Narrative

The main inspiration behind the film is to show the birth of the psychopath who was introduced in the first part of the film which was released in 1974. The film has a linear narrative even though the whole film is in flashback mode with the time going back to 1939 when Thomas Hewitt (Leather face) was born and the entire film is based in 1969. The linear narrative keeps the story organised which makes it easier for the audience to follow.

The audience does not have much of a relation with the narrative, unless the audience members were citizens of Texas when these horrific incidents took place. There can not be a personal relationship with the film for the masses of the audience as its set in an area of America which is considered to be quite dangerous. The audience can however relate to the text by putting themselves in the characters position.

The Heroes and villains are easy to identify as Sheriff Hoyt makes his evil intentions clear after he kills the real Sheriff and takes his uniform and later he finds Eric, Dean and their partners as victims. The main villain is Sheriff Hoyt even though leather face is the horrifying figure in the film. It almost like he is controlled by Sheriff Hoyt and does not have a brain of his own, all he has is physical strength. The film does not have a set hero or heroine from the start but we as the audience can assume that Jordana Brewster who plays Chrissie (Eric’s girlfriend) in the film is the lead heroine as she is the last one to die and much of the story revolves around her as she is not captured in the house by the Sheriff.

The main ideologies of the narrative are negative as the end of the film shows that Leather face kills the final girl as she is about to get help for survival and the voice over at the end states that this Texas family has killed 33 innocent people till date and the hunt continues. This scene demonstrates that villain wins over hero. Hence this also proves the theory of the final girl by Carol J. Clover wrong as according to that theory in Slasher films there is always a final girl remaining who kills the villain and manages to survive.