Jennifer's Body and the Horrific Female Gaze

Comedy-horror Jennifer’s Body, starring Megan Fox, is a case study in how camera framing, subversive writing, and self-aware characters can bring a female point of view to an overwhelmingly male genre. Yet when the film premiered it was met with negative reviews from audiences and critics alike. Director Karyn Kusama and screenwriter Diablo Cody hoped the film would appeal to teenage girls, but the studio insisted on marketing Fox’s sex appeal to men, a strategy that garnered misogynistic reviews.
Then, over the years, Jennifer’s Body quietly became a cult classic, loved by fans of genre films and gaining public praise for addressing predatory male behavior long before this was reckoned with in the mainstream. Jennifer’s Body cemented its place in feminist horror by reclaiming the revenge story formula for women, to focus less on what’s done to them and more about what they feel as they navigate a world that doesn’t always value them.
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[@benwasserman8223]

2021: Megan Fox is receiving a long-overdue apology for being treated like shit and Joss Whedon is being cast aside for literally being a piece of shit. Weird how that happens in a decade.

[@ryanedwards7487]

Seriously, I honestly never knew why people hated on her, aside from thinking she was dumb. She never came off as silly or anything in actual interviews. Shoot, one of the highlights for me in those terrible Transformers movies (god, aside from Bumblebee they all actually really suck in hindsight), was the fact that she was a gearhead and had actual agency and wasn't a damsel in distress. If anything, she was the one saving Shia LeBeouf half the time; she was his plot armor. Was she attractive? Oh, absolutely...and still is. But nowadays we hear about Joss Whedon being a toxic director to women (to be clear, we heard it from half of the Buffy and Angel casts, just for some reason no one ever believed them >.>) and we all know Micheal Bay is actually a hack who is really good at exploiting explosions and "flash" over substance (and also kind of a raging dick to everyone on a movie with him, so I've heard). Also, was I seriously the only guy out there that thought (a) "Jennifer's Body" was a pretty good dark comedy horror movie and (b) that the real villians of the story were all the "nice" guys she killed and were sacrificed by? I mean guys...it's called "Jennifer's Body"...that fact alone should have made you see that it was about more than "Megan Fox as a demon killing boys". The fact that it focuses on her "body" and makes that the primary thing any of the guys like about her should have clued us ALL in.

[@tfvk7632]

@@benwasserman8223 Exactly, Mikaela should have been the protagonist 😔

[@georgia7636]

Megan Fox takes her acting pretty seriously. She has shown herself to be an intelligent, thoughtful actress. She seems super cool.

[@AirQuotes]

@@georgia7636 yep if she wasn't so conventionally beautiful she'd get way more respect for her acting.

[@ryanedwards7487]

@@benwasserman8223 Yep. It was like the female scientist that decodes the Decepticon signal in the movie. "Let's not focus on the fact that she understood the code enough to know who could help her solve the issue (and knew how to sneak stuff out ON A NOKIA IN 2007), let's focus on how amazing her butt looks in a pencil skirt!"

[@iguanaco21]

It's heartbreaking when Diablo says the movie was somewhat autobiographical and nobody asked her about it :(

[@warmfood8186]

Omg that's awful I hope nothing bad happened to her

[@CapeEniEer]

@@warmfood8186 something bad has happened to every woman its naive at this point to think otherwise. Nice to hope tho

[@beccadalsass5493]

Meagan's reaction too when she said that. That exchange was heartbreaking

[@kittykatpharuhs]

@@CapeEniEer as a young woman, I'm proud to say that SO FAR nothing bad has happened to me. Or my sister! But, sadly, it has happened to my mom and quite a few of my friends. So I agree with the naive point. I was mind blown when I learned all this. I've been lucky enough to not believe it's as common as it actually is. And I hoping and praying I and my sister can still stay away from things like that.

[@saadbunni]

@@kittykatpharuhs that's not lucky it's also naive.

[@yashikashinde]

The way she looked when she said that the movie was promoted towards young males rather women was because of her is 😔. Her acting in this movie was fabulous and it need to be appreciated.

[@sirenthomas4595]

exactly i use to see her in interviews and think woah she pretty,smart with a personality...society doesnt like its women pretty with substance sadly.

[@yeebler]

@@sirenthomas4595 so if she wasn't pretty she'd have no substance?

[@Eli7owls]

@@yeebler That’s not what they’re saying at all. They’re just saying that society doesn’t want pretty women to also have substance.

[@sirenthomas4595]

@@yeebler you caught me that's EXACTLY what I meant 🙄

[@CamilleFriedrich]

I must have missed the movie promotion - I took it as if promoted for the 16 years-old female teen I was and quite enjoyed it.

[@KayKat8]

Jennifer wasn't a cheerleader, she was in color guard. Don't you dare erase my color guard representation

[@ADsama]

What's a color guard?

[@JC-yy8iv]

@@ADsamathey do choreography with flags, marching and spinning them and whatnot. They physically interpret the music of the marching band

[@katiekate2999]

Colour guard sounds so cool

[@music2012pink]

Yeah and that's important as usually the "hot girls" are cheerleaders with short uniforms dancing around, with the others moved to the different groups, like the stereotype of the female band geek. I don't know much about this group but I just thought of this when I was writing, so correct me if I'm wrong, just my interpretation.

[@amityislandchum]

@@katiekate2999 Back in the late '90s/early '00s, we called color guard "flaggots." Obviously such terminology wouldn't fly today, but suffice to say it's *not* cool.

[@letoII]

I remember liking Jennifer's Body when I first watched it but then read the reviews and felt like maybe I wasn't meant to. I feel bad for teenage me listening to old white men's opinions.

[@OHCAM5]

old men. Not all reviewers are white

[@sleepingdogpro]

@@smartass0124 eeeeesh.

[@letoII]

@@OHCAM5 I said what I said

[@sinnsage]

@@smartass0124 this rambling nonsense only serves to show that you still have zero grasp of male privilege and the irreparable damage it continues to do on a daily basis in every level of society

[@sinnsage]

@@smartass0124 wow just keep rambling incoherently it just further proves my point. hopefully someday you can see it, if not hopefully women aren’t abused by you. best wishes.

[@alexisflowers5069]

Megan fox is literally getting an apology for what was done to her just for being a woman in Hollywood and I think that really speaks volumes about how we punish woman for being human and not objects. Jennifer's body was ahead of it's time and has remained a relevant reflection in cinema about what woman face and the true "mundane" dangers that girls and woman CONTINUE to face at the expense of catering to the male gaze.

[@MechaJutaro]

Fairly certain that her going above and beyond to sound edgy in her interviews and public appearances back then, and mistaking this for being outspoken and honest, had more to do with her never being more than a flavor of the week than the fact that she happens to be female. This isn't unique to women in entertainment either. When's the last time anyone heard from Tom Green?

