Clayton George Wickham - final thesis

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Jason X (2001; dir. Isaac)
Ignoring the events of Jason Goes to Hell, Jason X begins in the year 2008,
following the capture of Jason by authorities. He is placed in a research facility as
previous attempts to enact capital punishment upon him have apparently proved
unsuccessful. Researchers want to analyse Jason to see if they can discover
information about body regeneration. One scientist, Rowan, believes he is
dangerous, and that the only possibility of keeping society safe is to cryogenically
freeze him. Jason escapes, kills several members of the research facility and begins
to pursue Rowan. She leads Jason into a cryogenic container and turns it on, just
before Jason stabs her through the protective cover of the container. This results in
both Jason and Rowan going into accidental cryogenic hibernation. In the year
2455, a group of science students from 'Earth Two' are taken on an educational
journey to Earth One, and discover the frozen bodies of Rowan and Jason. Rowan is
revived and healed through the use of micro-technology, while Jason is pronounced
dead and moved to a different room for observation. Jason once more returns to life
and begins killing students and members of the crew. The ship’s android eventually
confronts Jason and destroys him using heavy weaponry, but Jason’s body falls onto
the micro-technology based medical station, and his body is regenerated to a more
powerful state than before. The few remaining crew members lure him outside the
ship as it re-enters Earth Two’s atmosphere, and Jason appears to catch fire. The
closing of the film implies that this still may not have killed Jason.