i hope Megan Fox will do similar roles in the future, she's so great in this 💗also, I forgot to mention this, but I love how the girl Needy fights with in class is wearing Low Shoulder merch
I got two suggestions. Pls do a Halloween video for Twitches and my next suggestion isn’t Halloween based please, please, do one of my favorite music movie, Purple Rain ☔️ 💜
hi art at midnight! i am a really big fan of your videos and i was wondering if you could do an analysis on Margo Robbies version of harley quinn! yuhhh
Jennifer Check I think is a great critique of the perfect victim. Society is so quick to turn their backs on victims of assault and take advantage of young women. The bartender sees the x on her hand and still gives her drink because of her outfit, the band can CLEARLY tell she’s in high school because of her giddy crush but only view that as confirmation that she’s “pure”. Jennifer is not a good friend but just the thought that one of the girls who bullied me in high school has/will be assaulted fills me with dread. Great video
@@Arifumiko That part in the woods when the lead singer asks “What’s your name Tiffany?” And she replies back with “My name is Jennifer” with a voice crack actually broke my heart a bit like he didn’t even know her name?? And he still went through with it without the gag even in to block her screams because he was so confident no one would hear/stop him
Needy's prom dress is interesting in many ways at once. Jennifer wears pink when powerful in almost every other instance, but here she needs that innocence and sexual allure manipulation she uses so badly that she simplifies it all the way to black and white - the same look from the bar before her transformation. Needy probably assumes Jennifer will be in some wildly over-the-top pink number, or even a red dress and, while she's still staying within the less sex-laden style we're used to seeing her in, she goes big and hot, shiny pink, which feels competitive with Jennifer. She's kind of awesome in her doll-like ridiculousness. I'm sure everybody wants Jennifer's heart hoodie from this film, but I'm kind of in love with the nutsness of this dress. One big, puffy, loud, hot pink frill attack in my size, please.
oh, that hurts. The idea of jennifer evoking innocence by donning the colors she worse before her assault. i never thought about it that way before. Especially within the context of the scene-- Jennifer trying to take Chip, and ruin Needy's life, so Needy will just keep her attention on her. Maybe, subconciously, Jennifer wants to go back to when times were simpler like Needy does. But Jennifer is stuck in her trauma, and in the cycle of acting out. She can't go back, but she isn't able to move forward either. She's stuck in her hurt, because sex/sexiness is all she actually knows how to do. She's reducing herself to a sex object, but she's also clinging to what's desperately familiar. Meanwhile, Needy is moving forward. She's nostalgic and does her best to offer Jennifer support/stop her, even adopting a style Jennifer has leaned more toward, but Jennifer doesnt want to/cant move on. Needy has already mourned the loss of Jennifer and innocence, even though shes still technically more "innocent" (sorry for the victim blamey language) than Jennifer is. I know people have mixed feelings on the sexuality allegory but it rings very true to me as a queer girl, and I think it melds well with the movie's themes about sexual assault. Clinging desperately to what you thought you were supposed to be, mourning for the life you know you can never have while desperately trying to deny it and bury it deeper, all the while engaging in self destructive behavior.
I actually find it a significant detail that Jennifer is on the flag team, which they repeatedly say in the movie. They also show her "Flag Team" magazine on her bedroom floor being spattered with blood. Color guard/flags do not have the same social caché as cheerleading. Cheerleading also implies a certain level of practice and effort: learning to dance, stunt, and tumble. Color guard reads as a low-effort alternative (if you do competitive color guard, trust that I know that is not true. It's just what people think.) Late in the movie, Needy insults her by saying she was Snowflake Queen two years before, when she was still "socially relevant." Jennifer is a second-tier hot-girl at best. She is only Queen Bee to Needy. We see boys respond to Jennifer Check, but no other girls trying to impress her or court her favor. She does not have an entourage. She is not captain of the flag team. She just has Needy, and she works hard to keep Needy focused on her.
I think this is such an amazing comment, and smth people seem to completely gloss over in regards to this movie? Not once do we see Jennifer with friends from color guard, or even really with other friends, just Needy. It doesn't seem like she's too terribly popular outside of how Needy perceives her, but it seems like a lot of people boil her down to "Regina George but eats boys" when thats...not really the case? It seems like jennifer might be equally as "unpopular" as Needy, she's just more confident and presents herself differently, in a way that both Needy and the audience read as popularity. It doesn't seem like Jennifer has any real power or sway over other students, and it really does seem like Needy is her only friend. It doesn't even really feel clear if Jennifer /wants/ popularity or other friends, or if that's just sort of projected on to her- I feel like it works to further emphasize how much of her autonomy is stripped from her throughout the movie, seeing as we don't really know what Jennifer even wants for herself/out of life. Sorry for the long comment, I just love this movie and think your read of it is really awesome!! 😭
i love your analysis! i must have completely missed that they actually mention the flag team. Every synopsis says she’s a cheerleader - just another example of the poor marketing of this film :( I agree with your points about Jennifer being less socially relevant now. We’re only made to assume she has a high social status in the beginning, but it's really through Needy’s eyes. It makes Needy’s insult hit harder by the end ❤🩹
YES! I always LOVED that they made Jennifer a member of the Color Guard & not a cheerleader. Both perform during high school games and have mainly female members but the color guard is usually considered for the less pretty, less popular girls. We had a few girls similar to Jennifer in our HS, they were absolutely gorgeous but somehow never attained queen bee status.
I thought the heart-printed hoodie and heart-shaped earrings were a great touch because they suggest that Jennifer was making fun of romance, attraction and everything that supposedly comes with them. It shows how she has become detached from normal human emotions--a process that was finalized by her becoming a demon, but was going on throughout her short life. And considering that her crush on the band was used against her, it's her twisted way of claiming those weapons for herself.
That's a really good point :) I guess my view's kinda similar.... Jennifer got possessed by a demon so I feel the outfit with lots of pink and hearts was kind of like the demon in her making a mockery of teenagers and innocence and kind of trying to "blend in...." Like "I think this is what teenagers wear...." :)
I couldn't agree more, I've been so used to horror movies or supernatural ones where the teens dress so.. dark and dull.. Seeing Jennifer's Body and the main character Jennifer dressed up in fun pastels with hearts is something I to this day love!!
@Lilith-qu7evbut it is very much still an issue among horror as a genre. they consider the scares and shock-factor scenes central to the movie that fashion is just treated as an afterthought
@@artatmidnight I need feminine/soft horror as a genre! I think short films do a better job in playing aroung with different and unique horror aesthetics.
Needy's prom dress also looks really princess-like in its poofy pink-ness, so I thought it was a fun way to look like a princess is the one who's off to save her boyfriend
Frankly the fact she didn’t go insane from the disgusting shenanigans people subjected her to (I can still hear the cheering of Jimmy Kimmel’s audience when she described Michael Bay creeping on her at age 15 as part of his “casting process”) is kind of miraculous. I had such a virulent ‘not like other girls’ phase just from seeing how bad openly feminine girls were treated, including her. 💔
I think its really interesting that Jennyfer decides not take revenge on the boys who made her that way, she completely " forgets " them when she has the power to take them all down, maybe its because of the trauma but if i were her they would be my first target
There's one scene post-fire where Needy mentions Low Shoulder and you can see Jennifer get nervous and avoidant. I think she was traumatized and is reclaiming the power taken from her in a toxic way by exerting it over highschool boys, but she is actually too scared of the guys in the band to go do anything to them.
@ananananabop ohh ive never noticed that , youre right Killing boys might be her way to reclaim power and deal with her trauma, I wish we'd have a scene were she fully takes revenge on them tho it would be so powerful
@@ananananabopYour comment made me realize she only targeted highschoolers, not a single adult. I think it reflects how sexually, she had full power and control over boys, but was completly blindsided by actual men who took advantage of her. So in the end, even with supernatural abilities, she never truly had power that exceeded that of a highschool girl, thus she could never take revenge on her assaulters. In the end, it's Needy, who had the opportunity to grow, who ends up able to kill them.