[@mm4843]

How is a movie about a crazy murderer that kills every single guy her “friend” hangs out with “ahead of its time” and a reflection of what girls face in the world? Tf?

[@Iquey]

@@mm4843 be a girl for a month and you tell me.

[@mm4843]

@@Iquey i am a girl?????

[@mm4843]

@@Iquey you say this shit without even knowing the person lmfao

[@flufftronable]

Glad Megan is getting the recognition she deserves.

[@ccruzrojo8856]

How do u feel about her n mgk?

[@jimthecactus7425]

@@ccruzrojo8856 she could do better

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@@jimthecactus7425 What's bad about MGK?

[@wallisvictor9688]

@@ccruzrojo8856 film was terrible ..not really cause of the acting have u seen the script ☠😭😭🤣 the script is TRASH.. 🤣. I watched her in another movie and i expected the worst. Turns out that the film was really good full of suspense I think it's called till death... I also read the script for that and it was really impressive so I now see what the problem with megan fox now.. its not her acting it the script and character and the role they make her play.. whe she is given a good script she is comfortable In which is death mystery and horror or comedy she dominates. all of the other shit is a no. Don't be wasting time hating on the actors when the scripts are terrible... this reminds me of game of throne last season terrible writing horrible acting

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@@morganb6611 links?

[@coreya603]

Jennifer begging the band not to kill her was genuinely heartbreaking. Many kudos to Fox for her performance in this film.

[@SithCelia]

Agreed! That scene was one of the hardest to watch for, especially after the way they got her into the van and the look on her face as that door was slowly closing. Not sure why her acting's gotten so much hate. She was pretty convincing in that entire scene, pulling off some pretty uncomfortable vulnerability.

[@cattherat-ss4kv]

@@SithCelia a few films she was in just didn't give her good opportunities

[@angelmushahf]

Why did the band end up killing her?

[@abimon76]

im sad because when i first watched it i thought she had been a demon before low shoulder ever came to devils kettle, but she ticked and killed them because they tried to rape her. in truth it was far worse than that and i wanted to cry hearing her beg that she's a virgin and to please find someone else to do this

[@kieranstark7213]

@@angelmushahf No real reason other than she was a woman (didn’t matter what culture she was (even if she would be white because she’s played by MF), her gender was enough for her to suffer from Elliot Rodgers in the van expressing the reality of what it’s like when ice cream vanners grasp children, women and maybe even other minorities).

[@lordeflockatee3399]

Maybe because I was 16 when this movie came out, but I remember seeing it in theaters and thinking … “omg I get it”.

[@Chelseajustwatches]

same! I was a sophomore in HS and I remember going to see this one by myself. I loved it, but I felt embarrassed to say so because of my largely male friend group at the time. They all thought the movie was trash so I just kept my opinions on it to myself :( Kinda funny how that works haha.

[@Black_pearl_adrift]

I'm.going to try watching it with one of my close male freinds and see if we have much different experinces

[@MyssBlewm]

@@Chelseajustwatches my friends and I were suffering from internalized misogyny and both of the friends I watched it with were like "It's such a terrible movie, Megan Fox sucked". I actually loved it but was only brave enough to say "I like it even though it's a stupid movie ha ha. I thought Megan Fox was good".

[@lavish_1717]

I was also 16 when it came out and I loved it

[@nameless568]

i was 6 when the movie came out so i didnt see it in the theather but i too was about 16 when i first watched it and definitly feel u

[@R7v4]

I love how this movie became a case study for many subjects and more appreciated as the years go by.

[@trinaq]

I agree, it just came out a decade too early, and might have fared better had it been released in 2019 instead of in 2009.

[@saladasss2092]

I too was hesitant to watch it because of the marketing, after a while I gave it a shot and was amazed at how good it actually was. That would explain why it blew up way after it's release.

[@UnsecretChio]

Same

[@donnabrown1549]

I absolutely love this movie and agree with you.

[@R7v4]

@Exiest_Osas Saso 1. I'm not a teen. I'm 26. 2. The movie is called Jennifer's Body for a reason. All of the boys and men in that movie only saw Jennifer for her body. Not her as a person. The band sacrificed her because they thought her body was a virgin. The boys at her school only wanted to have sex her, again because of her body. 3. She's a demon. A predator. A succubus, a demon historically known to prey on men. Do you expect a man-eating demon to devour females instead? 4. If misandry is all you took from the movie then you completely missed the point of the movie.

[@lostinthestorywithjeremymi9385]

The Promiscuous Girl who's murdered as 'punishment' for her sexual activity is something I've always despised. To portray that women can't act on their desire without a horrific end is vile and cruel. That's why I hate the movies that portray this misogynistic character trope again and again and again. It spits in the face of women who embrace their sexuality and their pride in it.

[@lostinthestorywithjeremymi9385]

@Seven Inches of Throbbing Pink Jesus It shouldn't have been created in the first place or even thought of.

[@lostinthestorywithjeremymi9385]

@Seven Inches of Throbbing Pink Jesus What?

[@xenosaga900000]

@@lostinthestorywithjeremymi9385 the promiscuous girl trope is less misogynistic and more a reflection of real life, granted they don't usually end up getting killed. Promiscuous women in general end up on ssri(anti-depressants), alcoholics, and unable to form/maintain healthy, long term relationships due to forming multiple attachments to different men. While there's nothing wrong with a woman acting on her sexual desires, she must also not be reckless in doing so. While promiscuity is bad for both genders, it's almost always much worse on women due to biological differences. Nothing good comes from that lifestyle.

[@lostinthestorywithjeremymi9385]

@@xenosaga900000 Promiscuity isn't bad. Society just treats people who are promiscuous that way, specifically women. I've been told people who like to sleep with more than one person are lesser people (and this was said by a woman). They can be promiscuous all they want, that shouldn't lead them to being unhappy.

[@xenosaga900000]

@@lostinthestorywithjeremymi9385 "Promiscuity isn't bad." That's probably one of the worst things one could do to their body. Sex isn't some whimsical practice to be taken lightly. There's a serious exchange of energy going on that most people aren't aware of. "Society just treats...." Sexual immorality isn't good for society. At. All. It's great that society wants to rid itself of such a plague. I don't agree with them being "lesser people" but I understand the general idea. "....shouldn't lead to them being unhappy." Don't know where you're from, but I'm from America. A lot of the women here follow the "Sexual liberation" orthodoxy and are INCREDIBLY unhappy. Women are more free now than they've ever been in history, but also more unhappy than they've ever been as well. It's as if feminism backfired on women. Again, nothing good comes from promiscuity.

[@hannahw90hw]

Megan fox is my idea of feminism. It should be supporting womens voices and minds and opinions. She has the right to be sexy without being silenced or made to appear that he voice doesn't have value. The worst thing a woman can do is criticise other women for being sexy, feminine, gentle etc... all the qualities that make women femme. If we just encourage women to have masculine qualities and call it "strong" we're just amplifying the problem which is that femininity is seen as weakness. Be strong, by being kind and forgiving, tenacious, supporting yourself and supporting other women.

