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Omg. Your body language analysis is so on point it makes me go uwu. If you're still doing it, will you make one for the scene where Cloud catches Tifa while Barret shoots his damnest at the heli? I have my own analysis but very curious what's your take on it.

Heya, I'm guessing you don't mean the scene with the hand catch, but the one after it where they reach Barret's position on the stairs. Although I have many thoughts about Rude too and why he first of all directed Reno's attention to Tifa, but then noped them away when Reno was about to shoot her. He had an interesting microexpression – teeny facial tic – that hinted something different to the OG “he's crushing on her” angle.

A lot of these “action touches” get discounted by you-know-who because in those situations it's impossible not to touch? I don't get the reasoning and I'm not gonna try and figure out just what counts and what doesn't. It's non-optional. Isn't that the only argument that matters?

Ok, spoiler warning for ppl who haven't played (I tag FF7R spoilers as final fantasy 7 remake spoilers) and it's gonna be a long one so prepare to scroll.

Also, this is one person's interpretation of the scene, so if you disagree that's cool and we'll agree to disagree.

You're also gonna have to excuse the janky quality on some of the screens, I'm grabbing them from Youtube and it's frustrating af trying to get the exact moment I want.

Other analyses if anyone's interested.

Shinra HQ vision scene (Cloti/plot analysis)

Chapter 3 (Cloti reblog)

Tifa character analysis

Aerith Resolution (plot analysis/theory)

Train graveyard (not really an analysis, but I got some sweet screenshots of Cloti)

Clotiscrew tunnel analysis

Cloti reunion analysis

The Promise Analysis

Andrea's approval (Cloti ask response)

Now, strap in and enjoy the ride.

Quick recap. Cloud and Tifa are reunited after that hand catch scene (smug? Me? Nau) and they're heading up to find Barret after seeing Jessie “die”. The mood is not good. This is not romantic, okay? This is war.

Ok, so already we have touchy touching here. You can argue it's high tension/stress moment and Cloud is making sure Tifa's safe, but he doesn't do that with Barret, is all I'm saying.

Cloud's got hold of her entire arm, not just her wrist or hand, he's got hold of her as securely as possible giving they're in motion. He doesn't want to lose her. She's got her arm on him, braced and using his body as a shield, which he is clearly fine with because he positions her partly behind him while he turns to check the threat from the stairs – possible further collapse of the platform they're now on. He's protecting her. Obvs. I shouldn't have to spell this out. It's not romantic, but it's telling of their trust and reliance on each other as partners. This is a clear pair.

Ok, so moving on from Cloti – cause action scene and this isn't a romance game – we get Tifa hearing Barret behind her. She turns and there's her concern for her friend. Obviously, she cares. It's her entire motivation for leaving the safety at the bottom and hauling her ass up those stairs.

Her face here hits me hard in the feels. She's so grim and worried and doesn't want to lose anyone else. She's caught up to Cloud, but then she lost Jessie – right in front of her and she couldn't do a thing about it. Now, she sees Barret facing down a helicopter.

Take that in. It's a dude – ok he's got a machine gun on his arm – fighting military spec weaponry on a fucking helicopter. Of course she's frightened and worried that she's about to see him get shot. Someone else she couldn't save.

Remember, FF7 has themes of loss and failure. The heroes don't always win or if they do there's a cost. How much of that threads into Remake is still to be seen, but since this scene is following canon we can assume it stands for now.

Tifa's character is often motivated by the desire to not lose people. She even says as much to the Shinra middle manager that she doesn't want anyone else to die. She stops Cloud killing the security agents and Johnny. This is a girl who fights because she wants people to live, not die.

Ok, so now we've got her running to reach Barret, leaving the safety of her bolt hole beside Cloud, who immediately turns and is all wtf when he sees her playing chicken with a chopper. Tbf, Barret doesn't sound that pleased about it, either. It's a crazy impulsive move likely driven by the desire to not lose her friend. If they're together they can stop whatever's coming. Tifa is very teamwork oriented if you recall all her actions from chapter 3 and how demoralised she was when she had to agree to disagree with Avalanche.