@@ananananabop I completely agree. I think Jennifer’s demon represents her sexual power she uses against others, and so it wouldn’t work against the men who hurt her anyway, because they did not swoon like the high school boys did, because the men were using her, and so because of their evil, she learned to close off her heart and use boys at her school the same way she was used. I think this movie has a lot to say about the power dynamics at play in any toxic love relationship.
I'd like to add that at the end of the film when Needy stabs Jennifer, her dull appearance fades away and the real Jennifer resurfaces as she dies. I think at that point Needy realizes that as she just killed her the monster before her eyes, she had also killed the Jennifer she loved. I think that the despite the entire film presenting how awful Jennifer was in Needy's point of view, it does not address the fact that she is "possessed" and wasn't actually Jennifer. I understand that Jennifer had been severe in many aspects before becoming a demon, but I think that after being sacrificed it made her into the worst parts of what she already was. I think that once Jennifer acted out, it confirmed all the unconscious views Needy had towards Jen that she had never addressed, and it gave her to opportunity to do the right thing and fight back. But in fighting back she lost her best friend and it had been too late. Amanda and Megan do an incredible job as actresses portraying the insecurity, loss, and love for each other in their eyes. The humor was incredibly witty and even though Jennifer acted dumbed down, her addressing the reality of being taken advantage of is sincere. I love everyone analysis and interpretations because this movie is so profound.
omggggggg i always wondered why her apparence changed after being killed, like i was sooo confused thinking it could just be a mistake but it was unlikely. I didn't think of seeing it that way, that's pretty interesting !
Considering the nature of their relationship and the fact that Jennifer literally says she "goes both ways," that's effectively direct confirmation of her being bi.
I interpreted her transformation to demon as a victim of r@p3 that then uses their sexuality to feel valued. Many girls that are assaulted like that end up sexually promiscuous. I'm so glad this movie is being claimed by the female audience now. It truly didn't get the kind of attention it deserved at its debut.
I agree. In 2009 I was a freshman in high school and everyone just wanted to see the movie because of the kissing scene and missing the whole point of the movie. I didn't even see the movie until years later out of college. The movie was ahead of it's time .
@@ipuke_glitter In 2009 I was the target audience for this movie but I thought it was just Yet Another Schlock Movie using Megan Fox’s Transformers fame.
That's exactly what the original author had in mind when she wrote the script. But the producing studio wanted to focus on the teen horror-drama and "sex appeal" to get audiences, and downplayed the dark social commentary that the story was meant to convey.
While this is true, I find the "sexually promiscuous" language to be very weird and anti-woman. I mean, so what? What matters is they're happy about it
@@jenm1the problem is not that they're promiscuous, but that it's a defense mechanism that can end up further hurting them a lot of survivors of SA oversexualize themselves for many reasons (to detach from the trauma, to feel like they are in control of it, because they feel it's the only thing they're good for, etc) and reclaiming your sexuality is good, but this is talking about the unhealthy side, which is the side that ends up just hurting the victim more
I always interpreted Jennifer as bisexual, given that she literally says she swings both ways but I don't think she's interested in Needy and is only kissing her to play with her feelings
I feel like she does like her though, hence the jealousy and homoeroticness of their friendship - it's just very toxic. Jennifer is insecure and ruled by male validation/attention, as well as comphet/societal expectations. Needy is also taken.
She is interested in needy, she just can't genuinly care anymore since she is a demon She always clung to her and she was the only person she cared about... She wanted and needed male validation, but it's also a lot easyer to get then being truly vulnerable and try for needy
thats the point of the movie, Jennifer is bi (megan fox is too but thats irrelevant), the director says it, and later on people explain how this movie was targeted at the wrong audience. and the rare male analyst who watch this movie and dont see the queer aspect of it, miss the whole point and tend to not appreciate it(its okay to not like it) but most often people wantto change it to have the more typical male serving plotline
I always thought that Jennifer was a bisexual who was secretly in love with needy. Honestly I still think so. In the scene where jenniefer pushes needy towards the door while the bf is watching, I sensed jealousy from jenniefer, and in the scene were she kissed needy, I didn’t feel like she was playing with her. More like she letting her true feelings afloat with the excuse of a joke. And on the contrary I did not feel like needy was infatuated with jenniefer throughout the movie, more like the other way around. However your point of view is so interesting, really made me realize about another way of interpreting the movie
yeah i think she is canon bi, i interpreted her as having a lot of internalized homophobia bc the way she acts with needy (and her obssession) kinda reminds me those 'homoerotic' friendships that a lot of queer women have that are VERY intense but neither knows exatcly why
@@emilyau8023Sadly the worst marketing ever. It would’ve been such a hit if they didn’t market it to horny teen boys when the movie was literally about feminism and rape culture. Love this movie no matter what though
Oh my god, I love the whole vid, but the part that really struck me was your explanation of Needy's dress. The fact that they purposefully decided on an 'ugly' dress for her makes Chip's compliment that much more heartwrenching now. Like every character besides Low Shoulder, he's so fleshed-out despite not needing to be. He could've just been either the sweeter than sweet boyfriend to try to make us sad at his death, or an absolute d-bag to make us happy about it. Instead, he's a flawed but ultimately sweet and caring guy. Excellent breakdowns on this one, boss 😁
I do remember the ad being sexualized and giving that lesbian feel for teenage hetro boys, and i like girly films, so in seeing the ads, i found it to be indifferent, thinking it would be a sexy lesbian parody of a scary movie. Until one day in my college years, i gave in bc i saw mama mia with Amanda Seyfried, and wondered why she was in a movie like this. And omg, i did not except the movie to actually be funny, but deep and dark. It was so bada$$, and tragic and yeah, the marketing was disappointing and glad that a lot of people are seeing and talking about the deep layers to the film. It has become a favorite chick flick
Yesss! People feel like girls in these who are beautiful and seem to have everything are perfect, this video explains Jennifer's insecurities perfectly.
When I was 13 I was having a sleepover with friends on halloween, we had planned the whole thing out and had decided that we would get to pick one movie each (One chose Halloween, One chose Scream, I chose Jennifer’s Body) We even made little “sleepover rules”, with one being “no making fun of people if the get scared, excluding Jennifer’s Body” because we thought it would be silly and dumb, and basically we were expecting soft porn with a little bit of blood. We were all terrified. I think this was definitely due to the posters and the way it was marketed.
@@white_tulip2189 yeah well you’d think. but not everything turns out so great in the end. Got slowly pushed out by another girl and was yelled at when i voiced my concerns. We were all just kids though… so no real hard feelings.
What always got me was that yeah, Jennifer was a rude bully who wasn't a good friend and people like that don't typically change. But the opportunity to mature and do good in the world was taken from her. No chance to grow as a person. Plus, it destroyed Needy and not just Jennifer. Needy was a good person who shouldn't have had to survive a monster and kill her best friend. Good on her for taking out the band, but again that's something she never should've had to do. She was the same age as Jennifer and they both got screwed.
