The Last of Us depicts murder and cannibalism, but women with bad hair? That's a no-go

The Age

14-05-2025

Occasionally, some artfully placed tendrils tumble away from the braid (to frame her face, of course), but the audience never sees Katniss redo her braid during the perils of the arena.
On a positive note, the film gets credit for having the character's hair up and away from her face.
The 100
This young adult television series follows a group of juvenile survivors who return to Earth nearly a century after a nuclear apocalypse.
The scorching disaster wiped out nearly all of humanity, but apparently managed to spare beauticians, nail technicians and hairdressers.
Characters don bleached fishtail braids and balayage Dutch braids that would rival a Targaryen's wig from Game of Thrones, alongside heavy eye makeup and mascara. The elaborate hairstyles have even inspired tutorials on TikTok and YouTube. If an unexpected apocalypse happens in 2025, let's hope the beauty influencers stay safe.
The Walking Dead
Female characters are often the target of unrealistic makeup and hairstyle choices; however, men haven't escaped either.
Enter post-apocalyptic comic book series The Walking Dead, where survivors struggle to stay alive, forage for food, but also prioritise perfectly manicured beards.
When protagonist Rick Grimes wakes from his coma in season 1, he's understandably confused and frightened, but he's thankfully sporting beautifully trimmed facial hair. The hair magic continues for 10 more seasons. While food shortages are common in end-of-the-world scenarios, beard trimmers and razors remain pretty easy to find.
Female body hair in every single dystopian film … ever
Seeing body hair on a woman in contemporary television or cinema is unfortunately still a rarity, but when the Earth is depleted of resources, surely it makes sense to show a little peach fuzz?
Heroines can overthrow corrupt governments, as Shailene Woodley does in Divergent, or outrun tsunamis like Chloe Grace Moretz in The 5th Wave, but they must do so without any armpit or leg hair and with perfectly shaped eyebrows.
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However, recent films may show a glimmer of change in the industry. Aimee Lou Wood's natural teeth were heralded in season three of The White Lotus, Amy Adams' character in Nightbitch examines her chin hairs and Kate Winslet's Mare of Easttown embraces her unplucked eyebrows and half-dyed hair.
Maybe a dystopian series with accurate hairstyles is on the horizon.