How women are represented in ‘Slasher’ films and are the roles of women changing in this genre? Making particular reference to Texas chainsaw massacre- the beginning (2006). "Witness the birth of fear"
Texas chainsaw massacre- The beginning a film directed by Jonathan Liebsmen was a prequel to the remake of the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The film reconstructs the image of women just being shown as sex objects by showing women are actively involved in escaping from the horrendous situation by fighting against the villain. This essay will explore whether or not the roles of women have changed due to the changes in society and the texts which will be analysed in order to gain evidence are TCM (1974), Psycho (1960), The wrong turn (2003) and Casino Royal (2006) from a different genre. Haralambos and Holborn (2004) suggest that "the representation of women has remained the same and these portrayals will never disappear because old programmes are recycled on satellite and cable" I predict that the roles of women have definitely changed over time in all genres of cinema but in slasher films they are still portrayed as weak victims.
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