History Film / PetSematary2019

* BloodlessCarnage: Downplayed as while the film is still gory like Victor Pascow's mutilated brain-exposed state being worse for wear and [[spoiler:Jud's achilles heel being sliced open]], it is nowhere near as visceral as the original film. When Ellie is killed by the tanker, unlike the shot of Gage's bloody sneaker (which is implied to be his severed foot) in the 1989 film, the aftermath was less a bloody affair and Ellie's lifeless corpse was seen with no mutilations shown, while the only evidence of Ellie's blood was the stuffed animal birthday present being covered in dried blood held onto by a grieving Rachel as well as one of the railings on the tanker having an edge splashed with blood. [[spoiler:Instead of having his mouth sliced open then get his throat torn out followed by his lower mouth and chin being eaten away, Jud here is stabbed to death in a GoryDiscretionShot and is left a bloody mess with most of his face still intact. Also, Rachel still keeps both her eyes and her face intact after getting killed then reanimated. While in the original film Rachel endured an EyeScream, it's left in a partially skeletal and pus-oozing state of FacialHorror.]] This film seemed to focus more on suspense over {{Gorn}} and shock value in contrast to the 1989 film.

* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Like the novel, the Wendigo is a spirit described as being the source of the curse of the Sematary and the reason things buried on the burial ground CameBackWrong.]]

* DemotedToExtra: Timmy Baterman, a [[TroubledBackstoryFlashback significant character]] in the novel and first film, is only briefly referenced on-screen.

* NoodleIncident: [[spoiler:When confronting Jud, Ellie makes reference to Norma never forgiving him for what he did, which could be a reference to his sin in the original book or just the revived Ellie screwing with him.]]

A prequel, to be directed by Lindsey Beer, is in development for Creator/ParamountPlus. Details are unknown, but a young Judd Crandall will appear (played by Jackson White). It will also star Creator/PamGrier, Creator/NatalieAlynLind, Jack Mulhern, and Creator/ForrestGoodluck.

* IronicBirthday: Inverted. Ellie’s death happens during her 9th birthday party.

* ABirthdayNotABreak: Poor Ellie gets run over on her birthday.

* AdultFear: Much like the original novel and 1989 film, a child is killed in a vehicular accident.

* HopeSpot: A particularly dark example. [[spoiler:Louis is just about to bash Ellie's head in with a shovel, only to then be impaled through the heart by the just-revived Rachel]].

* OffingtheOffspring: inverted, in both the theatrical ending and alternative ending, it is heavily implied that Gage will die by the hands of his reanimated family, in order to join them as a resurrected family.

* DownerEnding: Not only do Jud and Rachel die as in the original novel, but [[spoiler: Louis is killed by the just-revived Rachel, and the film ends with the reanimated family coming to collect Gage from the car where Louis left him, implicitly to kill and reanimate him. We do not see what exactly happens next, but considering that the ColdOpen shows us the aftermath of the final scene, [[spoiler: namely a small bloody hand-print on the car window with a trail of blood leading up to the front porch, it's not looking good for poor Gage.]]

** The line "Let God have his own cat" is changed to "Let God have his own kid."

* AdaptationalBadass: Jud here is armed with a pistol rather than a mere knife. [[spoiler:After getting his achilles heel sliced open, he was durable enough to endure falling down a flight of stairs. Rather than attempting to scream in horror after being disarmed by the ambush as he is killed like in the novel and original film, Jud instead remains DefiantToTheEnd and still attempts to retrieve his gun as he is stabbed to death.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: Where the novel stated that most animals revived just come back 'off' rather than explicitly bad, Jud explicitly states that everything he's heard of that was brought back to life came back mean and cruel, and also acknowledges that the place has the power to twist minds so that they tell themselves it might work out better this time. [[spoiler: This is explicitly demonstrated in Church, who far from the stinking, slightly dull cat of the novel or the hissing [[RedEyesTakeWarning glow-eyed]] feline of the 1989 film, is actively malicious. It's implied that Church ''lured'' Ellie out into the path of the truck in revenge for Louis abandoning him outside of town.]]

