While the first film looked at how movies influence fans, Scream 2 looks at how the media consumes tragedy. Through the character of Gale Weathers and the relentless news cycles, the film asks: Who is more responsible—the person who pulls the trigger, or the society that turns them into a celebrity?

Spoilers ahead for a 25-year-old movie, but the identity of the two Ghostface killers in remains one of the franchise's cleverest twists.

(1997) is often cited by critics and fans as the rare sequel that matches, and occasionally surpasses, the impact of its predecessor. Directed by and written by Kevin Williamson , the film doesn't just continue the story of Sidney Prescott; it functions as a meta-commentary on the nature of sequels themselves. The Meta-Narrative of the Sequel