10 Famous Movie Characters Ruined By Elaborate Backstories
4. Michael Myers
In 2007, Rob Zombies Halloween film served as a reimagining of John Carpenters iconic 1978 horror movie. Reintroducing audiences to Michael Myers one of the most iconic slasher villains of all time was never going to be an easy task. One way in which Zombie attempted to reinvigorate the franchise was by delving further into Myers origin. While the original film had simply portrayed him as a young boy who murdered his sister and later became a full-on serial killer, Zombies remake sought to dig a little deeper, with middling results. The film opens with a ten-year-old Michael murdering four people and winding up in the care of a child psychologist. He claims not to remember the killings and becomes fascinated with creating masks for himself. We later see him confront his sister, who survived his initial childhood massacre. The whole movie, essentially, is an attempt to examine his psyche. The sad truth is that this just doesnt quite work. Myers worked better as a mysterious murderer, and by trying to humanise him and make him a more sympathetic character, Mr Zombie lost sight of what made Myers iconic in the first place. Most people preferred not knowing much about him, it would seem.
