Through Sarah Fier’s eyes, Deena experiences the horrors she had to endure and discovers how the curse of Shadyside really began.
The entertaining horror finale in the trilogy of entertaining horrors! Beware of what you read before watching it, though! My beloved Ioanna urged me to watch it, so here it goes. Have the exact expectations for Part One and Part Two, and you will not regret watching it if you like the other two. Let me start with the most essential element. The similarities to 1978 – certain narrative juxtapositions – are meant to be striking to remind us that there are people out there who would still go after you with modern torches and pitchforks just because you are different from the majority. People who would ignore even stomp on values such as diversity, inclusion, and freedom of choice. Therefore, the intention is there; that’s not what you need to be preoccupied with.
Now, the execution is what caused, from what I’ve heard, all the unnecessary negativity. People who didn’t like the other two shouldn’t have watched it, to begin with. People who did like the other two shouldn’t be moaning. Part Three refers to the same diverse yet enormously narrowed-down Netflix audience I’ve spoken to before, so I fail to see what the same audience didn’t like. Was it the accents? The accents are not to be taken more seriously than the plot itself. The lesbian drama? Some people (or cultures) still take infidelity and homosexuality as seriously as back then. So, it’s trying. It really is. But I believe the film’s message is as confusing as its audience – consequently, is it the film to blame? And since I’m not really that trilogy’s audience, I just enjoy the confusion, turn it off, and go to bed.
Alas, the execution is that particular crowd-pleasing(?) result that, ultimately, is not Scream (1996), Friday the 13th (1980), or The Witch (2015). But don’t be overly alarmed because it’s Fear Street! And it has its own character and is the product of its era. Imagine you open a nightclub. Are you gonna play whatever song everyone is asking you to play, or will you stick to the music that characterises and defines your night club – and whoever the hell likes it? Unfortunately, as a filmmaker, putting up with ignorant producers is a dilemma. As an audience, try to respect the complex work thousands of people have put into any project. And Leigh Janiak, and all cast and crew, have put a lot of work.
P.S. Did anyone comment that maybe there is a connection between “Fear” Street and Sarah “Fier”? Food for thought…
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