Film Theory: Can Jason Voorhees Teleport? (Friday the 13th Series)

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When you watch the Friday the 13th franchise enough times, you start to notice things. Things like the fact that Jason is teleporting - or at least COULD be teleporting. Stick with me here, Loyal Theorists. I know Jason is supposed to be SLIGHTLY more realistic that Freddy from The Nightmare On Elm Street... but what if he's not? We've seen Jason do some CRAZY things. Is it so hard to believe that he could be zipping from place to place via teleportation? Let's find out!

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[blessethishe]

Lmao. Imagine the camera stays focus on Jason when the characters take their eyes off him. And shows Jason running, jumping, and flipping? Definitely explains why he always breathing so

[arias]

Honestly the idea that he's just stupid fast is more terrifying than if he could just teleport.

[echoslayergaming]

Freddy:*figures out Jason’s afraid of water

Jason in the past:*swims and walks in water with no problem at all

[freakyfrosty]

Cameraman: Focuses off Jason for 5 seconds.

Jason: I am speed.

[mateostagnitta]

It’s amazing how realistic the opening scene is “the more the victim trips on something the more dramatic”

[heavysixtyfour]

Something that could explain Jason's head turn in the dance room could be the fact that the girl is looking at the "hallucinated" Jason. It's a normal reaction to look at what others are looking at

[GrizzlyAdams]

Considering Jason is also most likely a skilled hunter, he survived in the woods around Camp Crystal Lake for most of his life, the theories make sense. Jason is smarter than people think, he knows how to cut people off and get the upper hand.

[shinhikaru]

In my opinion, him actually running and sprinting is much scarier than teleporting. It has a factor that causes the person that's being chased unable to concentrate on surviving. Teleporting is just basically "yes I'm here time for you to die and go back to my nap."

[camerondavis]

“He is just standing there, menacingly!”

[senatorarmstrong]

I love the way Jason just stares at his victims. He’s just like

“So uhhhh
Your cornered, what are you gonna do try and run?”

*Person starts screaming*

“OKAY THAT HURTS MY EARS PREPARE TO BE CUT IN HALF”

[MrShadyss]

Jason has another supernatural ability to know the layout of every building and room

[Imbatmn]

As someone who isn't necessarily fast, yet accidentally scare someone when I walk behind them, the key is silent footsteps and speed walking. I'm constantly conserving energy.

[MrMovieMaker]

"He's here, he's there, he's everywhere! Who you gonna call?"
Jason steps out behind Fredbear

[lastman]

FilmTheory: Can Jason teleport? No

Answer: Jason has a mini-map display in that hockey-mask

[qjglnec]

Camera: isn’t looking at jason
Jason: I am SPeed

[bluegoatbard]

Jason's inability to teleport is actually explained in the newest Friday the 13th movie. One of the main aspects of the third act is Jason's tunnel complex beneath the camp. There are a number of exits all over the countryside, allow him to seemingly just appear anywhere he wants. It's likely the writers put that into the story to definitively answer the teleportation question.

[Nanol-G]

Jason never teleported. He quicksaved everything to find the shortest route to reach his victims.

[Dionysus]

I loved how he showed "cats" while talking about spooky movies

[nashtebelak]

Jason sprinting at you is more terrifying than him teleporting.

[ArcaneParadise]

I always found Jason’s accuracy of throwing weapons to be terrifying, he doesn’t miss.