[@francescafrancesca3554]

Exactly! Thank you for sharing it ^^

[@sleepingdogpro]

@@mikejohn29mj TIL men could give birth/men primarily raise children lol. Or is this more of a "we'll kill you if we feel like it" kind of thing?

[@sleepingdogpro]

@No U Honestly he's kind of hilarious, like: "you're only alive because we let you live" who says that lol. So bizarre.

[@sleepingdogpro]

@@mikejohn29mj WTF dude lol. Imagine having to reach so far to even try to explain your "women get away with murder" comment that you first land on "we let you live" and then next argue "we invented electricity." I don't think I've laughed so hard for a week, though, so you've got that going for you. Please tell me you're twelve.

[@mikejohn29mj]

@@sleepingdogpro Did you not read what I was saying?

[@schutzengel8502]

I feel like this movie walked so a promising young woman could run. Edit: never mind, they just said it

[@Sew_OzzyWar_Made_This]

🤣🤣

[@DeanS946]

@No U Yes, it was bad. Neat concept, poorly executed.

[@sleepingdogpro]

@No U It's great! It's on Hulu and Amazon!

[@DeanS946]

@No U American Mary is very cheap. The directors are trying to be edgy but it all feels very flat. It has some ideas about having something interesting to say, but never does the work to sell them. Jennifer's Body is an actual movie with clear themes, good acting and talented directing.

[@DeanS946]

@No U are you talking about JB or American Mary?

[@jayly872]

YES I agree that they mis-marketed it. I, a young girl at the time was NOT interested bc I thought it was just a movie for horny boys. When I watched it later, I was surprised that I loved it and was surprised how much it spoke to me. Applause applause to the director, Megan fox, and their vision!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@subtropical1228]

SAME. I thought from the marketing that this movie wasn't meant for me. I definitely thought it was just a movie about Megan being hot and dangerous. Now that I'm older I'm glad it's getting this attention because it probably would have slipped right past me!

[@setofreakinkaiba8553]

Same. I was so young and felt uncomfortable cuz I knew Megan fox was really sexualized. This is my first time hearing about the movie and i honestly wished they wouldn't have sexualized her or talked bad about her because it was grilled into me that she was this bad person.

[@SamanthaP48]

Same

[@emmachapman1179]

And Amanda too.👏

[@canela.v2836]

The marketing worked on my Bi ass even at 7 lmao

[@icedoatmilklatte910]

“The bad guys are your favorite boy band.” “It’s the everyday men we look up to who we need to look a little more closely at.” This made me think of how so many women worship Harry Styles and Timothee Chalamet. Their public images have been carefully crafted by their publicists. They’re supposed to seem like “nice” and “sensitive” guys, but we don’t know who they truly are. They could be just as bad as other men, but this false persona they’ve created blinds women from seeing that.

[@icedoatmilklatte910]

@Sydney Barrett Honestly there’s an entire list: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Holland, Donald Glover, John Mulaney, Matthew Gray Gubler, Bo Burnham, Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Keanu Reeves... I could go on

[@swarajkanr]

It seems those 1D fanfics might me onto something when they wrote gruesome behaviours of 1D members towards their fans. 😂😂

[@jp9707]

I mean, while they're probably not as sugar-sweet as advertised, that doesn't entail that they're secretly creeps. They're probably not as nice as their public image (because nobody is THAT perfect), but just because something's too good to be true, doesn't mean it's bad. They might just be fairly nice, or even average. I mean I'm sure there are plenty of examples out there of people advertised as lovely who are actually creepy... I guess we can't know which ones :/

[@maryianna912]

I don't think it's fair. There is a distinct line between actors beloved by audience and actors with a good reputation. Yes, we don't know much about tons of hollywood stars and it doesn't stop some people from idolizing them, but Harry, Timothee, Keanu and other 'good guys of media' did gain this reputation through years of good intentions. There are, on the other hand, 'internet boyfriends' with obvious red flags like Noah, John Mulaney, many of korean idols (that's where public image is crafted to the point of craziness)

[@icedoatmilklatte910]

@@jp9707 I don’t mean that they’re creeps. I just mean that even nicest of people have flaws and we shouldn’t idolize them. Especially, not celebrities

[@kenzz9682]

Damn this movie really called out the gross behavior in the pop punk band sphere that I remember growing up in and found out about when I got older. This movie was so ahead of its time and I’m thrilled that it’s getting the recognition it deserves

[@magsyilden670]

Yiiiiikkkesssss

[@GrayWoIf]

Moments like this is when I say its for the best that Warped Tour ended

[@user-rb2yj9ni2h]

Am I missing something? Was there a lot of SA going on at the vans warped tour?

[@juratory8876]

@@user-rb2yj9ni2h A lot of it. I recall that back in 2015, the former bassist for Neck Deep was busted for asking a teen girl to send him nudes. Jake McElfresh, aka Front Porch Step, was exposed for sexually harassing numerous teen girls and even sending nudes of himself to him. Austin Jones groomed teenagers and talked them into sending him nudes. He got caught when his last potential victim reported him to the police and showed them the chat. He's currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for receipt of child pornography. And so on and so forth...

[@sgshumblecrumb6046]

Not surprised. I went to Warped Tour in 2013 with my ex who bought tickets for her teen sister, and the way the performers interacted with the crowd creeped me out. They're like these 20 something year old guys with adoring teen girls screaming for them and all I could think of is what the appeal was for grown men to be teeny bopper idols.

[@oscarwilde9581]

Diablo Cody is brilliant for naming the film Jennifer's Body, because it ended up being all that Hollywood and the masses cared about.

[@Ruby_Spacek]

I also like how it’s a great hole song and at the end of the movie they play violet even though we were all expecting Jennifer’s body to play

[@pankstress2502]

@@Ruby_Spacek I thought the same

[@carloszapata847]

The name implies that Jennifer is a walking decomposing corpse instead of a living being. It makes every scene she is on even more creepy.

[@hahaha-wh9gf]

omg oscar wilde in the flesh

[@Kristin2885]

Diablo Cody was known to be a huge fan of Hole and Courtney Love, but I remember reading somewhere that Love was annoyed that Cody didn't really mention that inspiration/acknowledgment in interviews, after allowing her to use the title, as well as Violet. Because the movie initially bombed, I'm not surprised, but since it's gained status and traction over the years, it would be nice to see more on this. I'm the same age as Diablo Cody and Hole made such an impact on our generation - you can see similar thematic themes woven into Jennifer's Body (film) from the song, as well as the whole album Live Through This.

[@ravenwalter8727]

Finally not getting made fun of for enjoying the fuck out of this movie!

