Conclusion

In conclusion, the damsel in distress archetype is slowly morphing, due largely in part to the most recent feminist movement. While it is still not a perfect archetype and can depict women in a weaker and more unattractive light, it is a start. This archetype is no longer limited to any one gender. Now men can be saved by men, or more often the female hero. The damsel in distress is usually depicted as the weaker person, but that's not always the case. Lois Lane may be weaker than Superman, but she's intelligent and strong in her own right. The same thing goes for Ichigo in Kamikaze girls, she's not a weak person, rather the opposite, but it is in this one instance that she falls into the role of damsel in distress. People need to be saved, it's a common trope in action and superhero movies, how else would the girl get the guy, and vice versa? What's no longer so typical is that our society's changing outlook on this archetype has evolved the way in which we present it. Do we still see it in it's original form? Of course, but it is becoming less and less common.