

Red Eye and Hush: Breaking the Damsel in Distress Stereotype


Horror movies are notorious for having incompetent character who make the most illogical decisions. Characters do things and go places that no reasonable person would do under similar circumstances. This, almost always, results in their demise. Their stupidity is always annoying for the audience, and it takes us out of the movie. The audience says things like, “that would never happen,” and “no don’t go in there!” But the characters almost always do, leaving us to say, “I told you so.” With that being said, there are some movies that have well-developed protagonists, who make intelligent, creative decisions, not even we would think to make.