The Final Girl Concept
The final girl concept was founded by Carol.J Clover, in her book Men , Women and Chainsaw's. Clover suggested that at the begining of tese movies, the viewers begin sharing a perspective of the killer but experiences a shift in identification half way through of the final girl. How laurie Strode defines the final girl archeotype. the signifer that shows that she is the final girl is the fact that she is carying many books and school folders underneath her arm, this suggests that she is interlectual and very quiet. when she realises she has forgoton her biology book her friends laugh at her misfortune and think she is being pathetic, these are the stereotypical scream queens. Also the clothing she is wearing, she is very covered up and is wearing un-sexualy appealing clothes. Brown hair, flat chested and a poor choice of footwear also suggests that she is not very confident with herself and doesnt get ropped into things like others do. Unlike scream queens the final girl is also very responisble.
The final girl concept was founded by Carol.J Clover, in her book Men , Women and Chainsaw's. Clover suggested that at the begining of tese movies, the viewers begin sharing a perspective of the killer but experiences a shift in identification half way through of the final girl. How laurie Strode defines the final girl archeotype. the signifer that shows that she is the final girl is the fact that she is carying many books and school folders underneath her arm, this suggests that she is interlectual and very quiet. when she realises she has forgoton her biology book her friends laugh at her misfortune and think she is being pathetic, these are the stereotypical scream queens. Also the clothing she is wearing, she is very covered up and is wearing un-sexualy appealing clothes. Brown hair, flat chested and a poor choice of footwear also suggests that she is not very confident with herself and doesnt get ropped into things like others do. Unlike scream queens the final girl is also very responisble.
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| Laurie Strode (Halloween,1987) |
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| Laurie Strode(final girl on left, scream queen on right) |
Scream (Wes Craven, 1986)
Like previously in Halloween, Sidney Prescott is a young girl who at the beginning of the movie is doing her homework in her bedroom, when her boyfriend climbs through her bedroom window causing a false scare. Her clothing tells us that she is the final girl, this is because she has what viewers would say are old and unattractive, also her hairstyle is very old as well which suggests that she is not up to date with fashion and stuff. Also like in Halloween Sidney is a very well spoken girl who is intellectual and self-conscious about what she does, she is also a virgin which indicates to the viewers that she is not very sexual.
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