Cloud for his part doesn't take too long to dive to the rescue again. I think by now he's pretty much fulfilled that childhood promise and this is way more than just helping out a colleague or friend. He's not hesitating for a second to put himself in front of her with nothing but a sword for a shield.

Sorry, I just stopped the vid on this moment and it looks so damn cool I couldn't resist adding it. All it does is reinforce the above statement that Cloud has zero reservations of putting himself between Tifa and certain death. He's her hero without even stopping to think about it. The framing is stunning. Barret in the background, Cloud in the middle distance and Tifa in the foreground. Cloud has lined himself up with Tifa so that she's as protected by his position as he could possibly get. That takes skill. Tifa's half crouched to make herself a smaller target, but Cloud's body language is open, defiant. He's basically saying “come at me”.

Ah and now I'm sure some people will be all “but Cloud left her in the middle of the platform”. Well, yes, it's called diversion. He's the bigger target, the better target. And by making the chopper follow his progress, he's taken its sights away from Tifa's position. It now has less chance of hitting her when it next fires. Remember, Cloud knows tactics. He's not a dumdum. You can see that on his face as he's deciding his next move. The chopper won't wait for him to stop and explain what he needs to do, it's gonna fire. He's gotta move quickly. He also needs to trust that Tifa can get herself out of trouble. So many people's complaints about how she's not a damsel and should take care of herself. Well, this is Cloud trusting her not to be a damsel. He helped her out, and now he's gotta rely on her helping herself too. If he took her by the hand at this moment and dragged her along with him, she probably would've died. Tifa got herself to his position alone, she's clearly capable. He knows how much ass she can kick.

After that we've got the typical checking for danger and guy banter. I'm loving the development of Cloud and Barret's relationship. They went from outright hating each other to friends over the course of this game. It's beautiful and develops even further in their resolution – I love their one, it's so sweet and sad and such a guy bonding moment. Male friendship is important too, especially to Cloud who doesn't have many friends.

Now, despite the banter, Cloud's head turns at this point, back to Tifa. He's made sure the immediate area is safe, checked in with Barret and now it's back to his primary focus.

I love that Barret calls himself the leading man. It reminds me of Balthier in FF12.

And you'll see that Barret is still in the middle of that line while Cloud is stretching his hand out for Tifa. Could be a “I gotta grab my teammate” move, but I mean, really? Are we that delusional? He didn't have to do any of this. He could've relied on Tifa to get herself over there and not put out a hand for her. Barret didn't grab him. You could say that Barret doesn't like Cloud enough for that, but it's a high action moment. They're comrades and being shot at. Any helping hand is appreciated. Maybe Barret thought Cloud was capable enough not to need help. But then wouldn't the same apply to Tifa? Why does she need helping just cause she's a woman? She can kick ass.

And what about Barret? His attention isn't on Tifa at all. His focus is the helicopter, so he's either relying on Tifa to be ok without that level of help or he's expecting Cloud to support her.

Yes, she is literally throwing herself into his arms. That's how much she trusts him to catch her. Again, Cloud is going for a full arm grab – a hand or wrist isn't secure enough in this situation and he wants to keep her safe.

Tifa. Well, she looks scared. Shocker. She just got shot at by a helicopter. Ofc she's scared and leaning on Cloud. She's taking strength and reassurance from him. I mean, she could've just grabbed his arm and pulled herself to safety. There's no need for this depth of touch.

You'll notice this all happens within miliseconds while Barret says that leading man line. This is very quick action, very decisive. No hesitation on anybody's part.

I mean, this is full upper body contact between them. I don't know what else to say about it. There's no need to get this close. He could've pulled her over and then let go. He didn't. They both prolonged contact. This is relief they're ok for the moment. They’re united in how they feel.

