Carol J. Clover coined the term of the final girl as “the last girl standing at the end of a horror movie.” The final girl is typically prevalent in slasher movies, where the female protagonist outlives her counterparts because of her dedication, diligence, and wit.
Since she is usually a complex person facing her own struggles, the final girl becomes the person we want to succeed. We root for her survival, and she does so every time with extreme force.From one of the original final girls like Laurie Strode to more modern heroines like Sidney Prescott, here is a ranking list of the 10 best final girls, horror movie edition.Playing Julie James, Jennifer Love Hewitt, one of the ‘90s rom-com film and TV ingénues, takes her turn as a final girl.
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