Why are all the victims such jerks?

[blah]

Honestly, I can't remember many people in the Child's Play franchise who died that wasn't a jerk, or turned into a jerk right before their death. Is this done intentionally by Don, so that the deaths would be less disturbing? It's a maybe. I mean could you imagine if Kettlewell was a nice teacher? How much more mean-spirited would her death be?

Child's Play:

Maggie: Was a bitch to Andy.
Eddie: Involved with crime/Charles
John: Involved with voodoo/Charles
Dr. Ardmore: Jerk to Andy

Child's Play 2:

Mattson: Sleaze
Kettlewell: Bitch
Phil: Jerk
Joanne: Turned into bitch right before her death. "Get away from me!"
Grace: Turned into bitch right before her death. Manhandled Andy. "Get into my office. Is this your idea of a joke? Give me that!"

And even the one innocent victim of Chucky, the worker at the end, received a pretty quick, over the top death. It's not like Chucky stretched out his death like Mattson, Phil or Kettlewell.

Child's Play 3:

CEO: Jerk
Garbage man: Ok, this guy was a nice guy. This is only the second guy so far besides the worker in part 2.
Fat heart attack guy: Jerk
Barber: Jerk
Shelton: Jerk
Whitehurst: Not a jerk, but he didn't get killed by Chucky. It was a sacrifice.
Security guard: Not a jerk. He personally rubbed me the wrong way though. He didn't help Tyler and had a creepy smile when he brought out Chucky.

Bride:

Cop: Jerk
Damian: Not really a jerk? But a desperate, weird dude who manhandled Chucky. That's good enough.
Kincaid: Jerk
Norton: Jerk
The couple: Jerks
David: Turns into a jerk, pointing his gun at our heroes, even though we can understand his situation. Wasn't killed by Chucky though.

Now I guess the only innocent people killed are the two old people, the cemetery worker, and the detective at the end. But three of those were just shot in the head, two being offscreen.

I don't feel like getting into Seed or Curse, but I remember jerks in them too. Except Jennifer Tilly's assistant and her chauffeur.

But the point is, there aren't really any deaths that are built-up that aren't for people who had it coming. The only death that is built up where the person did not have it coming, and is by the hands of Chucky, is the garbage guy from part 3. Everybody else whose death was built up, prolonged, or fantastical, had it coming.

[Spanky]

I reckon it's too appeal to the morbid fans who root for Chucky, lol.

But no idea, it's an aspect that seems common in horror movies, almost like a rule stating that if you're a bad person, you're gonna die.

[blah]

Imagine if Miss Kettlewell was a kind teacher. Imagine if Grace didn't turn into such a bitch seconds before dying. We don't even see the good-natured Joanne die. She was mean to Andy like everyone else eventually, but within good reason. Maybe that's why Don let her off easy with an offscreen kill? So it wouldn't be brutal to the audience?

[Spanky]

Maybe, I mean Joanne's only mean segment is after Phil dies, which is understandable. I figure the kill was to also lure Kyle into the house.

[blah]

"Get away from me!" is my favorite line in the movie. It's so human and tragic. Joanne's "Oh God, NO! Oh God!" before that was meh though lol.

[Gee]

When she says that line, I just feel bad for Andy lol. Poor kid

[Dragon Prime]

I didn't find Colonel Cochran to be a jerk. He is an old military man, the stiffness comes with the territory.

Actually, Shelton wasn't a jerk either for that matter. He was just playing his role.

Of course I am biased... I was in the Army and I myself had to be a jerk to subordinates at times. Otherwise they walk all over you if you be the "guy that everyone likes" so my perception on those guys are a bit altered due to my personal experience. Lol.

BTW... those paint guns were bullshit. Lol.

[Dragon Prime]

P.S. Redman was a jerk... though it was Tiffany who disemboweled him... literally.

[blah]

Well…of course he was.

[Dragon Prime]

I think they make them jerkish so this way we make peace with ourselves that we enjoy violence in film. Between that and the safety net of reminding ourselves "this is make believe" we can exonerate our hidden desires of wanting to see voilence.

When you think about it most horror films kind of use this formula.

If they aren't jerks... then their annoying characters. Hell we clap when those ones get killed. Lol.

[blah]

It would make more sense to make them likable, so we feel bad for them when they die. Heck, that tactic doesn't even work on me. You're damn right I felt sorry for Mattson, Kettlewell, Phil, Joanne and Grace.

[Spanky]

Botnick came across as more weird than mean to me. I assume he has some form of PTSD or something, he's like the Bill Dauterive of the Chucky universe, lol. It seems like he is getting off when cutting those kids hair.

[Dragon Prime]

He definitely was weird and saw some kind of action because even his uniform was much different than what you. Almost looked like a NATO or Foreign uniform. Point is not issued by regular means so he probably went to Nam and was a bit of a Space Cadet ever since.

[Spanky]

The collage of various Polaroids and hair samples on his walls definitely aided in his character establishment.

[Dragon Prime]

Maybe he served under Lt. Aldo Raine.

"When you serve under me you have a debit... a debit that owed to me. I expect each and every one of you to get me 100 scalps... and I will get my scalps"