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Topic	Of these, which is the most compelling evidence that Michael Myers is not human?
Josiah_Is_Back 02/06/21 10:26:19 PM #9:	@Johnny_Nutcase Johnny_Nutcase posted... I've been such a fan of Friday the 13th that i've never watched a single Halloween movie.... I just don't feel like Jason can be topped. I am a fan of both, and while there are obvious similarities between the two (silent masked killers who cannot be killed), there are also significant differences that prevent them from being carbon copies of each other. (Well, technically, Jason would be a copy of Michael, since Michael came first; but that's another discussion.) Anyway, Jason is obviously a zombie or wraith-like ghoul motivated by revenge. As such, the audience understands what he is (to a degree) and why he kills. Michael Myers, on the other hand, has no real reason for doing what he does. Certain sequels and timelines offer suggestions and theories, but canonically there is no "reason" or "backstory" to Michael Myers other than the notion that he is the Boogeyman, evil incarnate, not an undead specter like Jason but also not quite a human being, either. This is one of the things that make Michael Myers so scary, and some may say even scarier than Jason: he appears to be just a man. He's not an animated decomposed corpse like Jason, where it's obvious you are dealing with something otherworldly. With Michael, you have no reason to believe you're dealing with anything other than just a psychotic mental patient wearing coveralls and a creepy white mask... until you experience his preternatural strength and the fact that, somehow, he just won't die. If you enjoy the Jason films, I would definitely give the Halloween movies a whirl. It can be confusing because there are several timelines, as the various sequels branched off and did their own thing. My personal recommendation: watch the original Halloween (1978), and then watch the 2018 film (also titled simply Halloween), which is treated as a direct sequel to the original and ignores all other films in the franchise. Then, if you are invested in the character enough to explore further, check out the other sequels and timelines to see how different films explored the Michael Myers character and mythos. --- "Walk on air against your better judgment." - Seamus Heaney, "The Gravel Walks" <cite>Josiah_Is_Back posted [p:950361646] in Of these, ... [t:79281774]...</cite> <quote>@Johnny_Nutcase Johnny_Nutcase posted... </cite> <quote>I've been such a fan of Friday the 13th that i've never watched a single Halloween movie.... I just don't feel like Jason can be topped.</quote> I am a fan of both, and while there are obvious similarities between the two (silent masked killers who cannot be killed), there are also significant differences that prevent them from being carbon copies of each other. (Well, technically, Jason would be a copy of Michael, since Michael came first; but that's another discussion.) Anyway, Jason is obviously a zombie or wraith-like ghoul motivated by revenge. As such, the audience understands what he is (to a degree) and why he kills. Michael Myers, on the other hand, has no real reason for doing what he does. Certain sequels and timelines offer suggestions and theories, but canonically there is no "reason" or "backstory" to Michael Myers other than the notion that he is the Boogeyman, evil incarnate, not an undead specter like Jason but also not quite a human being, either. This is one of the things that make Michael Myers so scary, and some may say even scarier than Jason: he appears to be just a man. He's not an animated decomposed corpse like Jason, where it's obvious you are dealing with something otherworldly. With Michael, you have no reason to believe you're dealing with anything other than just a psychotic mental patient wearing coveralls and a creepy white mask... until you experience his preternatural strength and the fact that, somehow, he just won't die. If you enjoy the Jason films, I would definitely give the Halloween movies a whirl. It can be confusing because there are several timelines, as the various sequels branched off and did their own thing. My personal recommendation: watch the original Halloween (1978), and then watch the 2018 film (also titled simply Halloween), which is treated as a direct sequel to the original and ignores all other films in the franchise. Then, if you are invested in the character enough to explore further, check out the other sequels and timelines to see how different films explored the Michael Myers character and mythos. --- "Walk on air against your better judgment." - Seamus Heaney, "The Gravel Walks"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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