As the essay “Final Girl,” as well as the ending of several horror films illustrate, the cliché of a specific kind of female survivor is alive and well. Considering the postmodern attitude which now [and has been] affecting the creative inventors of art, music and film in our culture, I’m quite surprised that someone has not written a female role which crushes that stereotype. If done correctly, this notion doesn’t have to be over-the-top or even pseudo comical; rather, the role would be serious, confusing, and as I think, I huge hit amongst horror fans.
It would be a huge hit because it would be confusing and it would make the audience think a little about it after they had left the theatre. They’d ask questions like- “wait, she was hooking up with some guy in the beginning, why did she survive in the end?” It would be a pretty big deal, I think.
Imagine a female lead that stays true to her hormonal impulses while still sensing that something is wrong and ultimately slays the monster and survives in the end. I don’t yet understand why this kind of woman is not portrayed as the powerful survivor.
Make it so!
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