off a peddler to make him happy. (Image credit: (Orion)) His ‘Best Friend’ AndyĪnother difference between the two movies is the age of the boy who is given the doll for his birthday, Andy.
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