WhenFinal Destinationwas released in 2000, it was different from any horror film we’d ever seen.
This set the movie apart from anything else in the horror genre but it also hindered it.
Not having a Ghostface or Michael Myers limited howFinal Destinationcould promote itself or make money off merchandise.
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Is there a way to change this?
When co-writer and producerGlen Morganentered the scene with directorJames Wong, that changed.
They wanted the villain to be unseen, with Morgan telling Empire, It was kind of Death personified.
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We were both like, You cant see Death, and you cant beat it?
So we pitched, Deaths just a force.
And they [New Line] said, Cool!, much to our surprise."
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An invisible villain also limited how to sell merchandise.
I came to be grossed out, not to start sobbing!
If death had been in a human form, it would have been all too familiar.
How can we make any physical representation of death scarier than what we already feel?
Those deaths have become the most famous part of the films, which has put them at an advantage.
No one is trying to remember who the killer inFinal Destinationis or what mask he wears.
Can ‘Final Destination’ Find a Way To Capitalize With Merchandise?
No Halloween costume or action figure can top that.
Still, what if the Final Destination films had something visual and concrete to promote it?
There should be something out there to collect.
In every movie, all the characters die, the end.
A few have made it to a second film, but not for long.
But there is one character who has become beloved.
He is the one who knows about death and what it can do, like a harbinger of doom.
Or what about a diorama or action figuresof the elaborate death scenes?
IfFinal Destination: Bloodlinesis a big hit, that could easily change.
Crushed gymnast action figure, anyone?
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