Now, in 2019, Chucky lives in a realm that most humans can’t fully understand. Back then, the moment felt purely comedic because the internet was still a relatively new thing, at least for the average moviegoer. Twenty years ago, the protagonists in Office Space (a comedy) smashed the hell out of a computer a literal destruction of technology and a metaphorical act of rebellion. Thirty years ago, Chucky was shot and left for dead, which didn’t turn out so well (evidenced by his re-emergence in Child's Play 2). Related: How Much Did Child's Play Cost to Make?īut once again, Child’s Play highlights modern technological developments for an important lesson about destroying evidence. Soon after, Andy and his pals bash the doll to smithereens. Unsurprisingly, Detective Norris shows up (after being injured by a razor-bladed drone during the Buddi 2 launch slaughter) and takes down Chucky with a gunshot. In the Child’s Play climax, Chucky is once again “shut off,” but then makes an aerial attack on Andy and Karen. For much of Child's Play, Chucky is a work-in-progress as a killer/friend, evidenced by his bizarre reaction to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and how it affected Andy and his friends. Because he didn't consider the technological aspect, he fueled Chucky's programmed inclinations to kill, or at least to please his main buddy. Meaning, Andy should've been smarter about how he disposed of the Buddi doll. In terms of modern culture, this plays into the digital cloud concept: information can be deleted, but that doesn’t mean it goes away. This precedes a crucial sequence, in which a tech-savvy apartment creep re-builds Chucky and learns that the doll connects to Kaslan Products. When Andy discovers that Chucky killed his mother’s boyfriend, he tearfully sets up the doll and essentially organizes a technological hit. The original Child’s Play uses voodoo to explain Chucky’s actions, but the reboot takes a more practical approach by mixing the doll's motivations with technological glitches. Related: Chucky Movie Rights Explained: Why There's Two Child's Play Franchises The doll is oddly both a murderer and a malicious documentarian, which makes Child’s Play especially relevant in how it references internet culture and dark web threats. In a unique plot twist, Chucky trolls people with audio recordings in Child's Play, allowing for memorable and inventive kills. So, Chucky is programmed to be violent, and later defends his “best buddy” Andy upon being immersed into the dysfunctional Barclay household. Whereas the soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray brings Chucky to life in the original film, a Vietnam factory worker is responsible for Chucky's digital powers in Child's Play 2019, as the disgruntled Kaslan employee changes the doll’s personality settings before leaping to his death. As a Steve Jobs-like figure, this all-new character opens the film and explains the business model for the toy known as Buddi 1, and the pending introduction of five dolls known as Buddi 2. I have never seen anything from this director but maybe I will keep an eye out for him in the future.Tim Matheson portrays Henry Kaslan in Child’s Play, the CEO of Kaslan Products. I am struck by the sense that the movie is in good hands. Somehow, the camp slowly faded and it gets replaced by a competent effort in all areas. The first visual is the ugly mug of the doll and it seems to be well on its way. Before watching it, I had full expectation of an ugly mess. It seems to dabble in some camp but mostly, it's a sincere horror. If one overlooks those stuff, this is actually a well-made horror movie. Chucky, with the bad programming, starts killing and Detective Mike investigates. Detective Mike Norris (Brian Tyree Henry) is the son of the Barclays' neighbor. She is desperate to get a Buddi and the store cashier takes a damaged returned doll from her workplace. Karen Barclay (Aubrey Plaza) is a struggling single mom to hearing impaired Andy. A disgruntled employee turns off all the safeguards in one of the dolls. It's a high-tech companion that can connect to the myriad of Kaslan products. Buddi is a doll produced by the Kaslan Corporation.
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