2018sHalloweentakes place 40 years after John Carpenters groundbreaking 1978 original and ignores every other sequel that came in between.
When it arrived in theaters in 2018, theHalloweenreboot was praised asthe bestHalloweenmovie since Carpenters original.
Jamie Lee Curtis performance was widely acclaimed and Greens direction of the tone and atmosphere was similarly lauded.
Plus, it became a massive box-office success.
But looking back on it now,2018sHalloweenis best remembered as the beginning of the most controversial era of the franchise.
It was a pretty satisfyingHalloweenrevival on its own, but it ended up launchingHalloweens answer to theStar Warssequel trilogy.
2018sHalloweencombines two of Hollywoods biggest recent trends: legacy sequels and the horror of trauma.
For starters,it was questionable whether theHalloweenreboot even needed a whole trilogy.
The first movie worked fine as a standalone story.
Halloween is the first film of the David Gordon Green-directed sequel trilogy to the 1978 original horror/slasher film. Having been institutionalized for forty years after the events of the original Haddonfield murders, Michael Myers escapes during a prison transfer to pursue his original target, Laurie Strode. Having lived in fear of his shadow for years, Laurie learns of his return, setting the stage for war while trying to protect her daughter and granddaughter from her masked tormentor.
It saw Laurie confronting her inner and outer demons 40 years after their initial showdown.
2022sHalloween Endsset out to be theAvengers: Endgameor theStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerof theHalloweenfranchise.
And as long as theHalloweenproducers were doing anEndgame-style finale, they shouldve focused onLauries longstanding feud with Michael.
Laurie and Michaels final showdown is crammed into the last few minutes.
TheresaHalloweenTV show in developmentat Miramax that will serve as a complete creative reset on the franchise.