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:In this version's ending, Louis is killed by the revived Rachel and Ellie and buried in the Sematary by them, becoming undead as well.]]

* BittersweetEnding: Not only do Jud and Rachel die as in the original novel, but [[spoiler: Louis is killed by the just-revived Rachel, and the film ends with the reanimated family coming to collect Gage from the car where Louis left him. We do not see what exactly happens next, but considering that the ColdOpen shows us the aftermath of the final scene, [[spoiler: namely a small bloody hand-print on the car window with a trail of blood leading up to the front porch, it's not looking good for poor Gage. It is heavily implied that Gage will die and join his reanimated family.]]
** The alternate ending is less bleak, but still downbeat though just as bittersweet. [[spoiler:Louis is unable to kill Ellie, and he defies Rachel's wishes not to be brought back to life and buries her in the cemetery anyway. The last few minutes of the film show Louis and a distraught Gage in the house with an undead Ellie, Rachel and Church (complete with a nod to the book's ending with Rachel touching Louis's shoulder and saying "Darling."), and it's implied they will live as a undead/alive family.]]

* BodyHorror: During a nightmare, Rachel’s back and arms begin to warp and twist out of shape and into something inhuman, all while the sounds of bones cracking and snapping can be heard.
** Zelda, and Rachel's nightmare of taking on her appearance.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Played straight with Pascow who looks horrifically mutilated beyond belief but is persistent in warning Louis about not using the burial ground throughout the film. Averted with every other undead character though. Played straight though with the ending, as well as the alternative ending, we do not see what happens to Gage at the end, but when his resurrected family approach him, we realize that they will kill him, but in the expectation to resurrect him, so he can join him as all one happy resurrected family.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Played straight with Pascow who looks horrifically mutilated beyond belief but is persistent in warning Louis about not using the burial ground throughout the film. Averted with every other undead character though.

* BittersweetEnding: Not only do Jud and Rachel die as in the original novel, but [[spoiler: Louis is killed by the just-revived Rachel, and the film ends with the reanimated family coming to collect Gage from the car where Louis left him. We do not see what exactly happens next, but considering that the ColdOpen shows us the aftermath of the final scene, [[spoiler: namely a small bloody hand-print on the car window with a trail of blood leading up to the front porch, it's not looking good for poor Gage.]] It is heavily implied that Gage will die and join his reanimated family.]]

* BittersweetEnding: Not only do Jud and Rachel die as in the original novel, but [[spoiler: Louis is killed by the just-revived Rachel, and the film ends with the reanimated family coming to collect Gage from the car where Louis left him. We do not see what exactly happens next, but considering that the ColdOpen shows us the aftermath of the final scene, [[spoiler: namely a small bloody hand-print on the car window with a trail of blood leading up to the front porch, it's not looking good for poor Gage.]] It is heavily implied that Gage will die and join his reanimated family.
** The alternate ending is less bleak, but still downbeat though just as bittersweet. [spoiler:Louis is unable to kill Ellie, and he defies Rachel's wishes not to be brought back to life and buries her in the cemetery anyway. The last few minutes of the film show Louis and a distraught Gage in the house with an undead Ellie, Rachel and Church (complete with a nod to the book's ending with Rachel touching Louis's shoulder and saying "Darling."), and it's implied they will live as a undead/alive family.]]