[@cal.icopen]

lmao same

[@yesmellspence]

Yesss!! Funny, my now husband got me into it. He loved how unapologetic Megan Fox was in the movie and got me hooked.

[@jacquelinekemp4897]

I watched this movie for the first time in August with my best friend, and we laughed our asses off, said omg that song is a Sword song (huge fans of that band), and enjoyed the whole ride.

[@Tiger-cm2rp]

@@yesmellspence who’s gonna tell her😬

[@otohime8516]

@@yesmellspence Oh girl, Im so sad about you...

[@trinaq]

Even in "Transformers", Megan seemed to be viewed as nothing more than a object of lust. In her very first scene, the Camera even lingers on her body through the hero's perspective.

[@rodan9773]

Thats called being a tracked to some one not being an object.

[@bm.6349]

And that’s why she has a career

[@Kadaspala]

@@rodan9773 Nah, Megan Fox in the Transformers is 100% a case study in the pervasive male gaze and sexual objectification of women. Especially since the camera's framing creates such a narrative and thematic dissonance when compared to her actual character arc.

[@Blueeyesthewarrior]

@@Kadaspala I remember as a kid I loved Megan Fox in Transformers. The text of the film is that she’s a badass who learned how to fix up cars from her dad and is treated horribly by the men in her life just because she’s a woman and therefore can’t be valued for her skills as a mechanic. But then the camera tells a whole different story, and because film is a visual medium, the camera takes precedence.

[@aurora6920]

The director made her do gross things before he hired her, she was underaged. The director did that on purpose, even though she was so young

[@nastasiaaaaa2512]

I'm glad that slowly but firmly Megan has been gaining back her popularity. Can't believe the world is finally healing.

[@flannelpillowcase6475]

the world isn't really healing. it's more of a transition than anything. but yeah, at least it's another step in the direction of equality.

[@msk-qp6fn]

Nah it isnt healing Just happens those who were quiet and swayed are finally speaking up and holding their own If anything the world itself is getting worse in general far from healing albeit some improves at some part

[@vl2663]

Lmao the world is healing because mEgan Fox is gaining back her popularity 😂

[@lis_michu1314]

@@vl2663 you've got to watch the video to understand

[@xanbell7723]

Yea I didn't watch it all those years ago BECAUSE of the marketing, they sold it as basically the opposite of what it really was. If anything the studios proved the point the movie was making it seems..

[@AJ-wh1tw]

Absolutely the same here. I saw the initial promos for it and all I could think was “this looks gross”. It wasn’t until I started seeing pieces and hearing discussion on the movie in the last few years that I went back to it and it is absolutely a fantastic movie.

[@qmulus1]

"The Girl Next Door" suffered a similar fate.

[@laviniasnow4494]

Sucker Punch had the same stupid fate. In its case they even cut the ending that gave force to the message and that made girls stay away from it, but thankfully I got to see it as a deleted scene and it made the story hit hard for me. Now I love the movie, but only with the entire ending.

[@Tilly236]

Exactly the same here. It looked like the opposite of a feminist movie, thanks to the marketing.

[@jodjam]

Same.. I only watched it for the first time the other day

[@Divorceja]

"I don't need my daughters to be pure. I need them to be _whole_ ."

[@j.a.ogrady7783]

7:09 Ah yes, the holy trinity of life: -friendship -romance -and demonic forces

[@MadameTamma]

Well if you're gonna include Demonic forces on that list than it's an 'unholy trinity', but YEAH! The next time some sleaze asks you 'if it hurt when you fell from heaven', tell him "I crawled up from hell and I'm here for a girl's night, so fuck off!"

[@jannacastor2186]

ah, definitely, the demonic forces one is a pretty hard part of life, but romance is way harder than that

[@Eva-lu3ne]

this reads like a cards against humanity prompt

[@kimberlyrosales8603]

I was 17 when this movie came out and I adored it. Everyone told me it sucked but I knew it didn’t and was unappreciated. Glad to hear I was the target demographic now. Megan Fox and her sassy personality was my idol. Definitely shaped me into the woman I am today.

[@godzillanismo4892]

Are you a happy woman? This gives me sad and resentful vibes.

[@bagpaper6964]

@@godzillanismo4892 that's how you see it?

[@cherryontop2141]

@@godzillanismo4892 what the fuck is this comment Andrew? It seems like you're projecting man...Are YOU happy?

[@monochromatic_melodramatic]

@@godzillanismo4892 the very fact that you're here trying to (unsuccessfully) shit on women gives me sad and pathetic vibes

[@monochromatic_melodramatic]

Everytime I watch fucking FUN movies like Birds of Prey and Ocean's 8 and fucking Captain Marvel and Black Widow I realise the same thing. Every douchebag thinks he's a certified critic and bashes these movies in every single comments section just because they're female centric. The very fact that women try to take agency in this industry makes them believe that their opinion is the holy grail. They would never shit on their own favourite movies that are similarly flawed due to the nostalgia and seeing their favourite comic book characters on screen.

[@saanasalonen8684]

so im a SA survivor, bi and a horror head and i have had the privilege of loving this movie since it came out while i was a young woman. i could feel watching this for the first time how it was made for little ol´ me and that was a gift i can never repay, i felt seen in so many ways in a stage of my life when i was not sure if i even existed. i really hope everyone that was a part of making this movie knows how impactful it was and im so happy it has a cult status now so we will never forget this masterpiece

[@sleepingdogpro]

You've put it perfectly! That's exactly how I felt, like exactly.

[@canela.v2836]

Same girl just same. Also Bi, a horror enthusiast, saw it when young, everyone around didn't like it much but I thought it was great and it resonated with me so much. Iconic af.

[@rachel933]

Same. I'm a child survivor of SA+DV and watching this growing up resonated with me hard and I didn't fully understand why at the time. It wasn't until a few years later that it clicked for me, with what really happened to Jennifer and the meaning of the movie. She didn't get out, but I did.

[@chrissyp9003]

No

[@lrose.33]

what i love about the movie is that it deals with these themes without horribly triggering scenes so the people it's made for can actually watch it

[@sheltertwo7957]

Honestly I’m glad they included the Jennifer/Needy makeout scene because I think it resonated with a lot of girls who’ve had similar relationships with their best friends. I know it did for me lol my best friend was beautiful & popular & toxic just like Jennifer & there was some definitely some strange sexual tension between us.

[@oscarwilde9581]

Similar experience here.

