Is Brett Kavanaugh like the knife-wielding psychopath Michael Myers in the Halloween franchise? Jamie Lee Curtis, the star of five films in the horror series, is appearing on multiple media outlets to link the fictional stalking of her character, Laurie Strode, to the real-world accusations in the Kavanaugh case.
Appearing on The View, Curtis compared, “The heroine of Halloween is a woman who suffered a trauma when she was 17, like Dr. Ford when she was 17.” Trying to make the connection, the actress touted the topicality of the new Halloween: “But it’s actually about something. The movie is about trauma.”
She clarified, “Because, what happened to Laurie Strode when she was 17 — it is fiction. I want everyone to understand that I’m not saying that this happened to me.” To be clear, the Halloween series is about an unhinged murderer responsible for killing 111 people throughout the franchise. Is this really the best kind of comparison, even on an inferential level?
Referencing an earlier discussion on the Kavanaugh case, Curtis reiterated, “And you guys talked about it earlier, about someone having it affect them their whole life. Christine Ford said this affected her.”
On Monday’s Good Morning America, Curtis attempted a more vague connection to the Kavanaugh case:
Since trauma seems to be the buzzword of the year for sure, capital "T" everywhere, politics, art, music, it's appropriate that our movie tackles the true response to that kind of violence which is trauma and that's who we find.
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The View
10/8/18
11:43
JAMIE LEE CURTIS: I know it’s a slasher movie and it freaks you out. But it’s actually about something. The movie is about trauma. Because, what happened to Laurie Strode when she was 17 — it is fiction. I want everyone to understand that I’m not saying that this happened to me. But it happened to Laurie Strode in the movies and here we are having a conversation, a global conversation about trauma and what effect that kind of trauma has on a person. And you guys talked about it earlier about someone have it affect them their whole life. Christine Ford said this affected her.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Heidi Heitkamp.
CURTIS: Heidi. “This affected me.” So, what happened to Laurie strode, 1978 on October 31st was carried forward and was carried forward with trauma.
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CURTIS: And the heroine of Halloween is a woman who suffered a trauma when she was 17 like Dr. Ford when she was 17. And it changed and shaped her life and now she is taking back the power which is what all of these brave women have done.
Good Morning America
10/8/18
8:41JAME LEE CURTIS: And this is a movie that explores actually what happens. And since trauma seems to be the buzzword of the year for sure, capital "T" everywhere, politics, art, music, it's appropriate that our movie tackles the true response to that kind of violence which is trauma and that's who we find. We find Lorie in isolation living really only in preparation for Michael Meyers' return.
