Halloween (1978) Discussion Thread
Nov 10, 2017 4:35:58 GMT
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Post by Flynn on Nov 10, 2017 4:35:58 GMT
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Have you read BLOOD MONEY by Richard Nowell? It traces the "teen slasher film cycle" from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. It's very dry and long-winded but also insight-filled. It's an academic look at slasher films. He takes theories of film genre and applies them to the slasher film, while at the same time looking at slashers from a marketing standpoint. He argues (quite convincingly) that the final girl was invented as a way of getting girls into the theater.
I documented the several types of final girls at one point. I think there were five types:
1. Saved by someone
2. Kills the killer (or temporarily stops the killing spree)
3. Escapes
4. Dies
5. Is the killer
The first two are the traditional forms. The last two come about when films try to vary the formula.
Have you read BLOOD MONEY by Richard Nowell? It traces the "teen slasher film cycle" from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. It's very dry and long-winded but also insight-filled. It's an academic look at slasher films. He takes theories of film genre and applies them to the slasher film, while at the same time looking at slashers from a marketing standpoint. He argues (quite convincingly) that the final girl was invented as a way of getting girls into the theater.
I documented the several types of final girls at one point. I think there were five types:
1. Saved by someone
2. Kills the killer (or temporarily stops the killing spree)
3. Escapes
4. Dies
5. Is the killer
The first two are the traditional forms. The last two come about when films try to vary the formula.