![]() ![]() And I gotta say, I really didn't like it at the time, and it has only aged poorly in retrospect. If anything, Cabin Fever is emblematic to me of the post-9/11 nihilism and bleakness that really dominated filmmakers' attitudes. But I think I would've really preferred to see Marcy survive. Still, I don't know if I would classify the decision as "refreshing". even before Karen, who had been reduced to bloody sludge by that point. So yeah, it came as a real surprise that Marcy was the very first character to die off. ![]() It almost felt as if the sex scene's sole purpose was to facilitate that bittersweet ending. He would die, of course, but live on through his child. ![]() It seemed virtually inevitable that Marcy would survive, and end up discovering that she was carrying Paul's baby. My suspicion that she would survive was further cemented when she bedded Paul, and they insisted on telling the audience that they weren't using a condom. ![]() Marcy had "last woman standing" written all over her. In fact, it was used all over the place as a promotional shot for the film. She ventures out into the woods all alone to look for help and that image of her standing by the cabin, brandishing the rifle, was very striking. Obviously Karen was slated to be a goner very early on, but the movie promotes Marcy as this stalwart go-getter type that you can easily see powering through to the end. I have to say, I was really taken by surprise when the film ditched the final girl convention. ![]()
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