![]() ![]() It’s a Frankenstein’s Monster of a movie universe that built its identity as it went along, to the whims of its creator Sam Raimi. And yet, they also change and evolve as the license grows.Īll of this to say, the franchise’s DNA can be quite tough to untangle in any traditional way. They are cruel and gleeful in their violence, and they settle for nothing less than swallowing souls. They are a nasty bunch and they might just be the most sadistic, brutal, and evil entities in horror cinema, easily living up to the Evil Dead name. This is where the universe’s signature demons, the Deadites, come in. Perhaps the only constant throughout the movies is the source of the demonic threat: the Book of the Dead. The version people know and love today is mostly the one from Army of Darkness, the one where he’s at his most quotable. ![]() ![]() We can’t speak of one Ash, but of several Ashes. He goes from typical college student in the first Evil Dead (1981) to punchline-spewing/chainsaw-wielding hero in Army of Darkness. This is perhaps best reflected in how its signature character, Bruce Campbell’s Ash, behaves in each one of the movies he’s in (specifically the first three, then followed by the Starz TV series Ash and the Evil Dead, and the various video games based on the universe). People’s History of the Marvel Universe. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |