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Its 2019. And final girls have done some growing up.
Watching Happy Death Day back in October 2017, it was immediately clear that I was witnessing the rise of a whole new type of final girl, one played with such manic, all in gusto by star in the making Jessica Rothe that I knew, without the need for any sort of hindsight, that Rothe had become an instant scream queen. Her Tree Gelbman? An instant horror icon.
If that wasnt clear then, its damn sure crystal clear now.
Whats truly special about this franchises lead, whos currently dying over and over again up on the big screen once more in Happy Death Day 2U, is that shes quite unlike the final girls of the past. Throughout the 1980s, the final girl was defined almost exclusively by her triumphant survival at the end of a slasher film, the often virginal good girl who proves to be the only one worthy of vanquishing the big bad. But as Meagan pointed out in her recent piece , Tree isnt actually the good girl at all.
At the start of Happy Death Day, Tree is in Meagans words a ruthless sorority sister with a long list of enemies, making her the sort of character who would, in any other slasher movie, be killed off before the final act. And wed cheer at her demise. But the Groundhog Day inspired Happy Death Day isnt any other slasher movie. And Tree isnt any other slasher character. Rather, Tree cleverly evolves through the first film from a body count victim to the classic final girl ironically, she must die multiple times in order to earn that status.
Trees unique arc puts a spin on the typical final girl trope, making her a new sort of heroine for a whole new generation. A generation that does better by its female characters than the generations of the past, quite honestly. Horror films slashers in particular have always excelled at giving us female leads who eventually embody the term badass, but Tree is not the sort of character whos defined by the weapon she picks up or the killer she slays. Shes not just a survivor girl, but rather a rich, complex character whos written and performed with great emotional depth. She doesnt defeat the central character. She asterisk is asterisk the central character.
In Happy Death Day, its not just about Tree bravely killing off the masked maniac and surviving until the end of the film. Quite the opposite, really. Its about Tree asterisk dying asterisk repeatedly in order to learn from her mistakes and grow as a character. And in Happy Death Day 2U, which takes that personal growth an emotional step further, its about Tree literally killing herself, repeatedly, on this same quest for growth and evolution. Its what kills her that makes her stronger.
While many films take a surface level approach to their strong female characters, imbuing them with literal strength but little else, the Happy Death Day movies present a heroine so wonderfully and completely realized that this may very well be the first ever slasher franchise with a final girl character as the main selling point. A character who evolves. A character who, with each new film thus far, becomes a better person right before our eyes. On a very relatable level, a horror heroine to look up to and draw inspiration from. And at a time when theres so much cruelty being thrown around on a daily basis, we could all use a character like Tree to remind us that its never too late to be better to ourselves and to those around us.
Arguably, Trees most heroic moments have nothing to do with the handguns and axes she wields. Rather, her true heroism comes in the form of inspirational life wisdom she attains from quite literally living the same day over and over again, which she dishes out to a closeted schoolmate in the first film and a roommate making bad decisions in the second. None of us can relate to a camp counselor cutting off the head of a vengeful mother out to kill her, but Trees trials, tribulations and triumphs impart a wellspring of qualities we can draw from.
When you buy a ticket to see a Happy Death Day movie, youre not paying to see Babyface or to watch attractive young people get brutally dispatched. Youre paying to see a new slasher icon: a flawed young woman whos just trying to be the best version of herself that she can be. And never had that been more clear to me than during the opening 10 minutes of Happy Death Day 2U, which delay the return of Tree by instead focusing on actor Phi Vus Ryan Phan. In this opening sequence, Ryan finds himself in his own time loop, pursued by an unknown killer wearing the Babyface mask. Without Tree, quite honestly, the movie kicks off on a pretty lackluster note, cementing my personal belief that Happy Death Day is one franchise that simply could never continue without her. Other slasher franchises soldiered on without their leading ladies, but I just dont think theres anything to Happy Death Day without Tree.
Final girls arent just surviving anymore. With Tree as a new trailblazer, joined by a returning Laurie Strode just last year, theyre finally taking over the whole damn sub genre.
And its about time.
Writer in the horror community since 2008. Owns Eli Roths prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has three awesome cats. Still plays with toys.
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