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In a scene which heavily alludes to the trauma of rape, the bands mistake of deeming Jennifer a virgin warps the results of the ritual, turning Jennifer into a demon. Their set ends with a fire engulfing the bar, and after Needy and Jennifer narrowly escape, the band kidnaps Jennifer in their van, and drive her off into the forest to perform the sacrifice. At the bar the lead singer of the band sizes up Jennifer as a virgin mistakenly, and Needy tries to defend her by saying she is so the men will stop objectifying her - little does she know the band was planning to sacrifice a virgin to satan in order to gain fame. Needy takes her place as the support beam, always pandering to Jennifer’s needs, so when Jennifer threatens to “cross out” Needy for not going to an indie-rock concert with her at the small town’s local pub, Needy can’t say no. The film establishes Jennifer as a Regina George-type, playing off of the teen girl genre troupe that was popular throughout the 90s and 2000s.

The storyline of this film surrounds the relationship between the titular character Jennifer, played by Megan Fox, and her naive sidekick Needy, played by Amanda Seyfried.

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Jennifer’s Body capped each end of the 2010s in its prevalence in American society, but the key question is, why? What about this film and the audience and critics reception make it so prevalent in public conversation a full ten years after its release?įirstly, to understand why Jennifer’s Body continues to remain relevant a decade after its premiere, one must look at the narrative structure. The anniversary of the release of Jennifer’s Body is conjuring a conversation in the media cycle, with headlines such as “You Probably Owe ‘Jennifer’s Body’ An Apology,” and “Jennifer’s Body Would Kill if It Came Out Today.” Which is a welcome reinterpretation of the film, seeing that the headlines it made originally were more sinister, with critic Roger Ebert quoted as saying the film was “ ‘Twilight’ for boys, with Megan Fox in the Robert Pattinson role, except that I recall Pattinson was shirtless,” and critic Peter Hartlaub from The San Francisco Chronicle argued “the chances that will be somebody else's pop culture reference 27 years from now are slim to none.” Yet, the headlines keep coming in 2019, alongside endless social media references to the film as a whole new generation of young women begin to find this film a new life. Ten years after the release of Jennifer’s Body (2009), directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Diablo Cody, the film still makes a tremendous impact on feminist horror filmmaking and the dialogue concerning women in film overall.