Bam! Bam! Bam! Cha akusona isibhamu leso ngaphakathi e-bodega Memeza VI, umsindo wezibhakela zomdidiyeli ezishaya ngokushesha inkinobho yokukhanya okuluhlaza ukuze kuthuthukiswe izintandokazi ze-franchise (okungukuthi Memeza VII).

With Memeza VI kancane ngaphandle kwesango, nokulandelana kubikiwe ukuqopha kulo nyaka, kubonakala sengathi abalandeli abathusayo bayizithameli eziqondiwe ekugcineni zokuthola ukuthengiswa kwamathikithi ku-box office futhi kude nesiko lokusakaza "lokudlala cindezela". Kodwa mhlawumbe kusekude kakhulu.

Uma singakasifundi isifundo sethu, ukukhipha amamuvi ashibhile athusayo ngokulandelana okusheshayo akulona iqhinga eliwubulima lokuthola izinqe ezihlalweni zetiyetha. Ake sithi ukuma kancane ukuze sikhumbule okwakamuva Halloween qala kabusha/retcon. Yize izindaba zokuthi uDavid Gordon Green uphephetha umdlali we-gossamer futhi avuse i-franchise ngezitolimende ezintathu zaba yizindaba ezinhle ngo-2018, isahluko sakhe sokugcina asenzanga lutho ngaphandle kokubuyisela ukonakala emlandweni osabekayo.

Ngokunokwenzeka edakwe ukuphumelela okusesilinganisweni kwamafilimu akhe amabili okuqala, uGreen wadlulela kwelesithathu ngokushesha okukhulu kodwa wehluleka ukunikeza abalandeli. Ukugxekwa kwe I-Halloween Iyaphela ikakhulukazi kuncike ekuntulekeni kwesikhathi sesikrini esinikezwe bobabili uMichael Myers noLaurie Strode futhi esikhundleni salokho kumlingiswa omusha owayengahlangene ngalutho namafilimu amabili okuqala.

"Uma sikhuluma iqiniso, asikaze nakanye sicabange ukwenza ifilimu kaLaurie noMichael," kusho umqondisi Umenzi womenzi womenzi. "Umqondo wokuthi kufanele kube ingxabano yokugcina engakaze ifike emiqondweni yethu."

Kunjani futhi lokho?

Nakuba lo mgxeki eyijabulele ifilimu yokugcina, abaningi bayithola ingekho enkambweni futhi mhlawumbe izimele yodwa okwakungafanele ixhunywe kuhlu lwezincwadi oluthuthukisiwe. Khumbula Halloween waphuma ngo-2018 nge Uyabulala ikhishwa ngo-2021 (sibonga i-COVID) futhi ekugcineni Iphela ngo-2022. Njengoba sazi, i I-Blumhouse Injini igqugquzelwa ubufushane ukusuka kuskripthi kuya esikrinini, futhi yize ingeke ifakazelwe, ukukhipha amafilimu amabili okugcina ngokushesha kungenzeka kube yingxenye yokuhlehliswa kwayo okubucayi.

Okusiletha ku- Scream i-franchise. Intando Memeza VII ubhakwa kancane ngoba i-Paramount ifuna ukunciphisa isikhathi sayo sokupheka? Futhi, into enhle kakhulu ingakugulisa. Khumbula, konke ngokulinganisela. Ifilimu yokuqala yakhululwa ngo-1996 futhi elandelayo cishe ngemva konyaka, kwase kuba iminyaka emithathu emva kwalokho. Lesi sakamuva sithathwa njengesibuthakathaka se-franchise, kodwa siqinile.

