Candyman is back in Chicago where his murders resume.
A tortured artist in search of inspiration is implicated in the affair.
This new, very successful version is extremely oppressive while delivering a message of tolerance.
If you say his name five times in front of a mirror, he will appear behind you and make you feel his butcher's hook.
Candyman
by Nia DaCosta is a reinterpretation of the anti-racist character created by Clive Barker and brought to the screen by Bernard Rose in 1992. “This martyred former slave pours out his anger on the people who invoke him to avenge his persecutions. suffered ”, explains
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
to
20 Minutes,
who embodies it in this new version.
The actor, seen in
Us
and
Aquaman, breathes
new life into this horror movie icon.
This version 2.0 shows him as an artist who draws inspiration from the legend of Candyman for increasingly nightmarish canvases.
"He ends up not knowing how to distinguish between imagination and reality while the atrocious deaths multiply in his entourage", describes the actor.
Reclaiming Candyman
This film co-written and produced by Jordan Peele (
Get Out
) also emphasizes female characters such as the hero's gallerist bride. “The fact that this new
Candyman
is made by an African-American woman is important,” insists Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. This story is all the more painful because it is rooted in what blacks have experienced for generations. Gore effects and oppressive suspense raise angst in a Chicago neighborhood that has gentrified after having long considered a lawless area.
“Coming back to this story seems important to me today to make the public aware of what our community has undergone and is still undergoing,” insists Yahya Abdul-Mateen.
Disgraceful treatment and racism in all its forms are not just a thing of the past.
The militant side of the film makes it particularly exciting when it dives into history with a capital "h" to show that Candyman has more than ever good reason to come forward.
Horror and reflection
"The horror genre is a good way to draw people into theaters to give them food for thought," says the comedian.
This is why it is good that the black community has taken hold of it.
The actor does not declare himself ready to summon Candyman in front of a mirror but he agrees to take over the role if the film is a hit.
His version, spiced up by a nice surprise visit from Tony Todd who created the character in the early 1990s, is convincing enough that we want to find him.
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