Why we were mortally ill to worry about this big change in "Pet Sematary"

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WARNING! The following contains the leading spoilers of the plot for Pet Sematary!

When Paramount dropped the second trailer for his Stephen King remake Pet Sematary In early February, fans of the novel (and the 1989 film adaptation) were visibly upset by a major and major change in the story. It would be the former switcheroo of Creed's children: instead of the young Gage (Hugo and Lucas Lavoie) being hit by a truck in the middle of the road, he was replaced by Ellie (Pier & Laurence).

Since the release of this trailer, all co-directors (Kevin K & ouml; lsch and Dennis Widmyer), to producers (Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian), to the screenwriter (Jeff Buhler) stood by and justified the grand pbadage. Damn, even Stephen King – the only person who really has his opinion on the subject – is cool with that!

And you know what? They were all right, because the gap with the source, although somewhat disturbing in theory, is bearing fruit in the long run. In many ways, the new Pet Sematary It's about challenging the expectations of fans, taking what we know from previous iterations and throwing it out the window or, to be more exact, setting the turnkey.

Take, for example, the moment Jud Crandall (John Lithgow) enters his room looking for Ellie resurrected. We get a picture of his exposed heel from under the bed, as in the 1989 adaptation, which suggests to us that a scalpel will come out of the darkness and stab Jud in the foot.

Instead, the old man throws the bed away, revealing that nothing is hiding under the bed. Of course, he still suffers the same fate as Fred Gwynne's Crandall in the 1989 film, but Ellie's bloody discarding of his ankle is much more brutal because it follows a subversion of Expectations and, therefore, suspense.

Looking at the scenario of the project as a whole, Pet Sematary is a great example of how you adapt a beloved book to the big screen. It removes all the added "fat" like Jud's wife, Norma, and the scary story of Timmy Baterman, while still hitting all the important moments of history and horror. Although these elements work very well in the book, they would have put an end to the impulse of the film, had they been retained.

Then there is the famous death scene, reminiscent of the original by running Gage on the road, but instead of being killed, he is saved by Louis (Jason Clarke) at the very last minute. Ellie bites the dust instead, but if you allow us to blame for a moment, this scene would have had an emotional / psychological impact even more important if the caravans had not died blatantly. Even then, it's another subversion of the source material that defines what we know before revealing that things are, as Luke Skywalker says, "are not going to go as you think."

Of course, Gage is spared from a terrible death, but it's only delaying & nbsp; an even worse fate that makes you wish they stay in the initial course of events, simply because the new is almost too horrible to contemplate. That's what you expect from a good horror that reinvents itself.

While Louis has just realized his horrible mistake in bringing back Ellie (Laurence is just perfect as a naughty zombie kid), Louis's wife, Rachel (Amy Seimetz) is murdered and despite her wish not to be brought back, she Not have a say. In reality, Louis is stunned and "Ellie" drags the corpse of her mother to the old cemetery. Louis pursues his daughter to the semic of her pet and almost manages to kill her (for the second time) when a whim is pbaded through her bad by her resurrected wife, killing her instantly. To complete the family business, Louis is dragged to the cemetery and brought back. The final scene shows the perverse versions of Ellie, Rachel, Louis and Church approaching Gage, sitting serenely in the car.

In the book, the boy's death is heartbreaking, but the feeling of dread that reigns at the end of the remake is just as dark, if not more so. Left alone in a car for many hours, this innocent child has lost all his family and is about to be killed and buried. To go further, Buhler gives us a double blow of terror, leaving even the most pure and hard fans (no pun intended) without voice and horrified.

That's & nbsp; deliciously & nbsp; macabre and quite up to par with the movies inspired by Stephen King (the end of Frank Darabont's movie Mist no matter who?). You do not have to worry that Gage will be spared because he ends up being baded. & Nbsp;At the end of the day, the movie will have its cake of the undead and will eat it too.

Pet Sematary now plays in theaters everywhere.

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WARNING! The following contains the leading spoilers of the plot for Pet Sematary!

When Paramount dropped the second trailer for his Stephen King remake Pet Sematary In early February, fans of the novel (and the 1989 film adaptation) were visibly upset by a major and major change in the story. It would be the former switcheroo of Creed's children: instead of the young Gage (Hugo and Lucas Lavoie) being hit by a truck in the middle of the road, he was replaced by Ellie (Jeté Laurence).

Since the release of this trailer, all co-directors (Kevin Kölsch) and Dennis Widmyer), to producers (Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian), to the screenwriter (Jeff Buhler) stood by and justified the grand pbadage. Damn, even Stephen King – the only person who really has his opinion on the subject – is cool with that!

And you know what? They were all right, because the gap with the source, although somewhat disturbing in theory, is bearing fruit in the long run. In many ways, the new Pet Sematary It's about challenging the expectations of fans, taking what we know from previous iterations and throwing it out the window or, to be more exact, setting the turnkey.

Take, for example, the moment Jud Crandall (John Lithgow) enters his room looking for Ellie resurrected. We get a picture of his exposed heel from under the bed, as in the 1989 adaptation, which suggests to us that a scalpel will come out of the darkness and stab Jud in the foot.

Instead, the old man throws the bed away, revealing that nothing is hiding under the bed. Of course, he still suffers the same fate as Fred Gwynne's Crandall in the 1989 film, but Ellie's bloody discarding of his ankle is much more brutal because it follows a subversion of Expectations and, therefore, suspense.

Looking at the scenario of the project as a whole, Pet Sematary is a great example of how you adapt a beloved book to the big screen. It removes all the added "fat" like Jud's wife, Norma, and the scary story of Timmy Baterman, while still hitting all the important moments of history and horror. Although these elements work very well in the book, they would have put an end to the impulse of the film, had they been retained.

Then there is the famous death scene, reminiscent of the original by running Gage on the road, but instead of being killed, he is saved by Louis (Jason Clarke) at the very last minute. Ellie bites the dust instead, but if you allow us to blame for a moment, this scene would have had an emotional / psychological impact even more important if the caravans had not died blatantly. Even then, it's another subversion of the source material that defines what we know before revealing that things are, as Luke Skywalker says, "are not going to go as you think."

Of course, Gage is spared from a terrible death, but it is only the delay of an even worse fate that makes you wish they stay in the initial course of events, simply because the new one is almost too horrible to consider. That's what you expect from a good horror that reinvents itself.

While Louis has just realized his horrible mistake in bringing back Ellie (Laurence is just perfect as a naughty zombie kid), Louis's wife, Rachel (Amy Seimetz) is murdered and despite her desire not to be brought back, she Not have a say. the question as Louis is knocked out and that "Ellie" drags her mother's corpse to the old cemetery. Louis pursues his daughter to the semic of her pet and almost manages to kill her (for the second time) when a whim is pbaded through her bad by her resurrected wife, killing her instantly. To complete the family business, Louis is dragged to the cemetery and brought back. The final scene shows the perverse versions of Ellie, Rachel, Louis and Church approaching Gage, sitting serenely in the car.

In the book, the boy's death is heartbreaking, but the feeling of dread that reigns at the end of the remake is just as dark, if not more so. Left alone in a car for many hours, this innocent child has lost all his family and is about to be killed and buried. To go further, Buhler gives us a double thrill of terror, leaving even the purest fans (no pun intended) speechless and horrified.

It is deliciously macabre and quite up to par with the movies inspired by Stephen King (the end of Frank Darabont's film). Mist no matter who?). No need to worry that Gage will be spared, because he ends up being baded. At the end of the day, the movie will have its cake of the undead and will eat it too.

Pet Sematary now plays in theaters everywhere.