Final Girl Trope - a Deep Dive
Like horror movies? Like Slashers? Well let's talk about one of the most pervasive tropes: The Final Girl!
Sources: Most are cited in the video - here are the books though
Carol J Clover. 1987. "Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film,"
1992 "Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film."
(the other red thumbnails are from:) Molly Haskell. 3rd edition of "From Reverence to Rape."
Chapter Index:
0:00 - Intro!
1:53 - Horror Movie def.
2:45 - Slasher Movie def.
9:43 - What is a FG?
16:13 - Halloween
19:13 - Analysis
31:04 - Conclusion!