As a cultural movement, the Italian Renaissance affected only a small part of the population. Italy was the most urbanized region of Europe, but three quarters of the people were still rural peasants. For this section of the population, life remained essentially unchanged from the Middle Ages.
Although I enjoyed the book, The Hellbound Heart, the movie version, Hellraiser - with the awesomely cheesy blue and yellow 80's FX - is a bit better and mainly because it was more fully realized.
Storyline. Satan is having a break from hell and questioning his role. While on holiday in Los Angeles, circumstance throws him together with a tough L.A.P.D.Detective who seems strangely resistant to his otherworldly charm.Meanwhile others are not happy with his deviation from business as usual. Written by Mark Knight.toryline. Satan is having a break from hell and questioning his role. While on holiday in Los Angeles, circumstance throws him together with a tough L.A.P.D. Detective who seems strangely resistant to his otherworldly charm. Meanwhile others are not happy with his deviation from business as usual.