I found that movie very tragic. It's not like she's doing anything bad, she's just curious. And it's somewhat Hitchcockian in the sense that she's accused of horrific crimes that she didn't do, but in this case she can't prove she didn't do them because they were done by a supernatural being. And her husband's cheating on her. And then her best friend is brutally murdered in front of her and she's accused of it. And then she burns to death. In this case the "final girl" doesn't vanquish the villain and get out alive, she *becomes* the very thing she's been trying to destroy. Very tragic.
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Oohhh, I love CANDYMAN. One of the only about five good horror movies to come out in the nineties.
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I found that movie very tragic. It's not like she's doing anything bad, she's just curious. And it's somewhat Hitchcockian in the sense that she's accused of horrific crimes that she didn't do, but in this case she can't prove she didn't do them because they were done by a supernatural being. And her husband's cheating on her. And then her best friend is brutally murdered in front of her and she's accused of it. And then she burns to death. In this case the "final girl" doesn't vanquish the villain and get out alive, she *becomes* the very thing she's been trying to destroy. Very tragic.
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