Media Representations

Matthew Bomer played the role of Eric in Texas chainsaw massacre- the beginning. Eric is the older brother of Dean and the boyfriend of Chrissie. Eric is the first one to die as he is taken to the basement of Hewitt residence and strapped to a wooden table. Leatherface skins one of his arms, exposing the muscle and tissue and his screams are heard from the house. Later Leather face runs the chainsaw through Eric and then skins his face and puts it on his own. Eric is represented as a mature and responsible character and an example of this is when we tells the sheriff that his name is Dean inorder to get his younger brother out of trouble.

The role of Bailey was played by Diora Baird. Bailey is Dean’s girlfriend. Bailey is tied up on second floor with the dinning table and chrissie hears her screams and goes to help her. As Chrissie attempts to untie Bailey she is caught by Sheriff Hoyt and Leatherface and brought downstairs for dinner. Hoyt has cut Bailey's teeth and tongue out prior to dinner and Leatherface kills Bailey by sliting her throat with a pair of scissors. Diora Baird is represented more like a passive and promiscuous character as we see her in lingerie towards the beginning of the film.

Eric’s younger brother Dean’s role is played by Taylor Handley. Dean is shown unconscious while Eric and Bailey are killed but he regains conscious at the dinner table, assaults Hoyt by smashing his head repeatedly into the solid concrete porch and Dean heads off to help save Chrissie. Dean is the third victim of Leatherface as the trio's chase takes them to a nearby farm where Chrissie hides in a slaughterhouse. She slits Leatherface's face with a knife, but is dragged to the floor. Dean interrupts and Leatherface impales Dean on his chainsaw as Chrissie looks on in horror. Dean is represented as a rebellious character as he does not want to go Vietnam with his brother and even Hoyt is beating him while doing push ups he still keeps going despite getting badly hurt hence showing his stubborn nature.

Jordana Brewster plays the character of Chrissie in the film opposite Matthew Bomer (Eric). Chrissie is the last one to survive as she is desperately looking for help and sees a sheriff's deputy that has pulled over a citizen. As Chrissie heads to apparent freedom, Leatherface suddenly appears in the back seat and gores Chrissie with his chainsaw. The car loses control and crashes into the deputy and citizen. The movie closes with the narrator explaining the number and gruesomeness of the murders that are to follow, as Leatherface walks slowly back along the dark road. Chrissie is represented as a very brave character as through out the entire film we see her trying to resue the rest of her friends and she also escapes from the Hewitt residence but unfortunately is killed at the end. Looking at her role in this particular film I as an audience member could say that roles of women are dveloping within the slasher genre as they are getting more challenging and active.