


With both similarities and differences reflected in the films, it's difficult to compare them, but the truth is, they don't need to be.Īs stated before, remakes are always at a disadvantage since there will be polarizing reactions. Though the original focused more on the BDSM aspect than the addiction theme, it's more underlying than in the remake.

Everyone around them is affected, no matter who receives the high or pleasure in this instance. Combined with an addiction theme, it expresses that the damage one does to themselves isn't limited to them. Finally, if given the Leviathan Configuration, they will be granted a pleasure, which typically doesn't end well for the participant. And if the solver doesn't get cut, they don't get sacrificed to the configuration. In the new film, if the blade misses, the user can sacrifice someone else. Both setups rely on consequences, but the remake adds a mechanic that fits the thematic concepts in the series. Another addition to the solving is that the original would emerge based strictly on solving it, but the new one releases a small blade, and when cut, the Cenobites emerge. Both adaptations act as a pandora's box, but the Lament Configuration changes between six different forms in the remake, with each one providing a different function before the Leviathan formation. But the remake's focus on the box is where it elevates. In the original, the box, known as the Lament Configuration, is viewed as more a conduit that summons the Cenobites, and the story revolves around Frank's escape from them.