[@idiotsandwich1045]

Yeah, it didn't feel out of place at all! You could tell that Needy had a thing from Jennifer since the beginning, as it was hinted by some other classmates. So i kind of predicted that such thing would happen since the beginning. And my little wlw heart hoped it would, in a way. I'm sad that some men might fetishize that scene, but at this point i don't give a damn anymore

[@nataliecf9007]

@@idiotsandwich1045 Yeah, Jennifer had a thing for her too in my opinion. She killed every guy that showed interest in Needy. I forgot where I saw this but the writer confirmed that that wasn't the first time they had kissed. I agree on the fetishizing... years ago that scene appeared in my recommendations (I hadn't watched the movie yet but was curious) and the comment section was filled with men fetishizing them...literally all of them or them talking crap about the movie. Im so happy its getting the recognition it deserves

[@melissa.tmordi7767]

With adolescent girls, especially when there’s a social power imbalance where one is more conventionally beautiful/popular and the other isn’t, close friendships can be extremely intense. Women aren’t allowed to express anger, jealousy or negative emotions and we’re taught to blame/hate other girls rather than a patriarchal system so we’re often forced to repress and resent which allows toxic patterns of frenemyship that expresses itself in every way, sexually, emotionally, subconsciously, but openly. The male gaze also goes both ways. Some social second class besties have, alongside their male age mates, idolized their toxic popular BFF to such inhuman sexual levels they no longer see them as normal people. They’re so desperate to be them they think they want to fuck them cause it’s the only way they think they can relate to them or come close enough to become like them.

[@idiotsandwich1045]

@@delete---7593 what's the deal?

[@lovequinnreincarnated]

“it’s not her purity that keeps her so strong, it’s her love for jennifer”!!!!!!

[@Frosting1000]

“I’m not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you” is a banger

[@Frosting1000]

@Jen D agreed!!!

[@prishasrivastava6420]

i am in love with the song to concerning levels

[@vinn2896]

Most of this soundtrack are bangers. Happy to finally see this movie get the recognition it deserves!!

[@happystranger5135]

You know those music video edits people sometimes make using game sprites? I remember watching one using this song in 2015 for their original love triangle plot. I was today years old when I learned it came from this movie. It's a shame that so many good movies get tossed aside by dumb old male critics.

[@petalchild]

Yessss

[@eliza6971]

One of my best friends and I went to hate watch this movie in theaters, planning on tearing to shreds after all the sexpot marketing (we thought it looked like an accidental camp classic in the making). About halfway through, unable to make any solid punchlines *against* the movie, we said to each other "Is this...is this movie *good*?" Ever since it's been one of our favorites. Even though we initially went to shit on it, I feel really lucky to have seen it during the original theatrical release, I'm glad my friend and I were able to change our minds and really enjoy it, we love showing it to new people and I hope it gets another theatrical release so people can enjoy it the way it was originally meant to be enjoyed in theaters. I know it doesn't fix the bad experiences had by those who made Jennifer's Body, but I hope this resurgence in curiosity about the movie helps in some small way. The film deserved a much better response.

[@excuseme5086]

Bruh, who hate watch movies. That sounds horrible and a waste of money.

[@coffin3050]

@@excuseme5086 I do😳

[@postinc]

@@coffin3050 I hate watched Twilight

[@GreenDayTFB]

@@excuseme5086 Before me and my friends used to go to the movies frequently and sometimes there wasn't anything that we thought was good but still went there to watch anything just for the experience. Sometimes we got pleasant surprises, sometimes we didn't.

[@excuseme5086]

@@postinc HHAHAHAHAHHAHA don't be shy, you enjoyed it at the time didn't you?

[@golupous]

I remember watching this movie as a kid and I suddenly had an understanding that the movie was great! But when I said that out loud, people thought I was dumb because they thought Megan Fox was dumb just because she’s attractive. I loved Ginger snaps and Jennifer’s Body.

[@Briannajo_world]

they should have mentioned ginger snaps for real !

[@sleepingdogpro]

@@Briannajo_world Oh man Ginger Snaps is so good! It still holds up.

[@Briannajo_world]

@@sleepingdogpro yes! Canadian production at its pinnacle

[@austinwalker240]

I LOVED Ginger Snaps when I saw it as a teen.

[@golupous]

@@Briannajo_world it’s strange that no one even mentions Ginger Snaps, where as this movie came much later and that movie still holds up its place as one of a kind too.

[@lindseyj5633]

I think the fact that this movie was marketed the way it was, ignored for many years by many people and critics and has gained even more popularity over recent years only further proves the point that this movie was trying to make and makes this movie that much better.

[@adafm8392]

I love this but… did y’all forget how Jennifer only chose Chip as a victim because she wanted to hurt Needy? Yes Jennifer was a victim here but she wasn’t a hero. She was a terrible friend from the beginning to Needy. The whole kissing scene was clearly her manipulating Neddy’s insecurity on her own sexuality. Is truly the story of what happens when that toxic friend from high school is turned into a literal monster. Needy was the hero of the story because even after all, she still loved Jennifer so much she searched for revenge for what those men did to her.

[@carloszapata847]

Yes, this review forgot the hero was Needy, not Jennifer.

[@Shutupbradley]

I think the review forgot to mention how this movie also tackles how complicated and multidimensional female friendship can be sometimes. Theres other videos around that do take apart and discuss very interesting points about Needies and Jennifers dinamic.

[@seanthefilmslayer5921]

Also, it’s not like the boys she targets are creepers. They actually are really sweet and awkward. The worst thing they do is find her attractive. Hell even her first kill is just some kid trying to get home. Like it’s fine to like a horror villain without making her out to be some hero to aspire to be. But what do I know, I’m just a stupid male.

[@diabloakland]

@@seanthefilmslayer5921 they are creepers

[@seanthefilmslayer5921]

@@diabloakland How so?

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I really loved the movie and the fact that the boy band in this film being an obvious red flag only indicates what people were looking for in film.

[@HeyItsNovalee]

10:34 not even just two women. It damaged the lives of all the mothers who’s sons died. I noticed while watching that the only people we ever really got to see deeply mourn, as in full out crying in agony, were women. The mothers of the boys, the girl in the hallway after the fire, needy herself. Yes the male teacher and the first boy Jennifer killed cried too, but not with the same heart wrenching screams of agony as we saw from the women. The message that the violence against one woman reached out to affect the lives of so many women was a painful reflection of the way the fear of violence against women reverberates through entire generations of women. There isn’t a single person raised as a girl that I know, including myself, that doesn’t have that same fear.

[@emmad.176]

Yeah the movie did seem to focus on mothers in particular being worried about their kids and devastated by their loss. I don't know if that was supposed to be a commentary on the widespread effects of male abuse of power? The more I see peoples' analysis of this movie, the more I appreciate it and think it was much cleverer than it was given credit for at the time.

