Abstract
This chapter offers a comparative analysis of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and its Platinum Dunes remake, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), examining their divergent aesthetic, industrial, and ideological contexts. Moving beyond evaluative judgments, it interrogates shifts in gender politics, family representation, violence, and “truth” framing devices. The essay argues that while Hooper’s original sustains an unsettling critique of patriarchal power and social decay, the remake privileges commercial imperatives and reconfigures its ideological tensions within a post-9/11 industrial landscape.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Legacy of Leatherface: Essays on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Series |
| Editors | Shane H. Weathers |
| Place of Publication | U.S. |
| Publisher | McFarland |
| Chapter | 7 |
| Pages | 113 |
| Number of pages | 125 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781476657585 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781476696201 |
| Publication status | Published - 2026 |
Keywords
- horror
- patriarchy
- industrial context
- remakes
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