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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* Demonstrated on a small scale in ''[[Thank You for Smoking]]'' when the protagonist demonstrates this as a debate strategy to his son, using a comparison of icecream flavours as an example. |
* Demonstrated on a small scale in ''[[Thank You for Smoking]]'' when the protagonist demonstrates this as a debate strategy to his son, using a comparison of icecream flavours as an example. |
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{{quote|'''Joey:''' But you didn't prove that vanilla was the best. |
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'''Nick:''' I didn't have to. I proved that you're wrong, and if you're wrong, I'm right. |
'''Nick:''' I didn't have to. I proved that you're wrong, and if you're wrong, I'm right. |
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'''Joey:''' But you still didn't convince me. |
'''Joey:''' But you still didn't convince me. |
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'''Nick:''' I'm not after you. I'm after them. ''[points at passers by]'' }} |
'''Nick:''' I'm not after you. I'm after them. ''[points at passers by]'' }} |
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* Applies to any character who has survived a fight with [[Halloween (film)|Michael Myers]], [[Friday the 13th (film)|Jason Voorhees]], [[A Nightmare on Elm Street|Freddy Krueger]], and other slasher movie mass murderers. Since the killers in such movies are typically unstoppable monsters and permanently destroying them is nearly impossible, the real victory for the [[Final Girl]] is the mere fact that she's still alive at the end despite all of the villain's efforts to strangle, crush, stab, impale, club, axe, drown, defenestrate, and/or decapitate her. Ultimately [[Averted Trope|averted]] in cases where the Final Girl later falls victim to [[Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome]]. |
* Applies to any character who has survived a fight with [[Halloween (film)|Michael Myers]], [[Friday the 13th (film)|Jason Voorhees]], [[A Nightmare on Elm Street|Freddy Krueger]], and other slasher movie mass murderers. Since the killers in such movies are typically unstoppable monsters and permanently destroying them is nearly impossible, the real victory for the [[Final Girl]] is the mere fact that she's still alive at the end despite all of the villain's efforts to strangle, crush, stab, impale, club, axe, drown, defenestrate, and/or decapitate her. Ultimately [[Averted Trope|averted]] in cases where the Final Girl later falls victim to [[Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome]]. |
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