It reminds me of how people want to try teens and even younger kids as adults, assigning them full blame and not really letting them have normal chances to grow up after a horrible mistake
former high school cheerleader here - a lot of american high schools combine their color guard and cheerleadering teams because they don't have enough team members for two separate teams and it means that the school only has to buy one uniform per cheerleader/color guard instead of two
I think Jennifer being a closeted bisexual makes a lot of sense given the fact that (while, yes, it’s true that) she’s initially attracted to men, she is always hurt by them, and she has genuine love for her best friend Needy, but because Needy doesn’t sexualize her the way Jennifer has been conditioned to expect, she is confused by her feelings for her friend. I think it’s a sad reflection (especially at the time) of the bi erasure that many bisexual women experience. (Growing up in the 90s I know I was only in college before I even heard of bisexuality being a legitimate thing, and I’m bisexual myself. So, sadly, I can kind of relate to Jennifer’s Body.) Her true self was sacrificed by the people around her who projected their desires onto her, rather than her embracing her own self love and her own desires. It is truly a tragic story. 💔
Oh yeah I only saw this movie once and I completely forgot she literally says “I go both ways” so yeah, not exactly subtle reference to her being bi lol
As a bi woman myself, who was used to being sexualized by men as a teen, Jennifer's experience def resonated with me. Except the whole, you know, becoming a demon and eating human flesh part lmao
This is such an underrated film and I love this analysis. Costume design is often so underappreciated and it's videos like this that emphasise just how much costuming is used to build character and story. Great video 💕
Never realized Chip's bow matches Needy's dress and its kinda sad honestly. They didnt even got to go to prom together. As for Jennifer and Needy's feelings for each other, I think it could kinda go in any way. There is enough evidence for them being in love, but also of Jennifer using Needy and teenage years are the best time to get yourself that very intense kinda toxic friendship that when it ends you really live through it as you would with a romantic breakup
The first post transformation yellow striped outfit-- one of the few missing pink-- is notable for another reason too. It's a brighter matching of the team colours golden yellow with indigo or dark purple, as seen on her previous cheerleading uniform and Jonas's sports jacket. Being visually part of the team is great intentional manipulation of this victim here as well, which is a strategy of her dialogue as well.
I remember everybody was saying how bad this movie was when it came out. I got to see it when it was released on DVD and thought, "This is going to be like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" someday. At the time, it was marketed as a true horror film with seemingly lesbian undertones, so I wasn't expecting it to be camp. None of the girls I knew went to see this movie, so the marketing really was not great. I love horror films from female perspectives though. They really are something else.
Yes, a lot of men claimed it as bad. Probably because they were expecting a oversexualized Megan Fox and some lesbian action. I really liked the movie and I I like that we are still talking about it to this day.
i’m so glad you mentioned her self esteem i never understood why needy accused her of being insecure and it made me want to know more about jennifer for a long time
15:05 the thing is men are so desperate to humble powerful women by hurting them i was sexualized and abused when i was a preteen because i was very beautiful and my body physically matured faster so i become cold and violent to protect myself i kept being like this and still do in highschool then one day as my mental health degraded i got assaulted by a cop i was crying i felt helpless instead of strong and in the end i hit rock bottom i looked ugly instead of beautiful i thought that id never recover now that im 17 i still have struggles with my trauma and appearance ive thought about that assault and other horrible shit almost every day and is now scared to look in the mirror i relate to Jennifer alot with that scene
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO MY WHOLE LIFE, the costume design it's what made me watch this movie, that yellow and white hoodie got my attention but the pink one made me stay
I always thought they marketed this movie because they wanted to show boys that their actions CAN and WILL have consequences, and to see women as people, not objects, people, I always thought that they made this to show boys “if a woman says no, they MEAN no” and “don’t take advantage of young girls or women” stuff like that, and I think girl’s actually DO really live this movie, I haven’t watched it yet, but I’m excited to see it😊
THANKKK YOUU FOR MAKING MY DAY WITH THIS! First off thanks for taking one for the team and watching this so i don't have to, second , I LOVE LOVE your fashion analysis videossss and now we finally have one on this cult classic! Fingers crossed we get a mean girls video soon, I'M SO INTRIGUED on how you would tackle that
thank you Aldrine!! i don't know exactly when, but i really want to do Mean Girls! i just saw the sneak peaks of the musical movie coming out next year, and i'm sad the fashion doesn't look as iconic as the original
I rented this movie when it came out at my local Hollywood Video when I was 13 with my (now) ex girlfriend. We got it because we expected it to be open to LGBT and because we loved horror and I never realized how deep this movie was until a few years ago. (I'm 26 today.) Really wish this film would have been marketed correctly so it would have attracted the right crowd. It's a shame. Edit: Also, the song Panic at the Disco! put out with scenes from this movie was a banger.
I love this analysis it does a really good job explaining the nuances of the fashion in this movie! I also want to add, needy’s makeup is very simple all movie while jennifer’s is more obvious. However, at the end when she’s in jail and talk about gaining a demons powers her makeup is done very similarly to jennifer’s, especially the bold eyebrows.
This video was amazing. I loved this movie when I was a teenager, and I love seeing these videos now, and I had never noticed how important the clothes are to tell the story.
And the designs are wildly different, Carries dress is long, flowy, pink, simple, and it has a V neck, while Jennifer has a square neckline, white poofy-ish dress with black accents
I feel like this should be taught in high school, though VERY carefully. To deconstruct relationships, vanity, and red flags with boundaries. Because Needy loved Jennifer, she had no boundaries, allowing herself to get hurt. Jennifer didn't value herself as a person and took out her rage on others. Colors hold hidden meaning, bright colors can also mean horror, like midsomar so colors can be VERY complex. Monsters exist in the light as they do in the dark
A true gem of a movie! My sis had me watch it when I was in high school and we were obsessed with all of Jennifer’s quips and burns. Really good fashion analysis vid girl! 🙏🏼
I'm so happy that you talked about Jennifer's Body! It's one of my favorite movie like ever and I just love the analysis of Jennifer's fashion and how much it actually reveals ❤❤ such an amazing video to watch, I'll be looking forward to your next one ❤❤
I wish we could have seen more of Jennifer before she was a demon. Clearly Jennifer was controlling of Needy before, but it was hard to know how much of Jennifer’s lack of empathy was due to being a demon vs just her
I can understand the temptation people may have had to write Jennifer off as a Regina George type, but honestly her character is so much more complex and nuanced. She’s closer in character to Heather number 1 from Heathers if you ask me. Heather number 1 was mean and ruled the roost with her so-called friends, but at the college frat party revealed a vulnerability and how unaware she was that she was being exploited by the older men. Prettiness and popularity have their price in both of these films.
This movie had so much thought put into it. Color theory, that was genius. Well done on analyzing them! But man, the many parallels between Jennifer and Tomie (Junji Ito's creation) just increased. Tomie's appearance got more beautiful and less human as time went on. She lost more humanity, too. Just like Jennifer.
I've never watched Jennifer's Body but now I'LL DEFINITELY NEED TO!! The story sounds amazing and your analysis was sooo good! I'm not even mad I know the whole story now, lol. Already excited to experience the aestetic and colours with their meaning in mind
i love love love this video. costume design analysis videos are my favorites to watch, especially contemporary ones. you broke everything down so well and really gave me so much more appreciation for a movie i already loved 🤧
I was blown away by the script. Diablo Cody is amazing. I agree this is criminally underrated. I can watch this over and over. Thanks for your insight, I never thought of these things.
I remember the marketing campaign at the time, an put off watching the movie until this video popped up in my feed. This is a much better movie than advertised. I'm glad I finally gave it a chance.
I always like listening to people's interpretation of this film. However, I've never thought about clothes having any meaning. Now my mind is blown. The relationship dynamic between Needy and Jennifer is never direct. Its subtle and the time period didn't acknowledge bisexuality. Toxic friendship is the theme, however, sometimes I see the characters have genuine longing for each other. And if Jennifer didn’t have any feelings toward Needy they would not have a psychic connection to each other at all, and Jennifer would have killed Needy in the beginning. The first person she goes to is Needy and yet she stopped herself from feeding and chose someone else despite being hungry. And the bedroom scene, Jennifer, I can't remember the line exactly, but it was indicating it wasn’t the first time they had made-out or done stuff. Insecure people like Jennifer are not gonna show their vulnerability and because of what the environment teaches us, she going to go about anything with her sexuality in a destructive manner. I see it even in today's entertainment of how bi women pursue other women, or bi curious, they pursue things like dude in a dumb romcom, which is so toxic. Older women theses days call it for what it is, coercion. Jennifer is the real victim of this story. All characters are both victim and monster. Needy, herself, turns into one, but much more deadly. They need to make a reunion film.
