In preparation for Halloween, I recently re-watched the 1984 classic Wes Craven film and wanted to share a few spoiler-free thoughts about it.
First of all, we should take a moment and appreciate the brilliance of the entire concept of a man that kills you in your dreams. With a base as solid as this, the movie is off a terrific start.
Then there is the narrative that drives the film: the building of two worlds -the dream world and the real world- in which some of the characters are connect to, and some are disconnected from. I like that there is a fascinating struggle for both to relate to each other in this plausibility of two worlds that while foreign to each other, are able to affect themselves.
It should also be mentioned that after forty years, the film holds up pretty well and except for a few minimal details, I am sure that anyone watching for the first time would experience the same emotions as anyone did back in the 80s.
If you have not seen this film, do yourself a favor and watch it right now.
HR