Evolution of the Final Girl: Exploring Feminism and Femininity in Halloween (1978-2018)
Decades of horror film research and theorizations have shown us that there is a reason why this particular genre has been an important part of film history from the beginning: namely, the idea that horror both reflects and shapes our historically and culturally specific anxieties. By examining the F...
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Scholarship @ Claremont
2019
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| Online Access: | https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1279 https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2326&context=scripps_theses |
| Summary: | Decades of horror film research and theorizations have shown us that there is a reason why this particular genre has been an important part of film history from the beginning: namely, the idea that horror both reflects and shapes our historically and culturally specific anxieties.
By examining the Final Girl trope in Halloween (the 1978 original versus 2018 version), this paper traces the evolution of female protagonists and whether a more modern film accurately reflects the increasing role of feminism in society, or sticks to traditional conventions of misogyny and male-dominated visual pleasure. Placing the newer film in the context of the #MeToo era, this paper also addresses more contemporary anxieties over trauma, sexual assault and female anger. |
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