i love this topic so much, clearly every time i watch jennifer’s body her costumes beside megan fox herself are the star of this film and it’s very psychological thesis of what the clothes and color palette choices we wear everyday… 💖🧛🏻♀️
7:45 I didn't even realize that was a deleted scene. I kept hearing it everywhere on tiktok but could not remember when it was said during the film. This makes sense now lol
the way I viewed it is jennifer does not like guys. It's a few things like yes, it appears like jennifer is boy-crazy but when she talks about a boy there's actually never any affection in the way she speaks about them even before she got turned. It's usually around the topics of hooking up. Because of her looks & because she is always pushed into this lense of objectification, guys are the light (or tools) that gives her validation. But she's gives no affection towards them. This, the patriarchy lines, her obsession with looks, how she goes "both ways" but she only torments guys and her obsession with needy. Despite being so pretty & clearly capable of expanding her circle, she only hangs out with needy. And wants to control needy in the same way she wants to control boys. The difference is she also shows affection toward needy. The only time she's soft spoken is with needy. When she came back to life the 1st thing she did was find her way back to needy's house & was gonna eat her but refused to hurt her. If it really was just a control thing, she would have instilled more fear into needy with her powers but from the way she opened up to the way she just left it when needy rejected her means there was something a little more to it. Also their not so friendship history, lol. Needy had a healthy relationship with her boyfriend & was moving on, but jen was always just circling around needy. I think it was something she had not come to terms with yet & would have but a lot of things got stripped away from her the day she died in the forest.
I saw the first 2 minutes of this video and then watched the movie to gain context before finishing the video, and one thing I've noticed about Jennifer is her need to be first, set trends, and intentionally say things for shock value. The meta reason is to try to make this movie quotable, but in story it comes off as a desperate attempt to stand out. It's like "the not like other girls" phenomenon of the 2000s, but subverting it by making her hyper feminine. I would say the best example of this is how they emphasized the main characters not being from the city when they went to the only bar in town, and Jennifer trying to make herself stand out as if to say she isn't like the other girls in this rural town.
I find it interesting that the cheerleading/colour guard uniform is even less revealing than it looks. She's wearing opaque nude tights or leggings on under the tiny skirt (as is the girl on the right and the girl behind her). Other than the slight V she's covered from the neck down.
I love how you mentioned that this should have been marketed to girls than boys. Because while the marketing enphasized her sexy objectified looks, the core theme of the movie is toxic female friendships.
I heard once someone viewed her watching the workout channel as her watching a food channel Cause she would likely get a lottttt of strength from a larger guy, so she likely would be fed for a while on it Similar to how the normal human often watched food videos or shows cause the food looks good Idk I just love that view of it ALSO Jen wearing needs Evil Dead tee is such a fun detail because the Evil Dead movies are about these demons called Deadites possessing humans and a guy named Ashe killing them, makes Jen a deadite and Needy, Ashe.❤
I always wanted Jennifer's fashion how it is so easy to mimic, but so cute and fem. I would kill for for that heart jacket. I had the biggest crush on megan and this movie just fit my bi goals. I want her and to be her😂
Wow, so her outfits kind of show her being a 'wolf in sheep's clothing', especially since her outfits happened to be trendy and emphasize her silhouette which was popular with 2000s styles, therefore allowing her to blend in as a normal teenage girl despite her being a demon and having an alluring aura which puts her in the spotlight. :)
Jennifer Gracie Check was a popular high-schooler who was unwillingly sacrificed by the band Low Shoulder in a satanic ritual, resulting in becoming a succubus and her retaliating to feast on their flesh and blood, equipped with new supernatural abilities. She is portrayed by Megan Fox.Succubus is understood as a Lilin-demon in female form or supernatural entity that appears in dreams to seduce men, usually through sexual activity. [1] The descriptions of the same can be traced back to the folklore of medieval times.A succubus typically feeds on the life force or energy of others, often through intimate encounters
Another great video essay about Jennifer's Body ( for anybody else who loves them lol) is "Unravelling The Secret Genius Of Jennifer's Body" by Making Media Matter :)
I love your analysis videos! You're so big-brained and provide such thoughtful intersectional insight where costume, character,feminism and power dynamics intersect, wonderful video! Brava!
As much as I wanted Jennifer to be bi, I feel like she had no REAL feelings for Needy. She manipulated her in whatever way she needed to to isolate her physically & emotionally like all narcissists do. If Needy didn't boost her ego, they'd never be friends (if you can call it friendship). I'm not even sure you can call Needy bi just because she's turned on by making out... she may just like being dominated & that isn't a sexuality as much as it's a kink.
It is a real shame that this movie did so badly back when it was released and tarnished Megan's repuation in regards to acting. I feel like the character Jennifer could have become the second Regina George type of iconic if the movie was just marketed right. Not to mention that I feel like Megan might have starred in more movies like Jennifer's Body, the spooky, eerie, campy yet poignant type; these type of stories and vibe just seems to match her well. Might have become the second Anjelina Huston in that regards.
i hope Megan Fox will do similar roles in the future, she's so great in this 💗also, I forgot to mention this, but I love how the girl Needy fights with in class is wearing Low Shoulder merch
in general , i just need more megan fox actingg
I got two suggestions. Pls do a Halloween video for Twitches and my next suggestion isn’t Halloween based please, please, do one of my favorite music movie, Purple Rain ☔️ 💜
hi art at midnight! i am a really big fan of your videos and i was wondering if you could do an analysis on Margo Robbies version of harley quinn! yuhhh
Jennifer Check I think is a great critique of the perfect victim. Society is so quick to turn their backs on victims of assault and take advantage of young women. The bartender sees the x on her hand and still gives her drink because of her outfit, the band can CLEARLY tell she’s in high school because of her giddy crush but only view that as confirmation that she’s “pure”. Jennifer is not a good friend but just the thought that one of the girls who bullied me in high school has/will be assaulted fills me with dread. Great video
Exacty. There are things ABSOLUTELY NO ONE EVER should suffer.
It’s weird to say that society turns their back on female victims of abuse, because that hasn’t been the case for half a decade.
This Movie was so iconic but it had its sad parts. 😢
@@Arifumiko That part in the woods when the lead singer asks “What’s your name Tiffany?” And she replies back with “My name is Jennifer” with a voice crack actually broke my heart a bit like he didn’t even know her name?? And he still went through with it without the gag even in to block her screams because he was so confident no one would hear/stop him
Exactly, nobody deserves to be assaulted.
Needy's prom dress is interesting in many ways at once. Jennifer wears pink when powerful in almost every other instance, but here she needs that innocence and sexual allure manipulation she uses so badly that she simplifies it all the way to black and white - the same look from the bar before her transformation. Needy probably assumes Jennifer will be in some wildly over-the-top pink number, or even a red dress and, while she's still staying within the less sex-laden style we're used to seeing her in, she goes big and hot, shiny pink, which feels competitive with Jennifer. She's kind of awesome in her doll-like ridiculousness. I'm sure everybody wants Jennifer's heart hoodie from this film, but I'm kind of in love with the nutsness of this dress. One big, puffy, loud, hot pink frill attack in my size, please.
oh, that hurts. The idea of jennifer evoking innocence by donning the colors she worse before her assault. i never thought about it that way before. Especially within the context of the scene-- Jennifer trying to take Chip, and ruin Needy's life, so Needy will just keep her attention on her.
Maybe, subconciously, Jennifer wants to go back to when times were simpler like Needy does. But Jennifer is stuck in her trauma, and in the cycle of acting out. She can't go back, but she isn't able to move forward either. She's stuck in her hurt, because sex/sexiness is all she actually knows how to do. She's reducing herself to a sex object, but she's also clinging to what's desperately familiar.
Meanwhile, Needy is moving forward. She's nostalgic and does her best to offer Jennifer support/stop her, even adopting a style Jennifer has leaned more toward, but Jennifer doesnt want to/cant move on. Needy has already mourned the loss of Jennifer and innocence, even though shes still technically more "innocent" (sorry for the victim blamey language) than Jennifer is.
