Was the change in the hockey mask an intentional "New Beginning"?
SPOILER ALERT
In Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, Jason Voorhees is not actually the killer, but a copycat named Roy Burns is the killer and goes on a rampage to avenge his son's death.
Roy wears a hockey mask, but one with 2 blue triangles:
The franchise received so much backlash from fans, that they brought Jason back in the next film wearing his signature hockey mask with the 3 red triangles.
Paramount noted the fan outrage and took great pains to reverse the damage with the inevitable sequel, which was tellingly titled Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. Was it any cop? We’ll find out soon, won’t we?
Jason Voorhees original hockey mask in Part III:
NOTE: I understand that this is a completely different killer and not Jason Voorhees and that would be the explanation for the different masks.
My question is: Is there any evidence from filmmakers that they changed the mask to give fans some sort of hint that this really wasn't Jason Voorhees? Is there any evidence that filmmakers were planning on changing the mask for each killer if it weren't for the backlash of fans?
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Why did Jason switch to a hockey mask?
Once Jason's rage led to his killing sprees, he then found that goalie mask after killing Donnie, which reminded him of all the pain that the game had caused him. For the rest of his days, Jason would wear the mask to remind himself of the pain that line change caused him and to NEVER trust anyone again.What is the killer with the hockey mask?
Jason Voorhees (/\u02c8v\u0254\u02d0rhi\u02d0z/) is a character from the Friday the 13th series. He first appeared in Friday the 13th (1980) as the young son of camp-cook-turned-killer Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman.When did Jason start wearing the hockey mask?
A hockey mask, used by Ray at the beginning of the film, is a well-known mask used by Jason Voorhees starting from Friday the 13th Part III (1982).Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood (1988) - The Face of Jason Voorhees Scene (8/10) | Movieclips
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