FINAL GIRL!!

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FINAL GIRL

Key Cast: Abigail Breslin, Alexander Ludwig and Wes Bentley

Director: Tyler Shields

Writer: Adam Prince (screen play)

Genre: Action/Thriller

Themes: Death, broken friendship, fear, Betrayal, survival.

Release: August 2015

Budget: $8,000,000

A man teaches a young orphan girl how to become her own weapon. Her next target is a group of sadistic boys who kill blonde women for reasons unknown. The boys hunt down the women in the woods until they find their kill.

Key Scenes: An important scene within this film is when we see Veronica (Abigail Breslin) being given a combination of truth serum and a hallucinogen so that she confronts her most darkest fears. This is important as in the film the audience expects to see a strong tough girl who has been brought up to be an assassin but instead we find out that she is just like any normal teenage girl who has her own fears. This is important as it creates a sense of vulnerability which means that the audience are not sure if Veronica is safe or not. This also creates suspense as the audience are on the edge of their seats waiting to see if she can complete her mission. The fact that the audience can see and experience her fears shows that she is still a human being. She has been brought up to kill but she still has her humanity.

Micro-features:

The most important micro-features is cinematography but most importantly, light. the majority of the film takes place in the night so everything is really dark and gloomy. Because the film is mainly set at the woods during the night, there is no natural light to make it easier for the audience to see the characters. Through out the film there is a very theatrical effect as the director has used spotlights to light the scene. Throughout the film there will be random bursts of light that have no visible source or any explanation of being there. This is important as the film towards the end becomes almost like a theatrical performance rather than a film. This is a strange technique that I haven't really seen in any other film, but it think it really works. It adds to the surrealism of the film.

Comparable: Eden lake (2008), directed and written by James Watkins, is about a couple who go out to the lake for a romantic date but things take a deadly turn for the worse when they get chased through the words by a pack of brutal teenagers. This is similar to Final Girl as in both films the main protagonist has to survive and escape from people who are out to kill them. They both are thriller movies that are both set in the woods. They have very similar story lines but the characters vary. in both films the main theme is survival.

Ask Me Anything.

Ask Me Anything.

Key Cast: Brit Robertson, Justin Long and Max Carver.

Director: Allison Burnett

Writer: Allison Burnett

Genre: Drama/Coming of age

Themes: Romance, love triangle, friendship,deceit, mental health

Release: December 2014

Budget: $950,000

Whilst a teenage girl, Katie Kampenfelt (Brit Robertson), takes a year off before college, she starts a blog talking about her new life experiences, relationships and depression.

Key scenes: The most important scene is the big reveal at the end of the film when the audience finds out that Katie is not who she says she is. We find out that the story we have heard from her point of view, although some parts real, is a fabrication. The scene at the end of the film starts by the mother writing an entry on her daughters blog explaining that she had changed her identity for the blog and that she has now disappeared. This scene is important for the audience as it explains to the audience that the person we have learnt to know doesn't exist. This is a key scene as through out the film we have felt sympathetic towards her, but we later find out that our trust has been misplaced. The audience becomes confused at the end of the film as it is an unexpected twist. the audience wants to find out what really happened to "Katie" but we don't even know her.

Micro-features:

Editing is important in this film as throughout the film the protagonist, Katie, has flash backs to her child hood. We can assume that these are parts of Katie's happy memories. This is important as the flash backs are always shown when she is in a situation with her love triangle. This is important for the audience as we can see that she regrets her actions as she always goes to her happy place when she feels as if she is doing something wrong. This creates sympathy for the main character as the audience knows that even though she knows she is doing the wrong thing, she cant escape it because she is stuck in a circle where she keeps repeating the same mistakes.

Performance is also important in this film as during the film any time she is offered help or guidance she doesn't accept it. Brit Robertson's performance is important as it shows to the audience that she wants to be independent and in control of her own life. Throughout the film she also tries acting older than she actually is. This is key in the film as it shows to the audience that she wants to be older so she can live her own life.

Comparable: This film is similar to "confessions of a teenage drama queen"(COATDQ) (2004) starring Lindsay Lohan. Both films follow the story of a young teenage girls who change their personality/identity in order to escape their past and family. In COATDQ the main protagonist lies about her family and how she lives in order to become more popular at school as the film is based around her trying to fit in to her new school. In Ask Me Anything, the protagonist changes her identity in order to keep her life private on her blog but at the same time to make her life public. She changes the way she looks and acts on her blog as she writes down what she wants to happen in the situations she is facing. They films are similar as both the protagonists want to change their lives so other people see them in a different way.