The Evolution of the 'Final Girl'

Hello everybody! As we enter spooky season and Halloween is here, you know it wouldn’t be right to not make any horror movie content. As a horror movie fan, I have my fair share of favorite franchises, films, and characters. With horror characters comes the ‘final girl’ trope, and over the years the final girl has really evolved. Today, I will be explaining in depth the final girl trope and the impact of this character introduction, and also ranking some of my favorites. Let’s get into it!

[@DaveishMac]

Good video, i dunno if she really counts as a final girl as slightly different and not really horror i suppose, but if we're talking badass girls/women adapting to and growing into a situation I'd definitely have Sarah Connor as at least an honourable mention. Seeing her transformation between Terminator and T2 is killer.

[@Keliforniamedia]

Yes that’s why Ellen Ripley was honorable mention because I feel like sci-fi horror/ action girls are discussed differently than the slasher horror girls! But Sarah Connor is definitely a good one!

[@ZombieFarmboy666]

Good video, but I’m kinda surprised that 3 characters from the Scream series made it in the list, but not even a mention of Nancy Thompson?

[@Keliforniamedia]

You’re right! Honestly I could’ve included a lot more slasher girls but I haven’t fully watched the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. And I’m also such a huge Scream fan I’m a little biased lol. 😂💜

[@lcftypicxlbeast8551]

I would've added Sienna from Terrifier 2 but overall a great list!

[@Keliforniamedia]

Honestly I haven’t seen that one yet, I’ve seen the first Terrifier but thanks for the movie suggestion now I gotta watch it! 😊

[@BarakaOMG7]

Loved the vid keep it up and I def agree with Erin being ultimate final girl!!!

[@Keliforniamedia]

She’s so underrated!! Thanks so much for the support! 😊

[@TheLifeofFrankieW]

i love your videos! i have never been this early lol. Also loveee Horror movies this is such a slay.

[@Keliforniamedia]

You’re so sweet thanks for the support! I love horror movies too fall/Halloween season is 100% my favorite time of the year.💜

[@nutdadddy]

awesome video, keep it up!

[@Keliforniamedia]

Thanks so much!

[@MimisRoom333]

I’m not sure if she counts but Clarice Starling from Silence of the lambs is a great female horror character. Also Megan Fox in Til Death, great movie if you haven’t see it

[@Keliforniamedia]

I love both those films! And yes Til Death was great it definitely showcased Megan Fox’s talent a lot more. She was super smart and quick in that film.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Even though Sydney Prescott is one of my favorites i really wish the character was just left alone because to me her character arc was complete as for kirby she's totally underrated i would love to see her again same goes for erin in your next

[@TaeWasTaken_]

how do i get movie footage like this because i wanna start my own channel

[@Keliforniamedia]

I actually use a TH-cam video downloader on my laptop. All the footage is on TH-cam and are just public movie clips from each film. Movieclips TH-cam channel is a great one to find those clips from almost any movie you can think of!

[@angelaholmes8888]

Here's my favorite final girl
Sarah connor terminator
Sydney Prescott scream
Sam carpenter scream 5 and 6
Kirsty cotton hellraiser franchise
Laurie strob Halloween

[@mindichristoffersen4795]

Ghostface needs to kill Sidney somehow

[@Keliforniamedia]

That would be an interesting take but you know the entire fandom would be super heartbroken! LOL

[@Derrek44]

The "Final Girl" has to be the most insufferable horror movie Cliché ever!
It ruins everything from the get-go, making the movie ENTIRELY PREDICTABLE. "Oh, look! The protagonist is a girl! She gets to live, everyone else dies. The End. Thanks for watching!"
There's no innovation whatsoever.
What's so special about this "final girl" anyway? It's way too simplistic, let alone misandrist. There could be so many ways for a movie to end: some characters survive, only the guy survives, everyone dies, everyone lives, the protagonists become the villains. But no, it's always THIS omega-level Cliché.
It even leads to incredibly ridiculous scenarios most of the time. "Wow, the wolves were starving. After eating everyone, they decided they are fed up just when it's the girl's turn and they leave her alone./The killer has the girl cornered but he decides to stumble at that exact moment and she gets away./Out of the blue, the girl happens to find a chainsaw and kill the bad guy./Everyone else died and NOW the police officer decides to show up and shoot the killer, saving the girl./ A guy and a girl fall from a great height - the girl falls on a trampoline while the guy gets impaled on a spiked fence", etc.