Oh look, eye contact. I've pointed out before that Cloud doesn't do eye contact with people very well, but he does with Tifa, no matter the situation. Looking at this I'm like damn get a room. It's an intense look between them and even though there's shit hitting the fan around them you can see they have attention for each other, too. He's pulled her to safety and now he's meeting her gaze to gauge if she's ok. She nods. He nods. Back to the action. They don't have time for a drawn out romantic bit. They've got more serious things to think about, but even during the most high tension action scenes they have this energy about them that speaks to their close bond and affection. He's comfortable with her touch in every situation – if I'm wrong about this then someone point it out to me so I can see plz. He's still got his hand on her after they separate from their action hug and then when he drops his hand he braces it against the pipe beside her. Still close to her, though not actually touching.

After Barret asks if they're ready, Cloud looks around then looks at Tifa again. Did he need to do that? Idk, but he didn't look at Barret before they hauled ass.

Conclusion:

Kinda obvious. Even in high tension situations Cloud has part of his attention on Tifa. He's hyper aware of where she is and whether she needs him at any given time. It's sweet af how much he focuses on being her hero without even really knowing why. This instinctive need to protect her comes from the real!Cloud part of him. The one that made the promise to her. The one that has a crush on her.

Some people can say these kind of moments don't count because Cloud has no choice(?) but to touch her, but actually, he has no reason to touch her the amount he does. There's ways to execute these moments without this much unnecessary touching. He does it this way because of an instinctive need and desire to touch her this much. It's what he wants to do.

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The Ever Cruel Kingdom Review

5/5 stars Recommended for anyone who likes: sci-fi, magic, fantasy, multiple POVs, goddesses, disability representation, mental illness representation, characters of color, LGBTQ+ characters, complex morality, demons, quests The Never Tilting World review

