how do you think women are represented in slasher film

[nightbreed]

to be honest i always viewed the entire slasher sub-genre as throw away to begin with. when i rent a slasher film im pretty sure i'm not going to be seeing a whole lot of in depth character development. Lets be honest here, we all watch slashers to see people die, and its my opinion that because of this 90% of the charactors are throw away to begin with. So if your just going to kill somone why not up the anty and make her a permiscuios teenager with a great rack? I mean really on their most basic level, slasher films are little more than exploitation flicks and the charctors (especially women) are depicted in such a manner.

[Arioch]

Women have it better than men these days i think.


"Women have half the worlds money, and all of its pussy":D

[Haunted]

Originally posted by Arioch
Women have it better than men these days i think.


"Women have half the worlds money, and all of its pussy":D

What? Look at women's roles globally and then tell me we've got it better.

[Arioch]

What? Look at women's roles globally and then tell me we've got it better.

Im not saying that at all, equality still (and probably will always) have a long way to go. But you gotta admit, your a hell of alot better off than you were 40 years ago.

[Haunted]

That's for damn sure. Hell, we're better off then we were 20yrs. ago. It's due to our insistence on human rights that allows for a more global perspective on women's rights.

I didn't understand what you were saying. Sorry about that.

[Arioch]

I didn't understand what you were saying. Sorry about that.

Its alright, its a very heated subject. But anytime you want a political discussion about the inequalities of male vs. female in the social arena im game;)

[StepfatherFan]

Originally posted by Haunted
While I agree that women are survivors and the fact that they're the only ones left at the end of the film may indicate the primordial sense that women will prevail.

However,

The social and physical rammifications and implementations forced upon women by the popular patriarchy are the deplorable. The media is the greatest enemy woman has ever had to face. Note that I said media, not art. The media has been unkind to art as well but at the same time created new outlets for artistic minds. So the media is a tricky entity.

Lets look, though, at the other role of women in horror: the domineering and often insane mother.

Psycho
Friday 13th (to a small degree)
Aliens (even)

Those are only three, but there countless others. The role the mother plays is that she creates the flawed son, sons, or offspring. She's the greatest threat and monster in the film although she's seldom really apart of the movie or whatever.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I could add "The Ring" to that too. I'm not going to, because I'm unsure. Someone tell me why or why not, if you don't mind.

I like you, Haunted. You and I think on the same wavelength. :)
I do agree with Sam about the "evil daddy" thing. hehe Stepfather, right? My favorite evil Daddy. and in the end, it is his stepdaughter who kills him, but up until that point, he does a good job of beating the fuck out of her mom. I have a bit of a different view on physical contact between men and women than other females do. Since I want to be treated equaly, I'm willing to scrap with a guy and NOT start all of that "OMG you hit me and I'm a woman" crap. I support the idea of women becoming physicaly stonger in order kick men's asses, when needed. Taking a few punches is the price of being equal, and I'm not afraid to pay it. :cool:

[Sam The Egg]

EXACTLY! If someone deserves a punch in the face, they should get a punch in the face, penis or not.

[StepfatherFan]

Originally posted by Sam The Egg
EXACTLY! If someone deserves a punch in the face, they should get a punch in the face, penis or not.

Well, I never hit ANYBODY unless they assault me first. I'm strictly a defensive fighter. Oh, well, there was that time I ripped my ex's shirt off of his back. Actualy, I did that quite a few times. Anyway, I wasn't afraid to scrap with him, and he was SIGNIFICANTLY bigger than me. Size doesn't matter though. Its all about your mentality.

[Sam The Egg]

ah...an ex...and why exactly is he an ex?