Comparing TCM re-make with the older version

The main similarity between the two films is the iconography of the leather face. This iconograhy is used in both films as it is one detail in the film that is recognised by the target audience and it also is unique and different from other horror films as it is typical to have a masked killer in the film but in this film the killer takes the faces of his victims in exchange for his.

However, the editing is a bit different in the remake as it is more graphic than the older version. In the remake we see the killers actual deformed face unlike in the 974 version where the killers face is anonymous. This might be because the target audience and society has changed throughout the years as society today are used to scary jumpy bits in horror films therefore they need more graphical and gory films to catch them and make them horrorfied.

Also, another similarity between the two films is the typical cliche narative where a group of kids get stuck in a suburban, -in the middle of nowhere- enviroment where nobody can hear them, help them or save them from the ruthless killer. This is a typical generic convention of horror films as it keeps audiences on their feet as they know that the victims are by themselves and have only themselves to save them.

Once again these two films are similar as they both have the traditional generic convention of horror movies which is the final girl. The final girl is the only surviving girl and the one who is usually getting rid of the killer.

The characters in these two films are practically the same as we have the two protagonists which are arguably the killer, leatherface, and the final girl which is played by jessica beil. There is also a sherrif, leatherface's family and the group of young adults trapped in the van.

The narrative is also seen to be very identical near the end of the film as the final girl once again runs into the meat factory in the remake in 2003.

the binary opposition of good vs evil is also shown in the two films as constantly the final girl and leatherface are put together to show the girls fight for freedom.