A VERY Unexpected Queer Reading of the “Critters” Franchise (GREMPOSTING: FINALE!)

 

(WARNING: the following article acts as a supplemental read and conclusive thoughts to my thorough Twitter thread on the subject of the “Critters” film series, which was itself spurred by a nostalgic look back at the “Gremlins” film series. Read that for context.)

The point of re-evaluation, of finding new meanings and interpretations within a text, aligns with the idea that Art, much like the world itself, is not a monolithic entity. Culture, language, society change over time, priorities shift and so does the way in which we interact with fiction. Art reflects its cultural environment and the environment reflects the image of human experience back to Art.