[@electricbluetiramisu3713]

As one of those 17-year old girls who saw the film when it came out because she also bought K! magazine and trawled horror film forums - the only spaces where Jennifer’s Body was being promoted - it is so gratifying to see how the recognition for the film has grown since 2009 And yes I do still have my CD of the official soundtrack because that one slapped even harder than the twilight soundtrack, Paramore’s original compositions be damned

[@blackberry8615]

aww

[@davidbjacobs3598]

Would like to add that many horror fans despise the term "elevated horror." It implies that horror is generally a lesser genre which doesn't have much to say, but *these* are movies with messages. Meanwhile, horror has been telling meaningful stories since its inception and is one of the few genres that has remained popular from the inception of the film medium through present day. People are only capable of recognizing certain horror films as "elevated" are simply failing to analyze the rest of horror films, and that's a fault of the critic and not the medium.

[@pingidjit]

I, as a non horror fan, absolutely agree with this. I know, weird. But I just genuinely do not like watching blood, gore, torture or jump scares. All things in almost all horror films. However, the plot to many horror films have a compelling story and a meaningful point. While I do not want to watch them, I will often read the plot breakdowns and synopsis of the films that I hear intriguing things about. I do think some horror films are trash, with barely any plot and just gruesome for some sick perversion kicks. These shouldn't mare all horror as being less than though. After all, there are some truly shitty drama films out there, but we don't taint all drama label films with scorn.

[@davidbjacobs3598]

@@pingidjit Exactly! And it's totally okay to not be into horror films (they're not for everyone), but it's good that you still respect them.

[@Puerco-Potter]

When people say that they usually think of the endless sequels of horror movies of the nineties of the cash grabs that are ripoff of other movies. They forget that for that crap to exist there should have been a good movie they imitate.

[@Briannajo_world]

it sucks because horror has the biggest playground for breeding and conceptualizing metaphor, motif, theme but so many overlook it for, in turn, scare factor, flashiness, etc. Horror is very grounded in psychology and complexes of the human condition and by all means, has a lot to say. If only people would listen and pay more attention to symbols and subtext.

[@pingidjit]

@@davidbjacobs3598 Hey not everything is made specifically for us in mind. We don't have to like something to respect it. I don't much care for most rap/hip hop. But, it also isn't typically made for a (nearing) middle age white woman. I'm not about to go an dis any of the genres creators because it isn't my thing. Some of them are truly talented and amazing people that impact lives for the better.

[@fcv4616]

This movie is so peculiar I wasn't sure if my enjoyment was genuine or ironic, but nevertheless I had a good time. There's a sense that the writers and the actors weren't taking themselves too seriously, and thus brought more comedy to the story. The plot is ridiculous upon a first watch, but the dialogue ranges from silly to witty and, at times, deep.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Megan Fox is the coolest. That’s it. That’s the comment.

[@sugrsweet2753]

this comment is straight up facts

[@farihairfan5690]

Meghan should've just gotten an award for her acting in this alone

[@esmeralda4297]

Megan deserves so much more :(

[@elianamassey3676]

Hey can you guys do an episode about regency romance movies and books? Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and all everything like that. I would love for y’all to analyze why these types of stories are so appealing to so many women, and how they contrast to the overtly sexual movies and shows of today. Thanks!

[@Dude_Abides]

I recommend watching Thug Notes on Wisecrack for those books

[@Pinkladyisv]

I think that’s why so many of us love them; the movies have a subtle sensuality to them.

[@roy.shrestha]

THIS 💗

[@toomuchinformation]

Restraint.

[@niamhl6964]

This is a great idea!! I've never been more flustered in the cinema than during the hand-dance scene in 2020's Emma. If you know, you know. That shit was exquisite

[@jays7259]

This is the most feminist dark comedy , it’s about the bond of sisterhood , insecurity , envy , and taking your power back . This take is excellent.

[@phredbookley183]

If I saw this instead of the awkward marketing I probably would've seen this movie. Just saying.

[@96unicorns]

I thought that it was partly meant to represent that good-looking teenage girls are given power through their looks without knowing how to handle it yet, therefore sexualising themselves, weaponising their bodies and hurting people in the process. But when I mentioned this to my boyfriend he said it wasn't intended to be a deep film. I loved that film and there are multiple levels it can be interpreted on but this video was also a pretty great take on it.

[@diabloakland]

The flaw in that is teenage girls do not sexualize themselves, they are often sexualized by society, pressure, patriarchy and them em surrounding them at a much much younger age. They are in fact victims of this, i know i was. The fact that your boyfriend didn’t acknowledge that and dismissed it, respectfully, shows that most men don’t notice out of ignorance and benefit or turn a blind eye to it. It’s very much a deep thing.

[@kooyaaaa]

Your boyfriend is definitely wrong, you were right about seeing hidden meanings and the movie *is* deep. However, saying that teenage girls are given power through their looks basically comes back to the male gaze: you're viewing teenage girls as receivers and not makers. Interpretations may vary, but I really don't believe this movie was a dig at teenage girls and how behaving promiscuously hurts people. Especially knowing this movie was made *for* teenage girls.

[@Chibikins]

Jennifer's Body is genuinely helping me as a writer to experiment more with writing bisexual love stories and characters, because despite being bisexual myself I have never felt like it was something you could express the same way that you can as any of the other alphabet mafiosos, and have always felt this pressure that heterosexual love stories would be just be more relatable, because that is what I grew up watching and reading.

[@marisma.884]

the female gaze >> the male gaze

[@wetbread239]

yes

[@RED-my9hl]

Both are toxic 🤢

[@Tiger-cm2rp]

@@RED-my9hl Exactly I feel like females are even worse about it now Bc they’re all like “Megans is being brought to justice” but still sexualize her and only praise her for her looks it doesn’t make sense to me

[@cutecatsara123]

Based

[@mirijamschon5609]

@@Tiger-cm2rp nope, we not only praise her for her looks. I look up to her because i been oversexualized all the damn time too even tho im definetly not as hot as her lmao And shes relatable and intelligent. People often think women are stupid if theyre sexual or pretty

[@highwind1991]

The horror resurgence of the 2010s shows that Jennifer's body unfortunately came out at the wrong time. The reviews and the marketing is the reason why I never gave this film a chance. It's been fascinating to watch people reconsider their opinions with this film and slowly seeing the cult following that's been building with this movie over the last decade, I can't wait to actually watch this movie and appreciate it for what it actually is instead of what I expected.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

I remember when I sat in the theater watching. The girls in the audience heckled it heavily. They disliked Fox because boys liked her. "I can't believe boys like her!" Couldn't watch the film without moving seats. Loved the monologue by Brody and the theme of weaponized emotions. The film was a clever troll of cheesecake tropes. The film makes me think of a Spike Lee quote. "The more specific something is, the more universal it becomes."

[@Ebathora]

The chokehold this movie had on 2014 Tumblr definitely deserves a mention

[@vl2663]

It’s still popular on there. I see gifs of it almost every time I log on there

[@orcbum]

did it? cuz 2014 was definitely superwholock and that fandom was a crime against feminism

[@fortune_roses]

Interesting how the "succubus" theme flopped... because folklore like kitsune and gumiho are quite popular

[@metoo3342]

@No U I don't think those are really the same as a succubus

[@Maryemoushka]

I really liked that movie. Especially the end when Needy got back on the then famous band. It was satisfying to watch. I would've been disappointed had they neglected that part.

