![]() (Image credit: Netflix) Lila Is The Lone (Protagonist) Survivor, Thanks To Last Second SurpriseĪs it usually goes in the world of slasher fiction, the big bad villain isn’t dead unless the camera makes it inarguably clear that death is the only outcome for that character. But at least not before passing the metaphorical baton in the physical form of high-powered weaponry. So rather than saving the day, Sally Hardesty came back into Harlow to potentially save someone from making the same mistakes she did, and she died for those efforts. The Evil Dead director shared that it broke his heart to watch Sally realize her obsession was held onto in vain after Leatherface failed to recognize her, and it became clear he didn’t remember how he fucked her world up so completely. If basically Sally has spent her whole life obsessing over that and trying to find closure, but the way she has been trying to find closure was by enacting more violence. And I think the idea was that she was going to see herself in a way, in Sally. Lila has been through trauma as well, has been through a bloodbath herself at a young age. It was more about reflecting I want her to be there so she could be an echo of the main character of Lila in the story. It wasn't much about me wondering what would have happened with her and what was the end of her story. Speaking with press about Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s unexpected vision for Sally, the story’s co-crafter Fede Álvarez explained that the character’s return wasn’t about catching fans back up with her story specifically, but rather to have Sally serve as a cautionary beacon of “What Could Be” for Lila after surviving this mess. And instead of being both inspirational and affirmational in the best of ways, Sally is almost the opposite, and essentially holds her long-sought revenge up as being the most important thing, even in the face of Mel and Lila’s danger. ![]() In fact, Sally has spent the past untold number of years as a small town sheriff who never lost the urge to avenge her friends’ deaths that occurred in the 1974 original. Because the original actress, Marilyn Burns, died in 2014, the producers cast the prolific stage actress Olwen Fouéré in the role, and it’s just as well that it was played by someone new, because this version of Sally did not fit the traditional mold of a returning heroine. One of the bigger selling points for Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre was the return of the character Sally Hardesty, one of slasher horror’s most iconic survivors. Final Girl Sally Hardesty Returned In Bloodthirsty Form So let’s take a look at how things played out, and whether or not things could continue with another revival sequel. Still, anyone who bungled things and managed to fall asleep or leave the room even 30 seconds before the credits rolled wouldn’t have any clue how the movie actually ended, such is its shocking intrusion. The film picks up threads from the original film with brutal force, predictably allows Leatherface to pile up bodies, and delivers a gut-punch of an ending punctuated by a particularly interesting post-credits scene that hinted at a sequel.Ĭonsidering we’re talking about a movie somewhat centered on an over-the-hill, skin-wearing behemoth who communicates more through grunts than words, Texas Chainsaw Massacre does not boast an unendingly paradoxical conclusion that would have Christopher Nolan salivating. One of the first to have come revving out of the gate is David Blue Garcia’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which debuted on Netflix (to not-altogether-positive reviews) on February 18. In the wake of the financial success that David Gordon Green’s Halloween requel series has enjoyed through recrafting Michael Myers and Laurie Strode’s shared story, the stage is set for other beloved franchises to step up with their own revisionist returns.
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