I know people have mixed feelings on the sexuality allegory but it rings very true to me as a queer girl, and I think it melds well with the movie's themes about sexual assault. Clinging desperately to what you thought you were supposed to be, mourning for the life you know you can never have while desperately trying to deny it and bury it deeper, all the while engaging in self destructive behavior.
I actually find it a significant detail that Jennifer is on the flag team, which they repeatedly say in the movie. They also show her "Flag Team" magazine on her bedroom floor being spattered with blood. Color guard/flags do not have the same social caché as cheerleading. Cheerleading also implies a certain level of practice and effort: learning to dance, stunt, and tumble. Color guard reads as a low-effort alternative (if you do competitive color guard, trust that I know that is not true. It's just what people think.) Late in the movie, Needy insults her by saying she was Snowflake Queen two years before, when she was still "socially relevant."
Jennifer is a second-tier hot-girl at best. She is only Queen Bee to Needy. We see boys respond to Jennifer Check, but no other girls trying to impress her or court her favor. She does not have an entourage. She is not captain of the flag team. She just has Needy, and she works hard to keep Needy focused on her.
I think this is such an amazing comment, and smth people seem to completely gloss over in regards to this movie? Not once do we see Jennifer with friends from color guard, or even really with other friends, just Needy. It doesn't seem like she's too terribly popular outside of how Needy perceives her, but it seems like a lot of people boil her down to "Regina George but eats boys" when thats...not really the case? It seems like jennifer might be equally as "unpopular" as Needy, she's just more confident and presents herself differently, in a way that both Needy and the audience read as popularity. It doesn't seem like Jennifer has any real power or sway over other students, and it really does seem like Needy is her only friend. It doesn't even really feel clear if Jennifer /wants/ popularity or other friends, or if that's just sort of projected on to her- I feel like it works to further emphasize how much of her autonomy is stripped from her throughout the movie, seeing as we don't really know what Jennifer even wants for herself/out of life.
Sorry for the long comment, I just love this movie and think your read of it is really awesome!! 😭
ur so right
i love your analysis! i must have completely missed that they actually mention the flag team. Every synopsis says she’s a cheerleader - just another example of the poor marketing of this film :( I agree with your points about Jennifer being less socially relevant now. We’re only made to assume she has a high social status in the beginning, but it's really through Needy’s eyes. It makes Needy’s insult hit harder by the end ❤🩹
YES! I always LOVED that they made Jennifer a member of the Color Guard & not a cheerleader. Both perform during high school games and have mainly female members but the color guard is usually considered for the less pretty, less popular girls. We had a few girls similar to Jennifer in our HS, they were absolutely gorgeous but somehow never attained queen bee status.
@@milesmorgan7142I love your analysis so much!!
I thought the heart-printed hoodie and heart-shaped earrings were a great touch because they suggest that Jennifer was making fun of romance, attraction and everything that supposedly comes with them. It shows how she has become detached from normal human emotions--a process that was finalized by her becoming a demon, but was going on throughout her short life. And considering that her crush on the band was used against her, it's her twisted way of claiming those weapons for herself.
Nice! Good point
@@EmyNindeed
That's a really good point :) I guess my view's kinda similar.... Jennifer got possessed by a demon so I feel the outfit with lots of pink and hearts was kind of like the demon in her making a mockery of teenagers and innocence and kind of trying to "blend in...." Like "I think this is what teenagers wear...."
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I couldn't agree more, I've been so used to horror movies or supernatural ones where the teens dress so.. dark and dull.. Seeing Jennifer's Body and the main character Jennifer dressed up in fun pastels with hearts is something I to this day love!!
they need to do this more! i love how unexpected it is. Midsommar is also a great example since it's all bright and flowery, but still disturbing
@Lilith-qu7evbut it is very much still an issue among horror as a genre. they consider the scares and shock-factor scenes central to the movie that fashion is just treated as an afterthought
@@artatmidnight I need feminine/soft horror as a genre! I think short films do a better job in playing aroung with different and unique horror aesthetics.
JAWBREAKER is another example of a bright wardrobe in a horror film
Needy's prom dress also looks really princess-like in its poofy pink-ness, so I thought it was a fun way to look like a princess is the one who's off to save her boyfriend
I love this movie so much. It´s a shame after this role Megan Fox was still perceived by the audience as just a hot girl. It´s ironic too.
Frankly the fact she didn’t go insane from the disgusting shenanigans people subjected her to (I can still hear the cheering of Jimmy Kimmel’s audience when she described Michael Bay creeping on her at age 15 as part of his “casting process”) is kind of miraculous.
I had such a virulent ‘not like other girls’ phase just from seeing how bad openly feminine girls were treated, including her. 💔
I think its really interesting that Jennyfer decides not take revenge on the boys who made her that way, she completely " forgets " them when she has the power to take them all down, maybe its because of the trauma but if i were her they would be my first target
There's one scene post-fire where Needy mentions Low Shoulder and you can see Jennifer get nervous and avoidant. I think she was traumatized and is reclaiming the power taken from her in a toxic way by exerting it over highschool boys, but she is actually too scared of the guys in the band to go do anything to them.
@ananananabop ohh ive never noticed that , youre right Killing boys might be her way to reclaim power and deal with her trauma, I wish we'd have a scene were she fully takes revenge on them tho it would be so powerful
@@ananananabopYour comment made me realize she only targeted highschoolers, not a single adult. I think it reflects how sexually, she had full power and control over boys, but was completly blindsided by actual men who took advantage of her. So in the end, even with supernatural abilities, she never truly had power that exceeded that of a highschool girl, thus she could never take revenge on her assaulters.
In the end, it's Needy, who had the opportunity to grow, who ends up able to kill them.
@@ananananabop I completely agree. I think Jennifer’s demon represents her sexual power she uses against others, and so it wouldn’t work against the men who hurt her anyway, because they did not swoon like the high school boys did, because the men were using her, and so because of their evil, she learned to close off her heart and use boys at her school the same way she was used. I think this movie has a lot to say about the power dynamics at play in any toxic love relationship.
I felt the same way when I was younger but as I gotten older, I just see it as shes repeating the same abuse and trauma that was done too her.
I'd like to add that at the end of the film when Needy stabs Jennifer, her dull appearance fades away and the real Jennifer resurfaces as she dies. I think at that point Needy realizes that as she just killed her the monster before her eyes, she had also killed the Jennifer she loved. I think that the despite the entire film presenting how awful Jennifer was in Needy's point of view, it does not address the fact that she is "possessed" and wasn't actually Jennifer. I understand that Jennifer had been severe in many aspects before becoming a demon, but I think that after being sacrificed it made her into the worst parts of what she already was. I think that once Jennifer acted out, it confirmed all the unconscious views Needy had towards Jen that she had never addressed, and it gave her to opportunity to do the right thing and fight back. But in fighting back she lost her best friend and it had been too late. Amanda and Megan do an incredible job as actresses portraying the insecurity, loss, and love for each other in their eyes. The humor was incredibly witty and even though Jennifer acted dumbed down, her addressing the reality of being taken advantage of is sincere. I love everyone analysis and interpretations because this movie is so profound.
omggggggg i always wondered why her apparence changed after being killed, like i was sooo confused thinking it could just be a mistake but it was unlikely. I didn't think of seeing it that way, that's pretty interesting !
Considering the nature of their relationship and the fact that Jennifer literally says she "goes both ways," that's effectively direct confirmation of her being bi.
no literally
I interpreted her transformation to demon as a victim of r@p3 that then uses their sexuality to feel valued. Many girls that are assaulted like that end up sexually promiscuous. I'm so glad this movie is being claimed by the female audience now. It truly didn't get the kind of attention it deserved at its debut.
I agree. In 2009 I was a freshman in high school and everyone just wanted to see the movie because of the kissing scene and missing the whole point of the movie. I didn't even see the movie until years later out of college. The movie was ahead of it's time .
@@ipuke_glitter In 2009 I was the target audience for this movie but I thought it was just Yet Another Schlock Movie using Megan Fox’s Transformers fame.