[@andybenouali9926]

I think Jennifer's body does an incredible job of portraying female friendships. As a girl, even if you're straight, I feel like - at times - you feel so close to them that sometimes you get confused and cross the very fine line between enemy, friend and lover. I've kissed my friend before, not because I really like her or want to get into a relationship with her, but because I really love her. ( I'm bi as well so i loved the representation in this movie )

[@greenisnotacreativecolour]

Seems like this movie got really stitched up by the marketing department, but it appears they were at least allowed to make the movie they wanted to make by the studio, which is almost more surprising! It's good it's finding its audience, many of the classics only become popular after gone release when word is mouth is the only marketing they get any more.

[@marijkestoll816]

I think Netflix's Fear Street trilogy definitely fits into the "horror through a female gaze/feminist perspective" category. It not only passes the Bechdel test, it blows right past it and breaks the sound barrier. The characters, even those who die, feel really fleshed out and humanized. There is a lot of bisexual lighting, the relationship at the heart of the movie is between two girls, and even the (brief) sex scenes are filmed in such a way that it doesn't feel exploitative or male gaze-y. Aside from the great dialogue, layered story-telling, and awesome soundtrack, I think these movies are great simply because it clearly demonstrates that you can make horror films that are scary but also are not reductive or simply excuses for displaying violence against women. I would really love to see the Take analyze this trilogy!

[@gaymerg0rlbathwater]

is it bad that the “lasgana with teeth” line made me laugh?

[@meekonaleash]

This movie needs more attention!

[@meekonaleash]

@@smartass0124 what? Lol

[@alovediary]

@@smartass0124 no one gives a shit about males, go cry about it

[@AnaLuiza-cr8eo]

@@alovediary literally all their issues stem from their own misogyny which is a self imposed prison. We get raped and abused, while men can’t cry and show emotions boo hoo 😭😭

[@Tiger-cm2rp]

@@AnaLuiza-cr8eo anyone can get raped and abused… thought u did something

[@AnaLuiza-cr8eo]

@@Tiger-cm2rp babes I do know that. however when the topic is women, we are talking only abt women and I would rly appreciate if you didn't try one upping my comment made specifically about women by talking about mens issues. yes everyone gets raped and abused, but statistically women get it more.

[@happyturtle95]

The funny thing is that the over-sexualised marketing directed at men is what kept me, the original target audience, away from this movie. I consciously avoided it. Definitely watching it after seeing this though. Thank you, The Take xo

[@carloszapata847]

I am curious how different is the way straight men and gay women sexualize the same woman.

[@Tiger-cm2rp]

@@carloszapata847 exactly like I feel like now women sexualize it even more than men

[@michelleneal6954]

Excellent explanation of the film. I’m so happy Megan Fox is back and this time she’s allowed to be her. She’s strong. She’s sexy. She’s a mam. She’s sexually active in a positive way. She’s cleaver. She’s tough. She endured so much hate and still stuck to her beliefs and her morals. She never caved and she’s come through it looking even more like a goddess. I always felt like she was used by the industry and it’s clear she was. Good on her for all she’s done. Shine bright and never dull it down for anyone. X

[@Mahi-nw5vh]

14:32 I disagree. I think Chip's skepticism was reasonable here since he saw nothing to prove it. He didn't call her hysterical or delusional. He said he believes her but it'd be weird if he just blindly believes the story. Similar to any character who professes having seen something supernatural.

[@vladimirkovacevic4415]

Based

[@ry.0]

Agree

[@randomaccessfemale]

It's easy to dismiss a stranger's experience, but when it is someone close to you, it should not be easy.

[@otrachicadeyoutube6853]

I take it as a girl saying to her boyfriend that another woman was a victim of SA or violence, and the boyfriend being dismissive. To me, it's all a metaphor.

[@heatherboward2779]

Sick of everything being made and meant for men. I loved this movie from the first time I saw it...I wish it had been marketed for women like it was meant to be.

[@xprrj]

I'm one of the girls who was turned off by the bad publicity they did with the movie. I'm definitely gonna watch it now though, I love Megan 💕

[@flannelpillowcase6475]

same, i always thought it was a weird sex-themed horror comedy until literally this video

[@adagiobreeze8493]

I always wondered why so many men hated this movie

[@katatonic726]

I'm a woman that was 19 in 2009, saw this movie in theaters, & LOVEDDD it 😄.... i'm bisexual so maybe that's why the "straight male" oriented mkting of this horror comedy got my attention, but the content & storyline is what made me love it - it was ironic, funny, smart, spooky, sad & there were messages criticizing misogyny in life and art 🖤🖤🖤 that movie was a good one👍👍 but i remember a lot of people dissing it as if the whole thing was terrible. Fucking sad really. Subconscious, systemic misogyny at work 🤣 No wonder more people didn't like it! Many an insecure, dullard sheep out here.

[@sleepingdogpro]

Also saw this in theaters in 2009, I was 21, I'm also bi, and I loved it for the same reasons you did. Wonder how many of us there are/how many of us got silenced when it started getting dunked on.

[@emilymatthews2990]

I only have seen clips of this but I am wondering now if I might be Bi but also Asexual for some reason

[@alexandriarose1967]

She was 23

[@babraconstanzafernandezmun8819]

as a bi, same

[@amazingdoublea]

Every woman my age I know loves this movie. Even me and I DO NOT watch horror. At the time I was a teenage girl. She did her job all of the women involved did. Not a fail at all.

[@KristinaEspinoza]

So happy that Megan Fox is finally getting the recognition she deserves after years of being silenced in an industry which chewed her up and spat her out with no ounce of respect simply because they saw her more as a sexual object than an actual woman.

[@robs.1868]

I didn’t watch it as a teen because I thought it was just a lamer concept of Teeth. I should rewatch apparently.

[@likeavirshin]

Omg! I just remember! I thought the exact same thing!

[@Briannajo_world]

teeth is great btw

[@sleepingdogpro]

Teeth is brilliant, but Jennifer's Body is closer to an episode of Buffy than Teeth IMO. Both are great though.

[@robs.1868]

@@sleepingdogpro does that Make JB better? Never seen JB so not sure if the Buffy comparison is good or bad.

[@sleepingdogpro]

@@robs.1868 Joss Whedon is getting some (well deserved) grief lately, but if you like Buffy for the reasons I do - the dialogue, the dead-accurate characterization, the gentle and knowing camp, the demons-as-symbolism ... yeah I think JB is better.

[@con-f-use]

I loved Jennifer's Body when it came out. Especially the end that looked like a Buffy-esque sequel was to come. Very disappointed when the movie tanked. Still want a part two or a show or a full franchise.