Bese sifaka umugqa wesikhathi wokukhishwa weshumi leminyaka. Shayela i-4 ekhishwe ngo-2011, Scream (2022) iminyaka eyi-10 ngemuva kwalokho. Abanye bangase bathi, "Hhayi-ke, umehluko ezikhathini zokukhishwa phakathi kwamamuvi amabili okuqala we-Scream ubufana ncamashí nowokuqalisa kabusha." Futhi lokho kulungile, kodwa cabanga lokho Scream ('96) kwakuyifilimu eyashintsha amamuvi athusayo unomphela. Bekuyiresiphi yasekuqaleni futhi evuthiwe izahluko ezibuyela emuva, kodwa manje sesingama-sequel amahlanu ukujula. Ngiyabonga Wes Craven ugcine izinto zibukhali futhi bezijabulisa ngisho nangawo wonke ama-parodies.

Ngokuphambene, leyo recipe nayo yasinda ngoba kuthathe ikhefu leminyaka eyishumi, okunikeza amathrendi amasha isikhathi sokuthuthuka ngaphambi kokuthi u-Craven ahlasele ama-tropes amasha kwesinye isitolimende. Khumbula ku Shayela i-3, bebesasebenzisa imishini yefeksi namafoni apheshulwayo. Ithiyori yabalandeli, inkundla yezokuxhumana kanye nosaziwayo abaku-inthanethi babekhula imibungu ngaleso sikhathi. Lezo zitayela zizofakwa ku-movie yesine kaCraven.

Shesha phambili eminye iminyaka eyishumi nanye futhi sithola ukuqalisa kabusha kweRadio Silence (?) eyahlekisa ngamagama amasha athi “requel” kanye “nezinhlamvu zefa.” Ukukhala kwase kubuyile futhi kusha kunangaphambili. Okusiholela ku-Scream VI kanye nokushintshwa kwendawo. Abekho abaphangi lapha, kodwa lesi siqephu sibonakale siyinqaba njengendaba yezindaba ezisheshiswe kabusha, okungenzeka ukuthi kube ukubhuqa ngokwako.

Manje, sekumenyezelwe lokho Memeza VII kuyahamba, kodwa kusishiya sizibuza ukuthi ikhefu elifushane kangaka lizohamba kanjani ngaphandle kokuthi kuthuswe i-zeitgeist to channel. Kuwo wonke lo mjaho wokuthola izindodla, abanye bayasho Memeza VII yayingaphakamisa kuphela owandulelayo ngokubuyisa u-Stu? Ngempela? Lokho, ngombono wami, kungaba umzamo oshibhile. Abanye futhi bathi, ukulandelana ngokuvamile kuletha isici esingaphezu kwemvelo, kodwa lokho bekungeke kube indawo Scream.

Ingabe le franchise ingakwenza nge-hiatus yeminyaka engu-5-7 ngaphambi kokuba izicekele phansi ngomgomo? Lelo khefu lingavumela isikhathi kanye nama-tropes amasha ukuthi kuthuthuke - igazi lempilo ye-franchise - futhi ikakhulukazi amandla abangela impumelelo yayo. Noma kunjalo Scream sibheke esigabeni "sokuzijabulisa", lapho abalingisi bezovele babhekane nomunye um(aba)bulali kumaski ngaphandle kwendida?

Mhlawumbe yilokho okufunwa yisizukulwane esisha sabalandeli be-horror. Ingasebenza yebo, kodwa umoya wohlu lwezincwadi zeBhayibheli wawuzolahleka. Abalandeli beqiniso balolu chungechunge bazobona i-apula elibi uma iRadio Silence yenza noma yini engakhuthazwa ngayo Memeza VII. Inkulu ingcindezi leyo. UGreen uthathe ithuba I-Halloween Iyaphela futhi lokho akuzange kukhokhe.

Konke okushiwoyo, Scream, uma kukhona, iyi-masterclass ekwakheni i-hype. Kodwa ngethemba, lawa mamuvi awaphenduki abe yimidlalo yekamu abahlekisa ngayo Stab. Isekhona impilo esele kulawa mafilimu noma ngabe I-Ghostface akanaso isikhathi sokudlala. Kodwa njengoba besho, iNew York ayilali.