One major Ray moment from the original movies is interesting to revisit after the new I Know What You Did Last Summer film. There are many deaths in I Know What You Did Last Summer, and shockingly, several of them come at the hands of Ray, who was a heroic figure in the original movies.
At the end of I Know What You Did Last Summer, it is revealed that Ray is one of the film’s two killers. This, along with some other divisive story decisions, has led to many negative reviews for I Know What You Did Last Summer. However, it was definitely a bold choice to make one of the main returning characters the killer in the legacy sequel.
Before donning the Fisherman’s costume and going on a killing spree himself, Ray fought for his life in the original film and its sequel, 1997’s I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. Ray is at his most heroic in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, which makes the sequel interesting to compare to the newest film. Specifically, the new I Know What You Did Last Summer movie proves one of Ben Willis’ lines in the 1997 sequel completely wrong.
I Know What You Did Last Summer Proves The Fisherman Is Wrong About Ray’s Killing Abilities
It Turns Out Ray Is Capable Of Multiple Brutal Murders
In I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Ray stays behind as Julie and three of her college friends go on a trip to the Bahamas. However, after being attacked himself, Ray realizes that Julie is in danger, as well. Therefore, throughout the movie, he is trying to get to the remote island resort to save her.
Finally, at the end of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Ray makes it to the island. During the movie’s climax, Ben Willis, the killer from the first movie, and his son, Will, want to kill both Julie and Ray. As they stand in the pouring rain, Ray points a gun at Ben as he holds Julie hostage.
Ben Willis, who has murdered countless people in the franchise, doesn’t believe Ray has it in him to kill.
During this scene, Ben isn’t worried about Ray threatening to shoot him, saying to the young boy, “You’re no killer.“ Ben Willis, who has murdered countless people in the franchise, doesn’t believe Ray has it in him to kill. It’s worth mentioning that Ray actually pulls the trigger during this showdown, but the gun doesn’t have any bullets loaded in it.
The fact that Ray pulls the trigger suggests that he always had it in him to become a killer, but he never actually did in the original movies. Instead, Julie is the one who kills Ben at the end of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. However, almost 30 years after the release of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, the new legacy sequel definitively proves that Ben was wrong about Ray.
Even though they are a happy couple at the end of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, the new movie reveals that Ray and Julie got divorced because he never properly dealt with his trauma. This eventually led to him becoming a killer and donning the same costume as Ben Willis. Even though he works with Stevie in the legacy sequel, the killing spree was entirely Ray’s plan.
After the events of the franchise’s newest film, it’s clear that Ben Willis’ opinion about Ray was completely wrong. The trajectory of Ray’s life is incredibly tragic, as the new film proves that he is just as twisted as Ben. Years ago, this didn’t seem to be the case, but the new I Know What You Did Last Summer film proves that Ray and Ben are very similar characters.
