Is jennifers body gay
When it comes to LGBTQ+ horror, the first film that comes to brain is Jennifer’s Body (2009). When Jennifer’s Body was released in 2009, it was a flop. However, when I first watched the film, I was immediately hooked.
This year, for Pride Month, I wanted—actually needed to—write some articles on LGBTQ+ horror. I suppose I should say I fall under the B in Diverse. I also grew up in a time when people only talked about anyone falling under the LGBTQ+ spectrum in hushed tones, accompanied by homophobic comments. Unfortunately, these attitudes are not a thing of the past.
Written by a feminist, Diablo Cody, and directed by Karyn Kusama, Jennifer’s Body has strong bisexual undertones with the affectionate attraction between the two main female characters, Jennifer Review (Megan Fox) and Anita “Needy” Lesnicki (Amanda Seyfried).
Jennifer’s Body turns the traditional horror motion picture on its top. The predatory killer is female, and the victims are all male. However, what I desire to talk about in this article is its portrayal of female sexuality and bisexual undertones.
Jennifer’s Body follows the story of two longtime friends, Trendy “hot chick” Jennifer and nerdy young woman Needy have
Let me just originate this off by saying this is my favourite production. Everything about this film is flawless and I like every aspect. Jennifer’s Body can undertake no wrong.
Okay, now for the study, in which I spoil and dissect every part of this film and tell you what’s wrong with it. It’s directed by Karen Kusama and written by Diablo Cody and stars Amanda Seyfried as Needy and Megan Fox as Jennifer. It starts in media res as a flashback to Needy outside Jennifer’s bedroom window while Jennifer is watching tv. Cut to Needy in a mental health protect facility explaining in a voice over about how she and Jennifer used to be optimal friends, before the killings started.
Cut to another flashback to a few months before the facility to Jennifer and Needy being normal teenage girls. They go to a rock show, the venue burns down, and Jennifer, while in shock, is manipulated into going off with the band of guys who then (we find out later) sacrifice her to Satan. She starts killing and eating boys in instruction to keep up her youthful, pretty glow, which sates her physical liking instead of the boys sating her sexual one. Portrayed as promiscuous, Jennifer has the confidence
In my previous posts, we explored groundbreaking LGBTQ+ visibility and paid homage to queer creators of horror content. However, a movie does necessarily need to have explicitly queer characters or be made by LGBTQ+ creators to resonate with the community. Some films are reluctant to lean into their lgbtq+ content, but still lure LGBTQ+ fans and create queer readings—often to the utter confusion of unbent audiences. A recent example of this is the 2009 film, Jennifer’s Body, whose production history is perhaps even more fascinating than the film itself.
In this strange little film, the titular Jennifer, played by Megan Fox, is the most popular girl in school. Jennifer’s effortless coolness stands in stark contrast to the nerdiness of her long-time friend, Needy—played by Amanda Siegfried, who is ‘transformed’ from dumb but prom court-worthy Mean Girl to ‘ugly duckling’ by the magical power of what I think are the exact same glasses from She’s All That (1999). It’s all fun and games for this odd pair until they attend a show headlined by a hipster indie rock band (led by Adam Brody) that tries to sacrifice Jennifer (who they ponder i
Warning: This Article Contains Spoilers for Jennifer’s Body.
Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts, both fictional and non-fictional alike. One thread has emerged in my preferences though. I love listening to women and lgbtq+ people talk.
Generally, that’s a lovely apt blanket statement, but especially when it comes to horror. I feel like I’ve unintentionally cornered the market on horror here at Phenixx Gaming, but hey: they do say scribble what you know. Without further ado, then — and with a big shoutout to HorrorQueers and Attack of the Queerwolf! for keeping me so entertained the past few days — let’s crack open a wholly unsurprising but much loved lgbtq+, feminine horror movie: Jennifer’s Body.
This movie is fun. It’s messy, mean, sad, campy, and self-aware. Diablo Cody already blew me away with Juno, and the number of my interests that aligned in a smart, mouthy horror-comedy piece hinging on two queer girls being mean, miserable and tender while trying to consume each other? Really, it’s not fair. With all that in mind, it seemed favor an obvious place to launch this series off.
It bears mentioning that the marketing for Jennifer’s Body was deepl