Madison Meeks – Opinion Editor

mvm7037@psu.edu

[Spoiler Alert]

“Teen Wolf: The Movie” is a Paramount Plus original movie, which was released on Jan. 26. The film is based on MTV’s original series “Teen Wolf” which was canceled after 100 episodes in 2017.

While the show took place when most of the characters were in high school, the movie jumps forward 16 years. Scott McCall might not be a so-called “Teen Wolf” anymore but he is still an alpha and is back with his friends to once again save the town of Beacon Hills.

“Teen Wolf: The Movie” starts off showing viewers where the characters are 16 years later. Liam is now working in a restaurant with his girlfriend Hikari Zhang in Japan. Derek is living in Beacon Hills with his 15-year-old son Eli. Scott is running an animal shelter in Los Angeles. 

Liam is approached by a guy wearing all black who sets down a bullet and asks “when is a door not a door.” While Liam is confused, Hikari answers the question with “when it is ajar,” a connection to season 3 when Nogitsune asked Stiles the same question. 

The man says he is looking for a jar and the two say they know nothing of the jar, lying under their teeth. With the jar in their possession, they try to keep it away from the man until the jar inevitably ends up in his clutches. With this item, the man is likely going to set the Nogitsune free. 

Later in the film, Chris Argent goes to L.A. to tell Scott and Deacon that Alison is caught between life and death. Connecting with this strife, Argent and Scott are now hearing Alison’s voice and see her. 

Meanwhile, Mason, Jordan, Derek, and Stilinki are trying to solve an arson case. There is also a new relationship that fosters between Jordan and Malia, which was not seen coming. 

The characters Lydia, Scott, Jackson, Deacon, and Argent then go back to Beacon Hills to resurrect Alison. Her resurrection turns her into a killer for part of the movie until they can make her realize that she is not in harm’s way and that they have saved her. 

Anyways the Nogitsune keeps the pack basically in a hostage situation for most of the film, trapping in a shadow dimension that happens to look like Beacon Hills High School. While trying to fight the Nogitsune, Eli is thrown into a lacrosse game that he must escape from in time to tell Scott what is happening with the others. However, as they are fighting the Nogitsune, ultimatums are given and a character dies. In the end, all the characters can go on with their lives and have happy endings without fear of the Nogitsune coming to end them. 

Overall, as a fan of the “Teen Wolf” series, I thought “Teen Wolf: The Movie” was an 8 out of 10. I did like how they brought back characters from all the seasons including Jackson and Alison who have not been in the show since the second and third seasons respectively. 

I also liked how they tied in the series storyline and the movie storyline. I thought it was interesting to see the importance of how the lacrosse game and Stiles’ jeep played into the film. Even though two of the crucial characters Kira and Stiles were not in the film, I did think the film did a good job in comparison to the show.