Something That's Nagged Me
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
DorkKnight1987 — 10 years ago(October 18, 2015 04:27 PM)
This bit has always nagged at me for some reason. In the scene when Kristen talks with Joey and Kincaid and then walks off with Rick,the locker has the glowing claw marks on it. Why did we get that visual if A)Nobody was sleeping and B)Freddy wasn't even resurrected yet?
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Apollo89 — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 08:00 AM)
I always interpreted it as Freddy lurking just on the other side of reality. Kristen is walking through the school and Freddy is right there following her through the hallway in the dream realm, waiting for the moment she sleeps. We also see how close the dream realm is to reality through Alice's daydreams. Freddy is never far.
"We've spent our entire adult lives lying to each other. Why spoil it with the truth now?" -
ActionJunkie007 — 9 years ago(November 02, 2016 02:36 PM)
Why did we get that visual
It looked cool is really the only explanation for it. No one was dreaming and regardless if Freddy was resurrected or not, he would have been very weak to start off. Every film has him gaining kills and increasing his power, so there is really no way to spin this. (Though it's entertaining to read how others did! And I applaud them for the effort!)
Many things in this film actually don't make logical sense, but Ill make a thread about those haha
Who's strangling the cat? -
ActionJunkie007 — 9 years ago(December 20, 2016 09:20 AM)
I always saw it as more of a warning that he was coming back
And I agree with you, that is definitely the intention of showing the claw marks. But still, it just doesn't make sense in regards to how dream logic works in the series. It's still a cool effect though!
Who's strangling the cat?