#evil dead rise actually fits really well into a little essay type thing i’m working on because of some of these themes

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Can I ask about the milk and eggs imaginary? Like, why you think it is used because I did not clock that at all while watching

sure! in both films, motherhood is a central theme, especially fears about giving birth and raising children. eggs and milk are associated with fertility, motherhood, childbirth, etc.

in possession, when she smashes her groceries in the subway, it’s milk and eggs, and the fluids that — idk how to describe this scene without it sounding gross lol — that come out of her also resemble milk (and blood). those are also the fluids that come out of women during/after childbirth. what is happening to her mirrors a perverse version of pregnancy — that line that is alluded to in evil dead rise is “it’s in me,” then there’s a “gestation period” so to speak for the creature in that movie as it gradually develops into something humanoid, a process which involves sexual intercourse and conception. that milk/blood combination is also seen at the foot of the bed in the room that the creature is in, making a direct link between what’s happening in those two scenes. there’s also the distant relationship with her own child where she basically is unable to actually raise him and meet his needs. the story hinges on these ideas about marriage, the domestic sphere, sex and extramarital relationships, failed relationships, failure in parenthood, etc.

evil dead rise also picks up some of these themes, which is why i think it’s so smart for the writers to invoke these parallels to possession. ellie is also dealing with a recent separation, the family is adjusting to similar disturbances to their domestic life. so in the scene where possessed ellie starts breaking the eggs and talking about how she wants to kill her children etc, the eggs = her children. then immediately after, when she vomits, it’s that milk-like fluid also. part of the possession process in this movie is the characters frothing at the mouth which is also a white fluid (and which also happens in evil dead 2013) but ellie is the only one to actually puke up milk like that, in that amount. shortly after, she says she’s free of “titty-sucking parasites” which. yeah i feel like i don’t have to explain that lol but the insults she levels at her children are all about how they’re a burden basically (which the real ellie clearly does not feel, but which reflects a fear shared by parents and children that a resentment will grow directed at the child for relying on the parent for their basic needs to be met). then of course there’s the issue of beth’s pregnancy, and all the insults directed at her are playing off her fears of being a mother, how she’s not fit for parenthood, and how difficult having children is

something else i noticed was that both of the films take place mainly in an apartment/apartments, with only few scenes in either happening outside of this domestic urban setting. idk if there’s anything to interpret about that thematically lol just something to think about