Aztec
09-10-2003, 06:54 PM
Well here's a topic that no one has touched upon yet:
Was Jason redeemed at the end of Freddy vs. Jason?
I say that he was. Here is my argument why:
1) Jason was clearly portrayed as a sympathetic villian. This can be seen in the following ways:
a) It is revealed that Jason's thirst for blood stems from his desire to please his mother. Freddy took advantage of this and disguised himself as Jason's mother and thus Jason's new killing spree began. This fits because Jason's origin story involved his mother using some kind of evil magic to resurrect him and send him on his merry murderous way. Apparently it drove her crazy enough to kill too. Thus it is at least hinted that Jason, being a retarded child at heart, really may not know any better. And thus he is killing because his mother told him that it is the right thing to do. While, Freddy on the other hand is killing for his own sense of enjoyment.
b) The portrayal of the Camp Crystal Lake drowning sequence in Jason's nightmare, clearly portrayed him as an abused, scared, and helpless little boy.
c) He was deceived by Freddy into doing his dirty work, and judging by his reaction he was none too happy. So again it is revealed that Jason is not killing for pleasure.
2) IMHO Jason was not only trying to kill Freddy in the end but save the female lead from being killed. Remember she tried to save him from Freddy during his nightmare. Also if you remember the stare Jason and the female lead shared just before he died. It hinted that some kind of bond was formed.
Although it can certainly be argued that Jason just wanted to make sure that Freddy was dead.
With this in mind, I feel that Yu & co. were trying to create a villian redemption ending to this movie. The best example is how Darth Vader (the villian in the first two and a half movies) redeemed himself by killing the true villian, by saving someone he cared for.
The more I think about it, F vs. J was truly a fantastic movie and not just a fantastic "slasher" movie. The writers actually made me feel sympathy towards an unstoppable zombie killing machine! Nice work.
Was Jason redeemed at the end of Freddy vs. Jason?
I say that he was. Here is my argument why:
1) Jason was clearly portrayed as a sympathetic villian. This can be seen in the following ways:
a) It is revealed that Jason's thirst for blood stems from his desire to please his mother. Freddy took advantage of this and disguised himself as Jason's mother and thus Jason's new killing spree began. This fits because Jason's origin story involved his mother using some kind of evil magic to resurrect him and send him on his merry murderous way. Apparently it drove her crazy enough to kill too. Thus it is at least hinted that Jason, being a retarded child at heart, really may not know any better. And thus he is killing because his mother told him that it is the right thing to do. While, Freddy on the other hand is killing for his own sense of enjoyment.
b) The portrayal of the Camp Crystal Lake drowning sequence in Jason's nightmare, clearly portrayed him as an abused, scared, and helpless little boy.
c) He was deceived by Freddy into doing his dirty work, and judging by his reaction he was none too happy. So again it is revealed that Jason is not killing for pleasure.
2) IMHO Jason was not only trying to kill Freddy in the end but save the female lead from being killed. Remember she tried to save him from Freddy during his nightmare. Also if you remember the stare Jason and the female lead shared just before he died. It hinted that some kind of bond was formed.
Although it can certainly be argued that Jason just wanted to make sure that Freddy was dead.
With this in mind, I feel that Yu & co. were trying to create a villian redemption ending to this movie. The best example is how Darth Vader (the villian in the first two and a half movies) redeemed himself by killing the true villian, by saving someone he cared for.
The more I think about it, F vs. J was truly a fantastic movie and not just a fantastic "slasher" movie. The writers actually made me feel sympathy towards an unstoppable zombie killing machine! Nice work.