Summary
- As the horror genre continues to evolve, younger talent continues to draw on the scream queens of the 20th century.
- The original Scream Queens is iconic because of the universe it built around its characters and how they relate to the franchise.
- There aren’t enough modern-day Scream Queens that are as iconic as their predecessors, and many of them don’t deserve legacy characters within the franchise.
When we think of Scream Queens, our minds usually point to the most obvious choices, i.e., Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode or Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott. As the franchise likes Halloween And the Scream compete with modern times horror The classics, the scream queens of the twentieth century, are being overshadowed by younger, more relevant talent.
As the horror genre evolves, we see less and less slashers and more psychological thrillers. Gone are the days of Jason Vorhees’s terrifying mentors at Camp Crystal Lake. Nowadays, the best kind of horror movies are the ones with unexpected twist endings and complex plots. They also have some of the most fascinating protagonists, who are far more complex than simply sex-crazed teenagers full of angst and hormones.
But the current Scream Queens aren’t as memorable as the ’80s and ’90s icons. Corporations are definitely doing something wrong, but there are many reasons why Jenna Ortega cannot be compared to Jamie Lee Curtis.
They’re not as iconic as the old school queens
Many historians and filmmakers consider Jamie Lee Curtis’s mother, Janet Leigh, to be the first scream queen for her role as Marion Crane. crazy, Her daughter followed in Leigh’s footsteps and became one of the most famous final girls in existence, Laurie Strode. Other examples include Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott and Marilyn Burns as Sally Hardesty. Many of these franchises have been remade in recent years or continued throughout the 2000s, giving some heavy competition to the new queens emerging on the horror scene.
Perhaps the homage to the original Scream Queens owes less to the actresses themselves and more to the universe built around them. Laurie Strode’s backstory with Michael Myers is far more interesting than Toni Collette’s with Annie Graham. hereditary, Not only is his backstory vague, but there’s no way to expand on the basics, so it’s easy for him to fade into the background.
not enough of them
If we make a list of all the age-old scream queens, we would name Heather Langenkamp, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Blair, Courteney Cox, Dee Wallace etc. It’s very hard to put together a comprehensive list of modern-day queens who are just as — if not more — iconic than their counterparts. We can name a few like Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Emma Roberts, and Anya Taylor-Joy, but is that list enough to rival the previously mentioned names?
Granted, the queens of the 70s, 80s, and 90s had more time to make their name in the horror world, but theoretically, as technology improves and movie magic reaches an all-time high, modern Time Scream Queens has all the necessary tools to succeed.
A big-time horror role from a hot-shot career is practically handed to you on a silver platter. If there were more scream queens to name, perhaps the massive crowd would have left the golden old queens in the dust, but unfortunately, there aren’t enough names to name.
Many of them are not legacy characters
Let’s consider Jessica Rothe happy death day, He starred in two movies that many people may not have seen, then effectively left the horror scene altogether. How could she possibly compete with people like Jamie Lee Curtis, who returned for the entire trilogy Halloween Movies? And how about the original Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette the Scream threesome? they returned for scream v and (aside from Campbell) scream vi To help Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera and all the other newcomers take over. the Scream Team.
Every franchise needs its legacy characters, but the problem with independent horror is that characters often appear for one movie and one movie only. We are lucky to have seen Mia Goth in many films x Trilogy. But when can we expect to see Toni Collette again?
It doesn’t seem so hereditary Sequel in the works. I also like movies ready or Not (featuring Samara Weaving as Grace) are not suitable for a sequel without changing the location, characters, and overall story.
Suddenly, a franchise isn’t that consistent anymore, so people forget about it more easily than before Halloween Or the Scream, Bringing back Samara Weaving to mimic Drew Barrymore’s opening scene scream vi establishes him within that universe, so we don’t tire of associating him only with ready or Not Or Babysitter Now-she is moving forward.
What horror movie has Jamie Lee Curtis ever made that could ever rival Halloween, How about Neve Campbell or Marilyn Burns? And that’s exactly the point. They become so iconic by taking a role and exploring it until there is nothing left to explore. He doesn’t jump into any new franchise and overextend himself so much that no one remembers his most iconic performance.
If there were more modern-day scream queens, more consistency, and less focus on bigger and better, perhaps Mia Goth and Jenna Ortega could have been the next powerhouse duo in horror.
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