I think I’m done with Final Girl (and arguably one of the earliest examples of that character type) Sally Hardesty from the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
I could keep picking at this forever, but sometimes you gotta know when to quit. I’ve put lots of hours into this and I would like to at least ATTEMPT some more final girl portraits like this.
The flowers are Amsonia aka Blue Star, and according to the internet they symbolize endurance, strength and determination. Seems fitting for Sally, who is put through an absolute marathon of suffering and has to face off against four killers intent on murdering her, not just one.
She may not have the same sort of feminist empowerment emphasis of some final girls who came after her, but she’s still absolutely a survivor.