This book picks up pretty much exactly where the last one left off, with our main group of heroes being dropped into the desert after making the world turn again. One of my complaints with the last book was that the worldbuilding was there, but wasn't explained as much as I think it needed to be. In this book, however, the characters are learning alongside the readers, so the worldbuilding is explained a lot more. There's also a scholar-esque character in this one who is helpful for explaining things and in interpreting the prophecies. I think the mythology is fleshed out way more in this one, going back further to Inanna, the OG goddess. The theme of duality that was so strong in the first book is still present in this one, though to a more subtle extent. I still found myself really enjoying how Chupeco played off ideas of darkness vs light, life vs death, etc., and how each must be balanced. This one was less light than the other one, I will say that, and each of the characters faces some pretty rough roads. I really enjoyed the plot of this book and how they went through discovering why things in their world were the way they were pre-Breaking and how they can repair the world without returning to that. Surprisingly (unsurprisingly?), the book ended up preaching a very environmentalist message, strongly enforcing the idea that people within the world need to take care of their environment and not pollute the air and the seas lest they end up ruining the only world they have without recourse. I think it's very easy to get preachy when you're putting morality messages into books, but Chupeco does an excellent job of weaving it into the storyline and having it make sense for what happened pre-book, what's happened/ing in the books, and what they're trying to solve within the book. The message is definitely obvious, but it makes sense, which is the important part. I thought the juxtaposition of 'doing what's easy and relatively safe' and 'doing what's best but harder/more dangerous' was an interesting one to put in the book and fits along really well with 1) the environmentalist message, 2) the theme of duality found throughout both books, and 3) the history of the world pre-Brekaing, the struggles of Asteria and Latona that led to the Breaking, and the struggles Odessa and Haidee face throughout the book. The main theme of this book, while still dealing with ideas of duality, seemed to focus more on the bonds between sisters and how others can manipulate those bonds and that trust to get what they want. The 'what's best' vs. 'what's safest/easiest' also played a really big role and could potentially be considered its own theme, but I think it plays really heavily into the 'sisterly bonds and outside manipulation' theme, so I'm counting it as a subtheme. Arjun was the first narrator in this one, and he remains the funniest person in the book. While in the first book I was somewhat under the impression that Arjun went along with everything more so that everything could work out for Haidee, it becomes more apparent in this book that he's really just that 'go with the flow.' About everything. It's nice to see a character, especially in this duology, who is okay with taking at least somewhat of a backseat and acknowledges (if not overtly) that while he's a main character he isn't The Main Character. I liked how he instantly included Odessa and Lan in his circle of people he was concerned with after he saw how much Odessa meant to Haidee and, as an extension, how much Lan meant to Odessa. I also enjoyed Arjun and Lan's relationship in this one, which seemed to largely consist of 'we're in love with idiots' and 'area wo/man in awe of her/his amazing wife.' Out of everyone, I think Arjun gets dealt the shittiest hand in this book, pun unintended, though he deals with it relatively well. Lan comes next, and is still dealing with the trauma of what happened to her rangers pre-Never Tilting World. We actually get to see her open up a little more about it in this book when she shares her story with someone who's grieving. She remains a protector throughout this book and, like Arjun, brings Haidee and Arjun into her sphere of concern when she sees how much Odessa loves Haidee already. She does a lot less healing in this book and more fighting, and it was nice to see the promises of her being a warrior come to fruition a little more in book 2. I thought her reaction to being in the desert was super amusing and can relate to her disdain and discomfort of the unrelenting heat. I also liked that Chupeco showed how uncomfortable Lan was not knowing information about the territory and people she was around, since Lan is used to being someone who knows relatively what she's walking into, and that lack of information puts her at a disadvantage, in her opinion, when it comes to protecting Odessa. Speaking of Odessa, she is so much more likeable in this book than the last one. After she rejected the galla's gifts at the end of Never Tilting Planet, she really comes back into herself and becomes the girl she was at the beginning of that book, and that's who we get through the majority of this one. Of course, rejecting the gifts doesn't mean that 1) they're gone and 2) that the side-effects are gone. So, while Odessa is back to being herself, some of that underlying cunning and cruelty remains and creates a new kind of complexity for her character now that she is aware of what she's doing and horrified by how she acted when under the galla's influence. For some reason, I don't mind her moments of weepiness in this one as much as I did in the first one, though it was somewhat annoying when she compared herself to Haidee, though I know from psychology that that's the kind of trick self-esteem issues can play on someone. I thought it was a nice touch that thinking about the plots and characters from her favorite books helps ground her away from the galla's influence. Overall, I like Odessa much more in this one than the last one and enjoyed reading her character grow and mature. Along those same lines, Lan and Odessa's relationship had none of the imbalance power dynamics that it did in the first book, making it, in my opinion, a better romance all around. After going through everything in the first book, they obviously aren't exactly the same people, but their romance returns to that loving place that it was at the beginning of the first book, but strengthened by everything they've gone through. They want to protect one another in a much more healthy sense, and Lan no longer feels like she's stuck between that space of 'girlfriend' and 'bodyguard.' Each girl got a chance to play protector and guardian over the course of the book, and without the galla's darkness corrupting Odessa, they got a lot more time to be soft with one another. So, much like I think Odessa improved from the first book, I also definitely think LanxOdessa improved in this sequel as well. Haidee is the last narrator and, like the others, is changed by what happened in the first book. For one, while she's still optimistic, she's no longer the happy-go-lucky girl she was in the first book. Seeing the Abyss and meeting the galla really seemed to snap things into perspective, and while she still sees the bright side of things and believes that she and Odessa will triumph, she also