The Mother Brain Files Presents JOHN CARPENTER: AUTEUR

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Each of the three films directed by John Carpenter have their own similarities and distinctions. There’s also a sense of artistic growth with each film that Carpenter follows. Assault on Precinct 13 was a way for Carpenter to tap into his love for westerns while creating a reactionary story to the high crime rate in America at the time; Halloween would be a simple slasher movie concept that was enhanced by Carpenter’s creativity in shooting long takes so that the audiences wouldn’t know what to expect as they wait for a killing to happen as well as placing them at times in the point-of-view of Michael Myers which was rarely seen in any film in the genre at the time; and Escape From New York finally saw Carpenter in control of his vision involving a doomed society with its savior being the ultimate anti-hero who not only drives the film into unexpected turns but also gives the audience an exciting ride full of action and morbid suspense that would set the standard for such influential action films as First Blood and Die Hard.