'The final girl' theory is all about the idea that horror films have a female survivor at the end. This refers to having one female left at the end who is the last survivor, or the one to confront our monster. This theory, as said in the name, follows the conventional characteristics of them being female. This also aims to educate the audience, as the final girl tends to be good and pure - meaning the character may be the one who doesn't smoke or drink, and is represented as 'the virgin.' She is seen as an intelligent character who helps others around her - with an overall positive look on her. This theory also suggests that whomever this female character is, they have a mixture of being the hero, the damsel in distress and attractive.
The final girl is usually a brunette as blondes are often sexualised and the first character to die. This is usually due to blonde haired people being stereotypically dumb, weakening them from the other characters. Blonde characters are also usually presented as the 'popular squeamish one.' This character is represented as an ordinary women so that audience members can relate to them.
Carol J Clover was the person to discover this theory - she often examined slasher horror movies until she eventually noticed a pattern in the narrative.
This changed the ways in which audience members looked at female characters in horror films - as it used to be that they would die first and run away from the situation. Now, with this theory, they are represented as strong and brave, which fights against the stereotype of women. Although this may be good for gender equality and female pride, todays society are saying that it's becoming too predictable.
'Scream' - It has a female at the end of the film who survives.
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'Carrie.'
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