The second part dives deeper than the first and had fans exploding with excitement and suspense.
It’s an emotional return to Lee’s character, and everything is perfectly foreshadowed.
It was an interesting turn of events to have Emmett along.
For starters, there were a lot more full views and appearances from the creatures.
That’s a pretty great improvement to have in a horror series.
In the sequel, there was more time for some actual character development and growth.
For example, Lee’s conversation with Marcus about Regan may have fallen a little flat to some viewers.
However, the sequel pulled no punches.
There’s Less Ambiguity
The first movie stirs up a lot of questions.
How did the Abbotts farm such a large land in silence?
Did they ever see any other humans?
How do the fires work?
Have the children never gone downstairs to help Lee think about the creatures?
There’s a lot of questions that distract from the story.
The sequel, however, does a much better job at mitigating this by just offering information up front.
The sequel offers some polar opposites, from the safe island to the group of people at the docks.
There was more tension and desperation this time around, and the actors nailed their roles.
While the first never really had any lulls, it was almost a bit too predictable because of it.
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