doesn't jump into things quite as quickly and unthinkingly as she did in the first book. Things also definitely do not work out for Haidee in this book like they do in the last book, which felt far more realistic and helped eliminate that deus ex machina feeling I got about her in the first book. Much like with Arjun, I feel rather bad for Haidee in this book, since she kind of gets blow after blow, but I suppose it is their turn after having Lan and Odessa face most of the bad stuff in Never Tilting Planet. I think one of the hard things for her, too, was that Asteria, I believe, wanted to listen and reconnect with Odessa, but Latona didn't seem to want to do the same with Haidee, preferring to wish away the turning of the world and all the changes it brought. Obviously, for someone who has fought and continues to fight so hard to change the world and make things better, Latona's dismissal is rather upsetting. Like in the last book, Arjun and Haidee have a good relationship. In my first review I mentioned how it felt like 'insta-love,' which I didn't like, but I reread the first book and it actually seems like it took more than a month (?), still not a long period of time, but, much like Odessa and Lan's relationship, Arjun and Haidee's felt more balanced and less 'insta' in this one. You can tell they both adore one another, and I liked the scenes we get with Haidee and Arjun's brothers and sisters, since you can tell she's delighted to meet them and seems to fit right in. It's also pretty obvious that Arjun loves and trusts Haidee, no matter how much he 'complains' that she gets herself into crazy situations. Like before, he's willing to follow her to the ends of the earth (or hell) and back. Odessa and Haidee have led very different lives, but they click together from day 1 like they've never been separate. They're easily able to mesh together, share ideas and secrets, and understand one another in a way that I suppose only goddess twins can. It was an instant connection, but it worked within the magic system of the book and I didn't really have any moments where I felt like their relationship was too easy or too simple. They both care for one another and, by extension, care for the people each other cares for, though Odessa does form an early friendship with Arjun and Haidee with Lan. While there is some insta-sister-love going on with them, they aren't without their disagreements, some of which come relatively early on. It's really interesting to see the replay of history in Odessa and Haidee's relationship vs Asteria and Latona's relationship, which we also see more of in this one. Both sets of twins grew up apart before meeting, then faced challenges that sought to split them apart. I think part of this reflection comes from that theme of duality: one set of twins caused the Breaking and stopped the world from turning, the other started the world and seeks to mend the Breaking. It was seemingly a misunderstanding that split Asteria and Latona, and there are a number of conflicts that have the potential to do the same for Haidee and Odessa, one of which is actually almost exactly the same situation that caused the major rift between their mothers. Reading their relationship was super interesting, since we get to see so clearly that love between them, but they aren't without their faults. We see more of Asteria and Latona in this one, as mentioned, and we even get a chapter from their perspective(s). I would absolutely love to see a prequel from their perspectives, though I don't know if I want to read their relationship fall apart. There’s not really a way to write about the two of them without getting into spoiler territory, so if you don’t want spoilers, don’t read the rest of the paragraph. *SPOILER* Their rift really does seem to be one giant misunderstanding fostered further by the Devoted and a rather unfortunate accident. Each had a seeming inability to grieve for the other and move on, hence the animosity that continues into this book. While I think they take a stupidly long time to figure out the right course of action, with Latona taking slightly longer than Asteria, I am glad they figured themselves out and are able to reconcile. I love their relationship once they get their shit together and it's so painful to see what might've been...or, at least, what might've been if a sacrifice hadn't been required. Even more painful is their ending, though I know that at least they agreed on it and did it together. *SPOILER END* Noelle is a returning character from the first book, and I enjoyed seeing more of her; I wouldn't mind a sequel from her POV. She was funny in the first one, and I thought she played well off of Lan's more serious and less studious nature, and provided a bit of a calming influence on both Lan and Odessa. She continues to be that character in this book, extending her composure to Haidee and Arjun as well. We get to see a bit more of her studiousness in this book, and she tends to use logic and facts to calm herself in high tension situations. She's also confirmed aro/ace in this book. Vanya is also a returning character, though he plays a larger role in this one than he did the first one. While he gets offended rather easily (like, really? You're offended by Arjun telling you you're being a coward for not standing up to dear old dad?), I grew to like his character and am glad he was able to overcome some of his nerves and get his shit together. Sonfei also comes back in this one and we get to see a lot more of him, including an interaction with him and Lan and him and Asteria. Lisette is a new character who was mentioned in the previous book as Arjun's ex-lover. Despite greeting him with a rather large kiss on the lips, she and Haidee get along extremely well and she jumps right on the 'saving the world' bandwagon they've got going on. She's canonically bi and flirts with both Haidee and Odessa, though that seems to be more for the novelty of a goddess and an admiration of the two of them more than a desire to actually have a relationship with either girl, especially considering she ends up in a different relationship during the course of the book. Nevertheless, it leads to some funny reactions from Arjun and Lan. Lisette's a badass and she is (again) another character I'd like to see a sequel of. Or a prequel. Any Lisette-based book would be good in my opinion. There are some moments when she says some biting things to people, then is prompted to apologize, which I get, for the most part, but there was one interaction between Lisette and Vanya that I was kind of like 'really? You're going to ask her to apologize in this situation? Really?' The ending for the book worked well, especially since I was kind of worried it was going to be a 'almost everyone died' situation. It was not, thankfully. Chupeco did an excellent job of bringing around the themes of the two novels into the solution and ending of the novel/series. It really is a story of love and loss and redemption and balance, and that becomes really obvious in the last several chapters of the novel, when it really does come down to the love and trust between the twins and what, or who, exactly they are willing to give up. I'm waxing poetic about it a little, but it was a really good ending for the story and a really good ending in general.

