10 Smartest Decisions Made By Final Girls In Horror Movies
8. Faking A Suicide - The Invisible Man (2020)
The 2020 version of The Invisible Man modernizes the H.G. Wells novel. It also deals with themes such as toxic relationships and gaslighting. In the film, protagonist Cecilia Kass escapes from her abusive boyfriend Adrian Griffin, a wealthy scientist and businessman. Adrian then fakes his own death and uses a suit capable of rendering him invisible to the naked eye. He uses this to torment his former lover to the point where she questions her own sanity.
During the middle of the film, the Invisible Man kills Cecilia's sister Emily in public and frames her for the murder. Kass is then sent to a psychiatric hospital to be locked away. But the final girl does not quit. Instead, she steals a fountain pen from Adrian's brother, and then waits for a few days for the weather to be right. She does this so should Adrian try to escape, the rain will form a silhouette around the Invisible Man's suit.
When Cecilia finally enacts her plan, our final girl fakes a suicide attempt to lure her crazy ex inside her room. The ruse is a success and, as Griffin tries to stop her, she stabs him with the pen which damages his suit. The damage she deals allows Adrian to be finally visible.