Source:theclariononline.com
"In the film, "Underworld: Awakening" released in January, Selene, a rogue vampire played by Kate Beckinsale, goes on a journey that requires her to fight both werewolves and humans. "She's my favorite because she's a kick-butt vampire who can take care of herself, yet she is vulnerable. But it is that hidden vulnerability that makes her do the kick-butt things she does," student Rachel Walker, 20, said. Selene is a strong character and fights for what she believes in just like the next hero."
"The "Resident Evil" film series is based off of the same-titled video game about a bioengineering pharmaceutical company that accidentally unleashes a deadly virus that turns most of the world's population into flesh-eating zombies. The virus also infected Alice, played by Milla Jovovich, a former employee of the company, but somehow her cells bonded with the virus making super strong and super-fast with accelerated healing. This makes her the perfect weapon to take down the major company, who not only destroyed the world but her human side as well. Her mission is to help as many people as she can and keep them safe from the corporate executives who are in hiding from the diseased world while trying to harness her power. Alice will be back in theaters this September in "Retribution."
"I love watching movies that are action-packed with guns blazing while also having a chick in there that can fight," said communications major, Kelley Oas, 21. The youngest of the new heroines is from the popular book series, "The Hunger Games," which has been made into a film hitting theaters March 23. The books follow sixteen-year-old Katniss, who is from a world on the verge of a revolution. In this book series, Katniss played by Jennifer Lawrence, takes the place of her sister, who is chosen to take part in the Hunger Games, a battle to the death developed by the controlling Capitol, the chief city of government, in which they choose one boy and girl from each "district" to fight each other until only one remains, while the whole world watches. But as she fights to stay alive she realizes how far the Capitol has gone and that it will never stop striving for power. She must win the game in order to stop the madness of the Capitol."
"I think that a hero is when something bad happens and you overcome it," said Jacob Davis, 32, psychology major. "Don't whine and cry for someone to save you, get up and fight for what you want. This is a new time for women to show people what they've got." Books and films with strong female characters have seen a massive growth and the audience is not complaining."