The sixth installmentin theScreamfranchiseis fast approaching.
The result was a pretty solid updated entry in a franchise that has been ongoing for over 20 years.
The original actors were still at the top of their game despite being sidelined by the new characters.
I could not contain my excitement this time last year.
I even have Casey Beckers hairstyle now to prove it.
Why Do We Love the ‘Scream’ Movies?
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A lot of people love theScreammovies for different reasons.
For some, its their perfect combination of genres - slasher, murder mystery, and comedy.
To others, its all about the characters.
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Without her, there is noScream.
Why Is Neve Campbell Not Returning for ‘Scream VI’?
But that isn’t the reason.
Its been a very difficult decision to move on.
To all my Scream fans, I love you.
Youve always been so incredibly supportive to me.
Im forever grateful to you and to what this franchise has given me over the past 25 years.
“blish my value, especially when it comes to Scream.
Its been a very difficult decision to move on.
To all my Scream fans, I love you.
Youve always been so incredibly supportive to me.
Im forever grateful to you and to what this franchise has given me over the past 25 years.”
It was a heartbreaking day forScreamfans.
Sidney Prescott completely flipped everything we ever knew about the final girl.
She had sex, she cursed, she was angry, and she got revenge.
She was never the perfect girl that cinema wants these characters to be.
What I always loved about Sidney was she was never an easy archetype to peg.
She wasn’t the cool girl or the mean popular cheerleader.
But she also wasnt the meek, studious bookworm.
She was different things at different times.
No Sidney, noScream.
She then slices his face using her now-dead boyfriends necklace with his fraternity logo on it.
Championing Women…Up Until a Certain Point
TheScreammovies have always championed its female characters.
Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) is an unapologetic career woman whos also handy with a gun.
Kirby (Hayden Panettiere) proved that being the overzealous film nerd wasn’t just for male characters.
Its a huge reason that theScreamfilms have aged as well as they have.
They always mocked toxic male culture and punished those characters who tried to weaponize it to terrorize women.
It feels hypocritical, ingenuine, and totally removed from everything theScreamfranchise has stood for.
Sure, we have two compelling, layered, and badass sisters at the center of the new generation.
But the entire franchise is tainted now by this ugly reality.
But without the central throughline of SIdneys journey, they would all feel like meaningless gimmicks.
Even Gale and Dewey, although completely their own characters, are connected through Sidney.
Can you continue a legacy without the very person that this legacy is based on?
Again, I wouldn’t have a problem if Campbell decided enough was enough.
Kevin Williamson even admitted that Campbell paid a key part in making Sidney’s arc so memorable.
It was her idea to have Sidney help other victims inScream 3.
So how could you not offer her the deal she feels she’s worth?
Much like Sidney, the franchise has grown and continued to prove its place in the horror sphere.
A nice parallel between fact and fiction.
Will I go seeScream VI?
Yes, I will.
I will be going to confirm my suspicions that these movies are nothing without Neve Campbell.
But Neve Campbell is that bottom layer.
Neve Campbell, to me and to so many, you areScream.
You are that bottom-middle Jenga piece.
