New Rosemary’s Baby movie revisits a classic horror character to become more of a villain after 56 years

Warning! Contains major spoilers for Apartment 7A.

Rosemary’s babythe introduction, Apartment 7aReimagines one classic horror movie character in such a way that they seem to become even more villainous than they were originally portrayed. Not similar Rosemary’s baby, Apartment 7a Follows an original story, expanding on the backstory of Terry Gionoffrio, a minor character from the original film. However, despite presenting a story that stands on its own, Apartment 7a Also features subtle references Rosemary’s baby while drawing several narrative intersections with the parent movie.

Interestingly, while some of the story convergences between Rosemary’s baby And Apartment 7a Make sense, other recon character beats already established by the 1968 movie. One of the recons comes almost midway through Apartment 7as runtime when it hints at a meeting between the two movies’ female protagonists. While the minor crossovers between the two movies’ stories are fun to watch, it’s hard not to notice how they create inconsistencies in the overarching story, completely changing how one character is perceived.

The twists of Apartment 7A make Terry praise Minnie and Roman to Rosemary unforgivable

Apartment 7A changes how Rosemary’s baby scene is viewed

Rosemary’s baby Features a laundry room scene in which Terry and Rosemary meet in the basement of the main apartment building. During this scene, Terry praises Minnie and Roman Castevet for how they treated her, which plays a crucial role in convincing Rosemary they are good people. After Terry’s death, Rosemary even tells Minnie how happy Terry was when she met her in the building’s basement and assures Minnie that Terry appreciates them. Although there is nothing wrong with the scenes, Apartment 7a Portray them in a different light.

Although Apartment 7a It is not a conversation between Terry and Rosemary in the basement of the Bramford building, it pinpoints the exact moment when the two characters first met there in the parent film. However, unlike Terry Von Rosemary’s baby, The in Apartment 7a Already seems suspicious about the Castevets and their motives. She is also pregnant with Anti-Christ by this time, which gives her terrifying visions of Satan and makes her question her sanity. She seems much more low-spirited and mentally distressed than her counterpart from the original film.

Terri’s sacrifice redeems her heroic status (but she should have warned Rosemary)

Apartment 7A proves she has the perfect opportunity to give Rosemary a head-up

to Apartment 7aIn the end, Terry initially seems to surrender to the Coven by accepting that she will bring the Anti-Christ to the world for them. She even makes a deal with the castevets in the final arc of the film, promising them that she will let them raise her child if they help her rise to fame as a dancer. The fact that she figuratively sold her soul to the devil to see herself in the spotlight Makes her something of an antagonist in the movie. However, in Apartment 7aIn the final scene, she finally redeems herself by sacrificing her life to prevent the Anti-Christ from ruling the world.

The ending of the prequel movie highlights that although Terry was initially attracted to find material success in exchange for losing her morals, she eventually realized that the award was not worth the price. But even though she redeemed herself, it seems strange that she never warned Rosemary about the Castevets or the other residents. When the two characters were friends, Terry had a faint idea of ​​what was going on. If Terry had opened up to Rosemary about her experiences in the building, Rosemary could have saved herself.

Terry and Rosemary’s original laundry scene makes no sense after Apartment 7A

The prequel creates a narrative inconsistency

Terry’s contrasting behavior at the same moment in both films highlights how Apartment 7as image of the character is inconsistent with Rosemary’s babys. Because of this, instead of seeing it as a direct prequel to Rosemary’s baby, It is difficult not to recognize Apartment 7a Like more of a reboot Which borrows many story elements from the original film but avoids staying true to some established character beats. Many other similar plot variations further cement this.

for example, Rosemary’s baby Depicts Terry as a recovering drug addict. However, in Apartment 7aHer drug addiction is barely addressed after she moves to the main building. Due to the differences between Rosemary’s babys and Apartment 7as stories, it would be fair to say that Apartment 7a Works better as a standalone film and not as an extension of the original film’s study.