[@gaymerg0rlbathwater]

I’ve been hearing about jennifer’s body for so long, I wanna watch it so bad even though I know the whole plot and everything 😩

[@zarish632]

You should still watch it! It will be worth it! I promise. Its a lot of fun and really captivating

[@KattMurr]

You should definitely still watch it...

[@sleepingdogpro]

Do it! Knowing the plot won't hinder the enjoyment, I promise.

[@loiracitr]

It should be on Netflix

[@breyanna6951]

You can also find it on Disney+

[@nooramal667]

Wow I never know this was actually for girls. It was so sexualized that I never gave it a second look, what a shame!

[@justkay233]

i personally can't stomach horror movies but just watching the analysis videos about jennifer's body vs all other horror movies makes me respect it so much. they handled so many issues so well in a way that makes audiences squirm

[@MissBlueEyeliner]

I was 19 when this came out and didn’t know I was gay. Horror comedy was also my favourite genre and I had dealt with sexual assault so this was always an absolute win for me. I never understood the hate it got. Thank you so much for this amazing video essay, I’ll finally have something to refer people onto 💕

[@likeavirshin]

I remember I saw some cool things in this movie but I couldn't ignore the way they have shown it at promos. So I was confused and it block me to see beyond a stupid sexy movie for little men at some extent. So sad the studio was so blind but kind of ironic that in an attempt to make more money by trying to be empty mainstream, they totally missed the point and cause the flop of this film. I just remember I thought it was a fail attempt to copy Teeth. But even if they are at some level in the same topic, they are totally different movies with completely different approach and genre.

[@mar6488]

And then, 10+ years later, Diablo Cody wrote the infamous 'Powerpuff Girls' pilot...

[@myellatorres2110]

oh fr? damn 😐

[@jawncat]

This was one of my favorite movies as a teenager. Espeacially a bisexual teenager. I’m grateful I had this at 14.

[@whyphy2213]

Dead Meat did a good review of this movie. Going in-depth about the movie.

[@iguanaco21]

And Amanda theJedi

[@lovequinnreincarnated]

this movie is such a masterpiece. megan did such a stunning job in this film and it is definitely my favorite character/part she ever played. thank you for this wonderful video, it’s everything that’s needed to be said about megan and this movie!!

[@kevin_andrews735]

Watched it in theatres when it first came out. I actually didn't want to see it (based on the previews), and had to be talked into watching it, and I ended up loving how much fun it had with the genre.

[@vikkipink1288]

As someone who is bisexual and an abuse survivor this movie was also important to me that way

[@oliviadurand2429]

Megan Fox deserves so much more, she’s honestly so talented.

[@eddyawesomes]

I saw this with a female friend, i was 19 i think, and I loved it. She hated it. She wanted her to "just be hot". I am gay and she is straight and very old timey thinking. Idk but maybe her upbringing had something to do with her not seeing the movie for what it was.

[@khushijoshi9920]

Well I have a surprise for you .... Megan Fox is actually BISEXUAL 🏳️‍🌈

[@BingeReader19]

Am I just a sap or does anyone else get sad when Needy rips Jennifer's necklace off?

[@LizNM86]

I've always loved this movie, even though everyone told me it "sucked." It was ahead of its time and I'm so happy that it's becoming a cult classic. Also glad Megan Fox is getting recognition lately. Thank you for this video. You all make great stuff!

[@spammusubi1607]

As a young sapphic, this is a movie that I’ve been looking forward to watching now

[@kaitlyndurham5851]

Justice for Jennifer’s Body

[@a.m4863]

Saw this in theaters and LOVED it!! Didn't understand why my boyfriend at the time hated it but I didn't realize it was so ahead of it's time

[@courtrtney]

i was 10-11ish! This movie taught me about rape culture and female rage! hmm. i survived and i wasnt even hurt! im 22 now! i didnt even notice! i was going to be attacked and i outsmarted them! thank you megan!

[@harley4683]

@@osmosisjones4912 your movie is a male revenge tale

[@Pinkladyisv]

I remember when this came out and I was so put off by the commercials. Fortunately, I happened to watch it a few years later and I absolutely love it. It’s terrible that the movie was so mis marketed.

[@rorodawg]

one of the best video essays you guys have done!! wow!

[@OnyxLee]

It was Hollywood that wasn’t ready to market this movie correctly.

[@JustJenna8]

I have always been a horror fan and can confirm that it was the hyper-sexual marketing that turned me away from from this film on debut

[@sachicocoa9013]

I just watched this about a week ago! Good to see a video on it now.

[@genevarockeman9721]

Megan Fox has absolutely impeccable comedic timing and I feel like that's not mentioned enough.

[@vanessaajohn]

Love love love your essays. They are a big help to me as I write my screenplays consciously avoiding the male gaze I was raised on.

[@gabicullihall4907]

This movie faced the crime of bad marketing.

[@cryptocine1011]

YES i’ve been waiting for a video on Jennifer’s Body! Although I feel that I’ve seen the movie and video essays about the movie and interviews about the movie enough times to completely understand the message and purpose of the movie... you know I just love this channel and will watch anything put out by the creators. Much love!

[@hopiahon563]

MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED!!!!

[@tazhienunurbusinezz1703]

I love this movie so much. I'm often flummoxed by most studio's willingness to completely ignore or disregard half of the population & their buying power. They regard women & teen girls as less worthy of catering to. Due to this complete disregard they are missing out on a staggering amount of profit they would otherwise get if they included women & teen girls as a demographic worth catering to. Women tend to make most of the financial decisions for their families so the overwhelmingly male CEOs of these studios are doing their companies a huge disservice by doing this nonsense.

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

They do get catered to why do you think movies like twilight and fifty shades of gray are for not to mention the entire K pop industry

[@toomuchinformation]

Rom coms are aimed at a female audience. But I think you're talking about other genres like horror, where female parts and pov are very limited.

[@sleepingdogpro]

@@toomuchinformation Absolutely this. It's rare to find a horror or action or comedy movie/TV that's made directly, specifically and mainly for women and girls. But I think a lot of us appreciate the few things that do all the more when we get them.

[@sleepingdogpro]

@@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl Twilight's twelve years old by now and Fifty Shades is a Twilight knockoff. Imagine a world where fifty, a hundred movies a year came out that weren't romances but were all kinds of subjects, all across the board.

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

@@sleepingdogpro works that do not focus on romance are advertise for diverse people not just men

[@kiwipie2310]

“It’s not enough to be polite if you don’t believe women.”

[@_sourgrapes_]

As a teenage girl when this came out, I was so put off by the commercials. I would have loved this movie. They were robbed. 😕

[@stephaniewilliams6756]

Every point is well made and accurate Jennifer's Body rocks and I'm so thankful it exists to show us we can move past that 2010s cishet man-centricism. Great video