teenage
children fought in the Paris Commune side by side with the men. It will be
no different in the coming battles for the overthrow of the bourgeoisie.
Proletarian women will not look on passively as poorly armed or unarmed
workers are shot down by the well-armed forces of the bourgeoisie. They
will take to arms, as they did in 1871, and from the cowed nations of
today—or more correctly, from the present-day labor movement,
disorganized more by the opportunists than by the governments—there will
undoubtedly arise, sooner or later, but with absolute certainty, an
international league of the “terrible nations” of the revolutionary
proletariat.

The whole of social life is now being militarized. Imperialism is a
fierce struggle of the Great Powers for the division and redivision of the
world. It is therefore bound to lead to further militarization into
follow so sometimes it feels like some people are forgotten about.
You’d almost expect Curtis’ role to be minor, almost cameo-like,
but she really does carry most of the film. Her granddaughter Allyson
and her friends give the film a sense of the teen vibe that these
slasher films as known for. And lastly the film is way more graphic
and the body count is way higher. That makes the film feel a tad
disjointed from the 1978 film in terms of continuity since Michael
Myers “only” killed five people back in the day but I guess 40
years of pent up rage will do that to a psychopath.

“Halloween” is a
fun nostalgia trip (with plenty of fun nods and references to most of
the other other films in the series) that is scary and atmospheric.
The performances are