13.
Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th
Part 6: Jason Lives; movie)
The Crystal Lake Slasher himself,
Jason Voorhees is an iconic horror villain known around the world. Once just an
extremely durable psychopath, he evolved into an unstoppable undead killer
(except in the remake). He’s a slasher who’s plagued Camp Crystal Lake for over
3 decades, coming back every time he’s been stabbed, shot, hung, impaled, even
blown up…not kidding, he came back from that.
Now, as far as character goes...Jason
has little to none. Yeah, I know, shocking. However, he’s not about character.
No. He’s about killing horny, drunk teens in horrific (and awesome) ways.
Whether he’s swinging a girl in a sleeping bag against a tree, or crushing a
guy’s head with his bare hands, you just know Jason’s having a good time with
his work.
My personal favorite interpretation of
Mr. Voorhees is actually from Friday the
13th Part 6: Jason Lives. This is the first of the series to
show Jason as a zombie (more or less) and gives the characteristics we usually
associate with him. The slow walking, the grey rotting skin, the way he just
stands and stares his victim down before chasing them; all from this film. In
the previous films (except 1 & 5, he was in neither), Jason relied on
stealth and cunning to kill (stupid) teenage camp consolers, taking them out
before they can see him until only
person is left…then he chases her around the camp to spice things up, I guess.
Not in this one. While he does still stalk around, he also seems to make sure
his victim sees him before the hatchet comes down. It’s like he knows he’s a
zombie now, and realizes nothing can kill him (not even a bullet to the head).
Then he said “Screw this hiding shit, I want to see me!”, and proceeded with
it.
I loved this undead psychopath since
I was 8, and anything I have bad I have to say about him isn’t relevant because
of what he is…a B-movie slasher whose only goal is to beat his body count from
the last film. What’s wrong with that?
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