That's exactly what the original author had in mind when she wrote the script. But the producing studio wanted to focus on the teen horror-drama and "sex appeal" to get audiences, and downplayed the dark social commentary that the story was meant to convey.
While this is true, I find the "sexually promiscuous" language to be very weird and anti-woman. I mean, so what? What matters is they're happy about it
@@jenm1the problem is not that they're promiscuous, but that it's a defense mechanism that can end up further hurting them
a lot of survivors of SA oversexualize themselves for many reasons (to detach from the trauma, to feel like they are in control of it, because they feel it's the only thing they're good for, etc) and reclaiming your sexuality is good, but this is talking about the unhealthy side, which is the side that ends up just hurting the victim more
I always interpreted Jennifer as bisexual, given that she literally says she swings both ways but I don't think she's interested in Needy and is only kissing her to play with her feelings
I feel like she does like her though, hence the jealousy and homoeroticness of their friendship - it's just very toxic. Jennifer is insecure and ruled by male validation/attention, as well as comphet/societal expectations. Needy is also taken.
She is interested in needy, she just can't genuinly care anymore since she is a demon
She always clung to her and she was the only person she cared about... She wanted and needed male validation, but it's also a lot easyer to get then being truly vulnerable and try for needy
thats the point of the movie, Jennifer is bi (megan fox is too but thats irrelevant), the director says it, and later on people explain how this movie was targeted at the wrong audience. and the rare male analyst who watch this movie and dont see the queer aspect of it, miss the whole point and tend to not appreciate it(its okay to not like it) but most often people wantto change it to have the more typical male serving plotline
I think she has genuine love for her friend Needy, but masks it with a strong dose of internalized biphobia
@@Jbp-tbsh... Oooor simpler explanation is she's not mtf, you're just gay 😂
I always thought that Jennifer was a bisexual who was secretly in love with needy. Honestly I still think so. In the scene where jenniefer pushes needy towards the door while the bf is watching, I sensed jealousy from jenniefer, and in the scene were she kissed needy, I didn’t feel like she was playing with her. More like she letting her true feelings afloat with the excuse of a joke. And on the contrary I did not feel like needy was infatuated with jenniefer throughout the movie, more like the other way around. However your point of view is so interesting, really made me realize about another way of interpreting the movie
she's actually transgender
@@briannaschembriugh gross, enough of that
@@NadiaSeesIt i support her
yeah i think she is canon bi, i interpreted her as having a lot of internalized homophobia bc the way she acts with needy (and her obssession) kinda reminds me those 'homoerotic' friendships that a lot of queer women have that are VERY intense but neither knows exatcly why
@@briannaschembrihow
It literally took me years to watch Jennifer's Body just because of the posters ... I didn't want to see a "hot" teacher
I also thought it was about a teacher...such bad marketing
Oh really? Same! I guess I’ll have to watch both of these films now. The marketing had me thinking they were just teen boy fap movies
@@emilyau8023Sadly the worst marketing ever. It would’ve been such a hit if they didn’t market it to horny teen boys when the movie was literally about feminism and rape culture. Love this movie no matter what though
@@LyraDavisIt’s such an amazing movie you should watch it! Deep motives about rape culture, misogyny and girlhood. One of my all time fav movies
This is an interesting take! To me she was always a student and not a teacher!
I love the pink heart hoodie moment because it's from Gap Kids, showing the reality of being a lower to middle class teen and reusing clothes.
Plays to the fact that she really is just a kid still and these grown men took advantage of her
I never noticed how Needy And Jennifer wear outfits that are kind of the modest version vs the intentionally appealing version.
Oh my god, I love the whole vid, but the part that really struck me was your explanation of Needy's dress. The fact that they purposefully decided on an 'ugly' dress for her makes Chip's compliment that much more heartwrenching now. Like every character besides Low Shoulder, he's so fleshed-out despite not needing to be. He could've just been either the sweeter than sweet boyfriend to try to make us sad at his death, or an absolute d-bag to make us happy about it. Instead, he's a flawed but ultimately sweet and caring guy.
Excellent breakdowns on this one, boss 😁
I do remember the ad being sexualized and giving that lesbian feel for teenage hetro boys, and i like girly films, so in seeing the ads, i found it to be indifferent, thinking it would be a sexy lesbian parody of a scary movie. Until one day in my college years, i gave in bc i saw mama mia with Amanda Seyfried, and wondered why she was in a movie like this. And omg, i did not except the movie to actually be funny, but deep and dark. It was so bada$$, and tragic and yeah, the marketing was disappointing and glad that a lot of people are seeing and talking about the deep layers to the film. It has become a favorite chick flick
Yesss! People feel like girls in these who are beautiful and seem to have everything are perfect, this video explains Jennifer's insecurities perfectly.
thank you! she has so many layers. she's such a great example of how you can't judge a book by its cover
“I thought you only ate boys.”
“I go both ways.”
She’s so bi 💖💜💙
I never noticed them matching with the same colors in opposite hues! Thats such a cool detail
When I was 13 I was having a sleepover with friends on halloween, we had planned the whole thing out and had decided that we would get to pick one movie each (One chose Halloween, One chose Scream, I chose Jennifer’s Body) We even made little “sleepover rules”, with one being “no making fun of people if the get scared, excluding Jennifer’s Body” because we thought it would be silly and dumb, and basically we were expecting soft porn with a little bit of blood. We were all terrified. I think this was definitely due to the posters and the way it was marketed.
Thats a sweet friend group you all have
@@white_tulip2189 yeah well you’d think. but not everything turns out so great in the end. Got slowly pushed out by another girl and was yelled at when i voiced my concerns. We were all just kids though… so no real hard feelings.
@@thescarIetbitch have you got a new friend group now?
“[…] expecting soft porn with a little bit of blood.” Fucking ew.
It's funny how she considers her chest a weapon, but later it becomes her weakness-she gets stabbed and dies.
For the 'is Jennifer bi?' crowd who aren't sure if she is, she says in the movie 'I go both ways', it's practically confirmed
It’s just a one liner. She’s not seriously into Needy. She’s toying with her.
What always got me was that yeah, Jennifer was a rude bully who wasn't a good friend and people like that don't typically change. But the opportunity to mature and do good in the world was taken from her. No chance to grow as a person. Plus, it destroyed Needy and not just Jennifer. Needy was a good person who shouldn't have had to survive a monster and kill her best friend. Good on her for taking out the band, but again that's something she never should've had to do. She was the same age as Jennifer and they both got screwed.
It reminds me of how people want to try teens and even younger kids as adults, assigning them full blame and not really letting them have normal chances to grow up after a horrible mistake
former high school cheerleader here - a lot of american high schools combine their color guard and cheerleadering teams because they don't have enough team members for two separate teams and it means that the school only has to buy one uniform per cheerleader/color guard instead of two
and that makes sense with the small town setting of the movie
I think Jennifer being a closeted bisexual makes a lot of sense given the fact that (while, yes, it’s true that) she’s initially attracted to men, she is always hurt by them, and she has genuine love for her best friend Needy, but because Needy doesn’t sexualize her the way Jennifer has been conditioned to expect, she is confused by her feelings for her friend. I think it’s a sad reflection (especially at the time) of the bi erasure that many bisexual women experience. (Growing up in the 90s I know I was only in college before I even heard of bisexuality being a legitimate thing, and I’m bisexual myself. So, sadly, I can kind of relate to Jennifer’s Body.) Her true self was sacrificed by the people around her who projected their desires onto her, rather than her embracing her own self love and her own desires. It is truly a tragic story. 💔
Oh yeah I only saw this movie once and I completely forgot she literally says “I go both ways” so yeah, not exactly subtle reference to her being bi lol
As a bi woman myself, who was used to being sexualized by men as a teen, Jennifer's experience def resonated with me. Except the whole, you know, becoming a demon and eating human flesh part lmao
This is such an underrated film and I love this analysis. Costume design is often so underappreciated and it's videos like this that emphasise just how much costuming is used to build character and story. Great video 💕
thank you! i love appreciating these details. Katia Stano did such an amazing job as the costume designer 💗
Film name?
