A Nightmare on Elm Street
Films and TV show going on the meta route are not rare nowadays , and the rule has proven to be successful and appealing to the audience , but it ’s not new – Wes Cravendid it years ago and was heavy criticized for it . Wes Craven is considered one of the masters of horror and with expert reason : A Nightmare On Elm Streethelped establish the slasher subgenre in the eighties and some of the horror tropes that are still used to this day , andScreamrevitalized the musical style in the 1990s .
Not to cite , the residuum of his horror motion picture also bear on the genre in unlike ways , from his directorial debutThe Last House on the Left , to the underratedThe multitude Under The Stairs . But his bold move was probablyNew Nightmarein 1994 , a self - mindful motion picture which mixed reality with fiction , bringingFreddy Kruegerto the material world in a meta - story that was criticized by many and praise by others . Among the negative points from some critics were the lack of elements that made the firstA Nightmare on Elm Streetfilm scary and its nidus on Heather Langenkamp rather than on Freddy , but what no one can deny is that Craven was forrader of his time with this film .
The meta way of life was a shake - up for some and a pleasant surprise to others , and it has been used quite often latterly . late illustration are theBeverly Hillsreboot , BH90210,and the upcomingDisney+showHigh School Musical : The Series . BH90210follows the cast of the original series in fictionalized versions of themselves , reunify to get a reboot of the series up and run . High School Musical : The Seriesis not a sequel to the moving picture nor is it tie in to them narratively : it focuses on a newfangled propagation of East High Wildcats redact together a production ofHigh School Musical . Both acknowledge the informant textile and let in it in their chronicle , very much likeNew Nightmaredid .
In it , Heather Langenkamp is in talks to reprise her use as Nancy Thompson one last meter , and start up have nightmares aboutFreddy Krueger . The nightmare gradually become more real , and Craven explains that Freddy is an ancient supernatural entity that was trapped in the films and freed when the serial publication terminate . As a result , Freddy is now out in the real man and going after Heather , her opponent in the dealership . Heather has to take on the purpose of Nancy once again to rescue her son from Freddy , and that ’s where reality and fiction merge , as her surroundings , her clothes and hair , and even her co - principal John Saxon transform into what they were in the enfranchisement .
New Nightmarehas many layer and theme , but it ’s a cohesive story with self - awareness at its magnetic core . Surely , it might not be scary to some , but the leap panic and fear factor are not what build its repute : it ’s Wes Craven ’s decision to make a meta - film in a time where this character of story was n’t common . It risk being rejected by critics and viewers , something project likeBH90210andHigh School Musical : The Seriesdon’t have to worry about , in part thanks toNew Nightmare .
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