I definitely recommend reading this book, even if the first one was iffy. If you haven’t read the first one, then I recommend the entire duology. The ending wrapped everything up rather neatly, but I wouldn’t mind seeing more of this world from a different character’s POV, either a prequel or sequel...or just a collection of short stories.

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10 Movies To Watch If You Liked The Halloween Reboot | ScreenRant

A few years ago if you had asked anyone about Halloween they probably would have said it was a classic but worn out horror movie franchise that wasn't particularly relevant to the horror scene today. But that was before the Halloween reboot came out. The Halloween reboot followed the story of now-grandma Laurie Strode and her endless battle against the terrifying Michael Myers, and if it's box office success is anything to go by then it single handedly rescued this flailing franchise.

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The Halloween reboot definitely has it's roots in the original Halloween but also feels like a somewhat different animal than the many Halloween sequels. This is a Halloween for a new era, and it's a movie that is earning the entire franchise a legion of new fans. So if you can count yourself as a new (or maybe an old!) Halloween fan, then here's ten movies you need to add to your watch list.

10 Halloween: H20

Halloween is such a popular horror movie franchise that if someone wanted to recommend movies to watch if they liked the Halloween reboot then they could probably make up a list entirely consisting of Halloween sequels. However, some entries into the Halloween franchise are more relevant to the reboot than others. This latest installment saw Laurie Strode demolish Michael Myers, and Halloween: H20 has a pretty similar overall story and theme. In this iteration Laurie Strode is protecting her son instead of her daughter, but seeing Jamie Lee Curtis back in action once again makes H20 worth the watch on it's own.

9 Carrie

If anyone is a fan of Halloween then it's likely because they either love Laurie Strode or they love Michael Myers, so why not watch a movie where you kind of get a two for one deal? In Brian de Palma's film adaptation of the Stephen King novel Carrie, Sissy Spacek plays the titular character of Carrie White. Carrie is a generally sweet outcast who is abused by her ultra-religious mother (played masterfully by Piper Laurie), and she discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Carrie ultimately winds up becoming the villain of the piece, but if you like scary girls then Carrie is must see TV.

8 Scream

Film making can be a somewhat cannibalistic industry, most filmmakers love to draw inspiration from other materials and reinterpret it in their own special way. Horror tends to be an especially self referencing genre, and there is no film that is more intentionally, gleefully referential than Scream.

