This was from an interview with Clive Barker, and pretty much nails why I never really got into Michael or Jason... Generally [in monster movies] the monsters dont talk about their condition - about being a monster. What I wanted Frank to be able to do was have dialogue scenes, even romantic scenes that play between him and Julia. I wanted Frank to be able to stand around and talk about his ambitions and desires because I think what the monsters in movies have to say for themselves is every bit as interesting as what the human beings have to say. Thats why in stalk and slash films I feel that half the story is missing. These creatures simply become, in a very boring way, abstractions of evil. Evil is never abstract. It is always concrete, always particular and always vested in individuals. To deny the creatures as individuals the right to speak, to actually state their case, is perverse - because I want to hear the Devil speak. I think thats a British attitude. I like the idea that a point of view can be made by the dark side.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 04:32:52 +0000
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