How Scream 2022 Avoided Scream 4's Technology Problem
Warning: Contains spoilers for Scream 2022.
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s Scream makes several improvements over the last two installments in the meta slasher series, one being how it avoids Scream 4’s technology problem. Scream 2022 faced the considerable challenge of honoring the late Wes Craven’s legacy and furthering the series’ social commentary. Thankfully, the fifth movie manages to subtly update the franchise without an overemphasis on technology that could date the story.
In Scream 2022, another Ghostface killer begins stalking the residents of Woodsboro. Set 25 years after the original massacre in 1996’s Scream, Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) returns to her hometown as a dark secret from the past is revealed. The fifth movie also reunites legacy heroes Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Dewey Riley (David Arquette), and Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), last seen in 2011’s Scream 4, where a different Ghostface attempted to remake the original killings.
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Amidst its satire on remakes, Scream 4 had a heavy focus on social media and the influence of contemporary technology on the killers. However, while that film struggled to find a significant method of incorporating technology into the story, Scream 2022 perfectly updates Ghostface without detracting from its plot. The fifth movie’s opening alone trumps Scream 4’s gimmick, with Ghostface’s initial attack showing the dangers of modern technology in a terrifyingly relatable way. In contrast, Scream 4 effectively copied various plot points from the previous films.
Beginning with an incredibly meta homage to Drew Barrymore’s iconic opening sequence in 1996’s Scream, Ghostface
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