Never realized Chip's bow matches Needy's dress and its kinda sad honestly. They didnt even got to go to prom together. As for Jennifer and Needy's feelings for each other, I think it could kinda go in any way. There is enough evidence for them being in love, but also of Jennifer using Needy and teenage years are the best time to get yourself that very intense kinda toxic friendship that when it ends you really live through it as you would with a romantic breakup
The first post transformation yellow striped outfit-- one of the few missing pink-- is notable for another reason too. It's a brighter matching of the team colours golden yellow with indigo or dark purple, as seen on her previous cheerleading uniform and Jonas's sports jacket. Being visually part of the team is great intentional manipulation of this victim here as well, which is a strategy of her dialogue as well.
I remember everybody was saying how bad this movie was when it came out. I got to see it when it was released on DVD and thought, "This is going to be like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" someday. At the time, it was marketed as a true horror film with seemingly lesbian undertones, so I wasn't expecting it to be camp. None of the girls I knew went to see this movie, so the marketing really was not great. I love horror films from female perspectives though. They really are something else.
Yes, a lot of men claimed it as bad. Probably because they were expecting a oversexualized Megan Fox and some lesbian action. I really liked the movie and I I like that we are still talking about it to this day.
i’m so glad you mentioned her self esteem
i never understood why needy accused her of being insecure and it made me want to know more about jennifer for a long time
15:05 the thing is men are so desperate to humble powerful women by hurting them i was sexualized and abused when i was a preteen because i was very beautiful and my body physically matured faster so i become cold and violent to protect myself i kept being like this and still do in highschool then one day as my mental health degraded i got assaulted by a cop i was crying i felt helpless instead of strong and in the end i hit rock bottom i looked ugly instead of beautiful i thought that id never recover now that im 17 i still have struggles with my trauma and appearance ive thought about that assault and other horrible shit almost every day and is now scared to look in the mirror i relate to Jennifer alot with that scene
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I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO MY WHOLE LIFE, the costume design it's what made me watch this movie, that yellow and white hoodie got my attention but the pink one made me stay
I always thought they marketed this movie because they wanted to show boys that their actions CAN and WILL have consequences, and to see women as people, not objects, people, I always thought that they made this to show boys “if a woman says no, they MEAN no” and “don’t take advantage of young girls or women” stuff like that, and I think girl’s actually DO really live this movie, I haven’t watched it yet, but I’m excited to see it😊
Also I knew girls and also was the girl who wore everything Jennifer did in high school. Those v neck Victoria’s Secret tops were EVERYTHING
do they still exist??
not me watching this and being like “oh my gosh! That’s why it’s called Jennifer’s body” 😭
This movie was for teen girls. Hands down.
a jennifer's body video?!?! i've been blessed 💖🖤💖🖤
she needs deserves all the appreciation 💗
@@artatmidnight btw i dont know if you take requests or not but i'd LOVE a video about the craft if you want to do it :)
THANKKK YOUU FOR MAKING MY DAY WITH THIS! First off thanks for taking one for the team and watching this so i don't have to, second , I LOVE LOVE your fashion analysis videossss and now we finally have one on this cult classic! Fingers crossed we get a mean girls video soon, I'M SO INTRIGUED on how you would tackle that
thank you Aldrine!! i don't know exactly when, but i really want to do Mean Girls! i just saw the sneak peaks of the musical movie coming out next year, and i'm sad the fashion doesn't look as iconic as the original
@@artatmidnight OHH I CAN'T WAIT negl, but yeah sameeee actually, it already looks sooo dated and honestly ugly but ik Renee will carry!
Why don’t you want to watch it? It’s a good movie
@@EmyN nahh I'm sureee it is...I just don't do horrors at any capacity
@@EliSutarday Oh ok 😂
I rented this movie when it came out at my local Hollywood Video when I was 13 with my (now) ex girlfriend. We got it because we expected it to be open to LGBT and because we loved horror and I never realized how deep this movie was until a few years ago. (I'm 26 today.)
Really wish this film would have been marketed correctly so it would have attracted the right crowd. It's a shame.
Edit: Also, the song Panic at the Disco! put out with scenes from this movie was a banger.
New Perspective is one of my favorite songs of all time
I love this analysis it does a really good job explaining the nuances of the fashion in this movie! I also want to add, needy’s makeup is very simple all movie while jennifer’s is more obvious. However, at the end when she’s in jail and talk about gaining a demons powers her makeup is done very similarly to jennifer’s, especially the bold eyebrows.
This video was amazing. I loved this movie when I was a teenager, and I love seeing these videos now, and I had never noticed how important the clothes are to tell the story.
Pretty sure she does color guard, because in the movie she mentions she have to miss flag camp
FINALLYYYY SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT THIS MOVIE, istg i’m going as jennifer in her prom dress for halloween 💪 if anyone asks if i’m carrie i might cry
they better not considering Carrie’s dress is pink anyways
And the designs are wildly different, Carries dress is long, flowy, pink, simple, and it has a V neck, while Jennifer has a square neckline, white poofy-ish dress with black accents
Two women will literally kiss and people will still think they have only platonic feelings for each other
Right 😭😭
THANK YOU jennifer literally says she goes both ways and people are like "idkkkkkkk though"
I just rewatched it this morning because I saw your post about the video coming soon 😊
omg! you came prepared hehe 💗 i hope you enjoy!!
@@artatmidnight I always do! 😊 love your content
My favorite outfits are the pink ones Jennifer wears. She looks great in that color.
Aaaaaaaaaaaa you did Jennifer’s Body!! This video can only be iconic
I’m so happy this movie finally has been getting recognition over the past few years
I feel like this should be taught in high school, though VERY carefully. To deconstruct relationships, vanity, and red flags with boundaries. Because Needy loved Jennifer, she had no boundaries, allowing herself to get hurt. Jennifer didn't value herself as a person and took out her rage on others. Colors hold hidden meaning, bright colors can also mean horror, like midsomar so colors can be VERY complex. Monsters exist in the light as they do in the dark
A true gem of a movie! My sis had me watch it when I was in high school and we were obsessed with all of Jennifer’s quips and burns. Really good fashion analysis vid girl! 🙏🏼
I'm so happy that you talked about Jennifer's Body! It's one of my favorite movie like ever and I just love the analysis of Jennifer's fashion and how much it actually reveals ❤❤ such an amazing video to watch, I'll be looking forward to your next one ❤❤
I wish we could have seen more of Jennifer before she was a demon. Clearly Jennifer was controlling of Needy before, but it was hard to know how much of Jennifer’s lack of empathy was due to being a demon vs just her
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so glad you enjoy the outfit videos !! 💗💗
PLEASE do more costume design analysis. You are amazing at this. I loved every second !
I can understand the temptation people may have had to write Jennifer off as a Regina George type, but honestly her character is so much more complex and nuanced. She’s closer in character to Heather number 1 from Heathers if you ask me. Heather number 1 was mean and ruled the roost with her so-called friends, but at the college frat party revealed a vulnerability and how unaware she was that she was being exploited by the older men. Prettiness and popularity have their price in both of these films.
This is unironically one of the best video essays I've seen so far, nice job!
This movie had so much thought put into it. Color theory, that was genius. Well done on analyzing them! But man, the many parallels between Jennifer and Tomie (Junji Ito's creation) just increased. Tomie's appearance got more beautiful and less human as time went on. She lost more humanity, too. Just like Jennifer.
I've never watched Jennifer's Body but now I'LL DEFINITELY NEED TO!! The story sounds amazing and your analysis was sooo good! I'm not even mad I know the whole story now, lol. Already excited to experience the aestetic and colours with their meaning in mind
i love love love this video. costume design analysis videos are my favorites to watch, especially contemporary ones. you broke everything down so well and really gave me so much more appreciation for a movie i already loved 🤧
I was blown away by the script. Diablo Cody is amazing. I agree this is criminally underrated. I can watch this over and over. Thanks for your insight, I never thought of these things.