* BittersweetEnding: Not only do Jud and Rachel die as in the original novel, but [[spoiler: Louis is killed by the just-revived Rachel, and the film ends with the reanimated family coming to collect Gabe from the car where Louis left him. We do not see what exactly happens next, but considering that the ColdOpen shows us the aftermath of the final scene, [[spoiler: namely a small bloody hand-print on the car window with a trail of blood leading up to the front porch, it's not looking good for poor Gabe.]] It is heavily implied that Gabe will die and join his reanimated family.
** The alternate ending is less bleak, but still downbeat though just as bittersweet. [[spoiler: Louis is unable to kill Ellie, and he defies Rachel's wishes not to be brought back to life and buries her in the cemetery anyway. The last few minutes of the film show Louis and a distraught Gage in the house with an undead Ellie, Rachel and Church (complete with a nod to the book's ending with Rachel touching Louis's shoulder and saying "Darling."), and it's implied they will live as a undead/alive family.]

* BolivianArmyEnding: In this adaptation, [[spoiler:Ellie manages to kill and revive both of her parents. In the end they, along with their equally zombified cat, are seen approaching the family car, where Gage is the last survivor. The sound of the car door unlocking is the last thing heard before a cover version of the Ramones plays and the credits roll]].
* CameBackWrong: What the film is about - happens to the cat, followed by Ellie, Rachel, Louis and presumably Gage, not to mention Jud's dog, and quite possibly [[spoiler: Norma]].

* DownerEnding: Not only do Jud and Rachel die as in the original novel, but [[spoiler: Louis is killed by the just-revived Rachel, and the film ends with the reanimated family coming to collect Gage from the car where Louis left him. What happens from that point is ambiguous,]] but considering that the ColdOpen shows us the aftermath of the final scene, [[spoiler: namely a small bloody handprint on the car window with a trail of blood leading up to the front porch, it's not looking good for poor Gage.]]
** The alternate ending is less bleak, but still downbeat. [[spoiler: Louis is unable to kill Ellie, and he defies Rachel's wishes not to be brought back to life and buries her in the cemetery anyway. The last few minutes of the film show Louis and a distraught Gage in the house with an undead Ellie, Rachel and Church (complete with a nod to the book's ending with Rachel touching Louis's shoulder and saying "Darling."), and it's implied they will live as a undead/alive family.]]

* TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether: [[spoiler: By the film's end, most of the Creeds have been buried in the cemetary and resurrected as monstrous killers, with the ending indicating Gage will join them soon.]]

** Rachel watches in horror als blood flows out of the dumbwaiter - just as the blood flowing out of the elevators in ''Film/TheShining''.

A prequel, to be directed by Lindsey Beer, is in development for Creator/ParamountPlus. Details are unknown, but a young Judd Crandall will appear (played by Jackson White). It will also star Creator/NatalieAlynLind, Jack Mulhern, and Creator/ForrestGoodluck.

* MonsterFromBeyondTheVeil: Just like in the original, whatever is buried in the burial ground [[CameBackWrong Comes Back Wrong.]][[spoiler: When a dying Rachel denies that Ellie is her daughter, Ellie [[PreMortemOneLiner tells her to go be with her then]], implying those who are brought back ''are'' something else inhabiting the bodies.]]

It is based on a [[Literature/PetSematary novel]] with the same name, written by Creator/StephenKing. Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer (''Film/StarryEyes''), it is unrelated to the 1989 adaptation, though it does contain a cover of Music/TheRamones' song from that film. A prequel, to be directed by Lindsey Beer, is in development for Creator/ParamountPlus.

It is based on a [[Literature/PetSematary novel]] with the same name, written by Creator/StephenKing.

* AdaptationDeviation: It is Ellie that is killed and brought back instead of Gage.

* BolivianArmyEnding: In this adaptation, [[spoiler:Ellie manages to kill and revive both of her parents. In the end they, along with their equally zombified cat, are seen approaching the family car, where Gage is the last survivor. The sound of the car door unlocking is the last thing heard before the Ramones play and the credits roll]].

* BolivianArmyEnding: In this adaptation, [[spoiler:Ellie manages to kill and revive both of her parents. In the end they, along with their equally zombified cat, are seen approaching the family far, where Gage is the last survivor. The sound of the car door unlocking is the last thing heard before the Ramones play and the credits roll]].