Unfortunately, one of Sam Raimi’s worst decisions echoed through the EvilDead franchise longer than it should.
TW: This article discusses the general topic of sexual assault and how it is portrayed in The Evil Dead.1981’s The Evil Dead is one of the most influential horror movies ever. For starters, the feature directorial debut of Sam Raimi launched the filmmaker’s prolific career. The movie also helped Bruce Campbell to get his B-movie king crown since his protagonist Ash Williams would become a pop culture icon.
When she’s alone in the woods, Cherryl is attacked by vines and tree branches. Following a distasteful trend in 1980s horror, Cherryl is first stripped naked by the vines before being tied down for nothing more than creepy shock balue. Then, the Kandarian demon possesses Cherryl by raping her with a branch that brutally and explicitly penetrates her body. It's an awful, tasteless, and completely needless scene. And as time goes by, that scene becomes even more distasteful.
2013’s ‘Evil Dead’ Recreated the Tree Scene While we can praise 2013’s Evil Dead for its brutal reimagining of the original movie, Fede Álvarez's feature directorial debut is still tarnished by the same violent attack that ruins The Evil Dead. Part sequel and part remake, 2013’s Evil Dead recreates some of Raimi’s most iconic scenes. That also includes the “tree rape” moment Raimi tried to erase.
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