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Writer Kevin Williamson clearly adores classic horror movies like Halloween, because Scream draws from all of those classics and puts a fun and modern twist on it. And if the references to horror classics weren't obvious enough, the characters of Scream actually watch Halloween in one scene and Randy, the self appointed horror movie expert, explains all of the rules of horror movies as they watch along.

7 The Silence Of The Lambs

The dynamic of the innocent young woman versus the terrifying male villain is a dynamic that has played out in horror films an incalculable number of times, but one particularly impressive interpretation of that is The Silence of the Lambs. The Silence of the Lambs is such a good film that many people wouldn't even think of it as a traditional horror film, but any movie with a lead character colloquially known as "Hannibal the cannibal" clearly belongs on the horror movie shelf. Hannibal is the real star of this film, but FBI ingenue Clarice Starling makes for a very formidable opponent.

6 Alien

When it comes to horror and thriller films, the fear of the unknown expresses itself in a lot of different ways. Often times it's in a literal manifestation of the unknown or unknowable, and in the instance of Halloween it's a silent, blank faced man who's single-minded goal is carnage.

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But in Ridley Scott's Alien it takes the form of a literal alien life form that destroys all of the humans in it's wake. And much like in Halloween, one shockingly tough lady is what ultimately comes between this unknown force and the destruction of all of the other people this being wants to harm.

5 Ginger Snaps

Women in danger is one of the most popular recurring themes in horror films, and horror film creators always manage to find different ways to put a new spin on that theme. With the Halloween reboot, it's obvious that Laurie Strode has transformed herself from a scared girl into a warrior. And in the movie Ginger Snaps, a teenage girl finds herself transformed from the innocent girl into the actual monster. Ginger Snaps is a werewolf movie that is clearly meant as an allegory for the scarier aspects of the teenage girl experience, and it's a brilliant movie for anyone who is a fan of the Halloween reboot.

4 The Descent

The entirety of the Halloween franchise has ostensibly been about Michael Myers, but the best bits of the Halloween series have always been about Laurie Strode. Laurie Strode transformed from the classic last girl standing into a formidable warrior woman. And if anyone enjoyed a movie about a formidable warrior woman, then why not multiply the amount of badass chicks to make a movie even better? The Descent is a terrifying movie about a group of besties who go spelunking and run into some seriously dangerous and scary monsters in the cave they're exploring. It's a horror movie, so obviously not everyone survives, but that makes the adventure all the more thrilling.

3 You're Next

The Halloween reboot centers around Laurie Strode, her estranged daughter, and her granddaughter, but is it possible that Laurie had another estranged daughter that she just forgot to mention in this movie? Because if she does, then that girl is named Erin and she's the protagonist in the movie You're Next.

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You're Next is a movie about a home invasion where one of those home's residents was raised by survivalists and happens to be exceptionally capable of handling a gang of masked murderers. And even if Erin's last name isn't Strode, she would undoubtedly fit right into the Halloween reboot family.

2 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Halloween film franchise is one of the most beloved, well known, and successful horror franchises in movie history. But if you're looking for a movie that feels like what Halloween would be if it happened in real life, then The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one you need to add to your watch list, pronto. Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one horror movie that even the most hardened watchers will feel unsettled by, and the ultra-realistic feel of the film is what has made it into the enduring classic that it has become in the intervening years since it's original release.

1 Halloween

This seems like a given, but if you're a huge fan of the Halloween reboot then there is no better place to start than with the OG. Any horror fan worth their salt has probably already seen Halloween before, but the reboot was a smashing success and it's a near guarantee that at least a few people who saw the new Halloween didn't catch the original. It's a horror classic for a reason, and after seeing the ultra badass Jamie Lee Curtis kick Michael's ass for good in the reboot it's fascinating and thrilling to go back and see the scared teenage version of Laurie Strode.

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