Good male characters
- boyfriends
- schoolmate
Bad male characters
- Villain- does not invite empathy (as they are masked/deformed-audience is distanced from them) and are eventually killed
HOWEVER, no male character of stature lives to tell the tale
How are women present in Horror films?
- Vulnerable
- Objectified by the male gaze (achieved through camera angles)
- nervous damsel
- Smart traits
- Masculine/ Androgynous (Ellen Ripley, Syndey)
- Emotionally stronger
- Resourceful (use what ever they can find to help them)
The FINAL GIRL
- Given a lot of camera time and is therefore important
- is virginal, while her friends are indulging in drugs, the final girl is studying
- tends towards the androgynous
- she has a shared history with the killer, may help her survive through working out the link
- level-headed/resourceful/intelligent
Sydney as the final girl in 'Scream'
- Short cropped hair & no makeup
- Appears androgynous (unlike the other female characters who get killed)
- Not objectified by the 'male gaze'
- Smart, intelligent, attempts to work her way around who the killer is
- In all sequels, there is a relationship between her and the killer
- 'Sydney' is both a male and female name ...male and female traits?
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