8 Easy Steps To Make The Next Friday The 13th Great

As the franchise carried on and felt it had to grow increasingly bloodier and gorier to satiate audience's twisted desires, the kill counts reached ridiculous highs. And as much fun as it is to see ninety straight minutes of Jason slashing people, it makes for a poor excuse for a film.

As stressed previously, the audience has to care about the protagonists in order for the film to mean anything. If we're simply moving from one kill to the next then we're never really getting a chance to ever know any of the characters beyond a couple of lines or a quirk here and there.

When you're reaching up to twenty-three (!) kills in a single film, there's not enough time for any of them to be anything more than meat for the grinder.

This also creates a situation in which the audience quickly learns to not even attempt to grow attached to any of the characters. Precisely because they all might as well be walking around with two-day-old expiration dates on them.

Focusing on a smaller, more succinct group of protagonists would benefit a new film greatly. It would keep audiences on the edge-of-their-seats as to who may die next, and would also keep viewers from numbing to the gory visuals.