I'm coming here after Madinsons Beer "Make you mine" damn, her whole concept is inspired by this movie.
No duh… this was already shared.
I remember the marketing campaign at the time, an put off watching the movie until this video popped up in my feed. This is a much better movie than advertised. I'm glad I finally gave it a chance.
I always like listening to people's interpretation of this film. However, I've never thought about clothes having any meaning. Now my mind is blown. The relationship dynamic between Needy and Jennifer is never direct. Its subtle and the time period didn't acknowledge bisexuality. Toxic friendship is the theme, however, sometimes I see the characters have genuine longing for each other. And if Jennifer didn’t have any feelings toward Needy they would not have a psychic connection to each other at all, and Jennifer would have killed Needy in the beginning. The first person she goes to is Needy and yet she stopped herself from feeding and chose someone else despite being hungry. And the bedroom scene, Jennifer, I can't remember the line exactly, but it was indicating it wasn’t the first time they had made-out or done stuff. Insecure people like Jennifer are not gonna show their vulnerability and because of what the environment teaches us, she going to go about anything with her sexuality in a destructive manner. I see it even in today's entertainment of how bi women pursue other women, or bi curious, they pursue things like dude in a dumb romcom, which is so toxic. Older women theses days call it for what it is, coercion. Jennifer is the real victim of this story. All characters are both victim and monster. Needy, herself, turns into one, but much more deadly. They need to make a reunion film.
i love this topic so much, clearly every time i watch jennifer’s body her costumes beside megan fox herself are the star of this film and it’s very psychological thesis of what the clothes and color palette choices we wear everyday… 💖🧛🏻♀️
its impossible for me to interpret this film in any other way than needy and jennifer being in love - however toxic they were
I saw it a few days ago, and my god this movie is so underrated.
7:45 I didn't even realize that was a deleted scene. I kept hearing it everywhere on tiktok but could not remember when it was said during the film. This makes sense now lol
This movie is iconic and I love it so much
the way I viewed it is jennifer does not like guys. It's a few things like yes, it appears like jennifer is boy-crazy but when she talks about a boy there's actually never any affection in the way she speaks about them even before she got turned. It's usually around the topics of hooking up. Because of her looks & because she is always pushed into this lense of objectification, guys are the light (or tools) that gives her validation. But she's gives no affection towards them. This, the patriarchy lines, her obsession with looks, how she goes "both ways" but she only torments guys and her obsession with needy.
Despite being so pretty & clearly capable of expanding her circle, she only hangs out with needy. And wants to control needy in the same way she wants to control boys. The difference is she also shows affection toward needy. The only time she's soft spoken is with needy. When she came back to life the 1st thing she did was find her way back to needy's house & was gonna eat her but refused to hurt her. If it really was just a control thing, she would have instilled more fear into needy with her powers but from the way she opened up to the way she just left it when needy rejected her means there was something a little more to it. Also their not so friendship history, lol. Needy had a healthy relationship with her boyfriend & was moving on, but jen was always just circling around needy.
I think it was something she had not come to terms with yet & would have but a lot of things got stripped away from her the day she died in the forest.
I saw the first 2 minutes of this video and then watched the movie to gain context before finishing the video, and one thing I've noticed about Jennifer is her need to be first, set trends, and intentionally say things for shock value.
The meta reason is to try to make this movie quotable, but in story it comes off as a desperate attempt to stand out. It's like "the not like other girls" phenomenon of the 2000s, but subverting it by making her hyper feminine. I would say the best example of this is how they emphasized the main characters not being from the city when they went to the only bar in town, and Jennifer trying to make herself stand out as if to say she isn't like the other girls in this rural town.
I find it interesting that the cheerleading/colour guard uniform is even less revealing than it looks. She's wearing opaque nude tights or leggings on under the tiny skirt (as is the girl on the right and the girl behind her). Other than the slight V she's covered from the neck down.
This analysis was very well put together! Very eye opening!
I paint my nails pink with a black middle finger because of Jennifer Check
This movie and this video are perfect in my eyes 😊 thank you for the upload!! Really thought provoking
I always thought of needy s prom dress as a reject of the 90s barbie closet 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love how you mentioned that this should have been marketed to girls than boys. Because while the marketing enphasized her sexy objectified looks, the core theme of the movie is toxic female friendships.
Best and nuanced movie in the last 14-15 years. I liked it upon release. Never understood the hate, and it honestly is Megan's best film EVER.
5:34 Yellow is also commonly associated with greed (one of the seven deadly sins)
I heard once someone viewed her watching the workout channel as her watching a food channel
Cause she would likely get a lottttt of strength from a larger guy, so she likely would be fed for a while on it
Similar to how the normal human often watched food videos or shows cause the food looks good
Idk I just love that view of it
ALSO Jen wearing needs Evil Dead tee is such a fun detail because the Evil Dead movies are about these demons called Deadites possessing humans and a guy named Ashe killing them, makes Jen a deadite and Needy, Ashe.❤
It's spelled ash
Loved the video! But Jennifer literally says she’s bi (“I go for both”) so I don’t think there’s a lot of room for speculation there.
i really appreciated this analysis, you did a great job
thank you so much! 💕
I always wanted Jennifer's fashion how it is so easy to mimic, but so cute and fem. I would kill for for that heart jacket. I had the biggest crush on megan and this movie just fit my bi goals. I want her and to be her😂
While it does suffer from 2000s movie casual racism, I am happy it managed to get a cult following. JK Simmons' awful wig alone deserved it
Wow, so her outfits kind of show her being a 'wolf in sheep's clothing', especially since her outfits happened to be trendy and emphasize her silhouette which was popular with 2000s styles, therefore allowing her to blend in as a normal teenage girl despite her being a demon and having an alluring aura which puts her in the spotlight. :)
can you please do a Gossip Girl video? The fashion and plot is on another level
Jennifer Gracie Check was a popular high-schooler who was unwillingly sacrificed by the band Low Shoulder in a satanic ritual, resulting in becoming a succubus and her retaliating to feast on their flesh and blood, equipped with new supernatural abilities. She is portrayed by Megan Fox.Succubus is understood as a Lilin-demon in female form or supernatural entity that appears in dreams to seduce men, usually through sexual activity. [1] The descriptions of the same can be traced back to the folklore of medieval times.A succubus typically feeds on the life force or energy of others, often through intimate encounters
Another great video essay about Jennifer's Body ( for anybody else who loves them lol) is "Unravelling The Secret Genius Of Jennifer's Body" by Making Media Matter :)
I really wanna see the emphasis on the movie thirteen and how you see the fashion drastically change.
You can tell that the reviews from the 00s judged the film by its trailer and is very telling of their integrity as professional critics
Love this video so much! It gave me an even deeper appreciation for the movie and its costuming.
I love your analysis videos! You're so big-brained and provide such thoughtful intersectional insight where costume, character,feminism and power dynamics intersect, wonderful video! Brava!
I used to love this movie when I was little and I couldn't watch this without watching Ginger Snaps right after
As much as I wanted Jennifer to be bi, I feel like she had no REAL feelings for Needy. She manipulated her in whatever way she needed to to isolate her physically & emotionally like all narcissists do. If Needy didn't boost her ego, they'd never be friends (if you can call it friendship). I'm not even sure you can call Needy bi just because she's turned on by making out... she may just like being dominated & that isn't a sexuality as much as it's a kink.
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I always thought the yellow striped hoodie reminded me of a bee or hornet.
It is a real shame that this movie did so badly back when it was released and tarnished Megan's repuation in regards to acting. I feel like the character Jennifer could have become the second Regina George type of iconic if the movie was just marketed right. Not to mention that I feel like Megan might have starred in more movies like Jennifer's Body, the spooky, eerie, campy yet poignant type; these type of stories and vibe just seems to match her well. Might have become the second Anjelina Huston in that regards.
This movie is SO good. I rewatched last week!
Best movie ever, thank you for this analysis! ILY midnight