The way the marketing team failed this movie was so heartbreaking. I remember watching the movie when it came out, during my freshman yr of HS, and absolutely loving it. It really changed my view of Megan Fox at that time and I remember going back and watching Juno after because of Diablo Cody. But literally none of my male friends liked the movie and barely any of my female friends had seen it because they thought it was a "look how hot Megan Fox is" kind of deal. The marketing really ruined the release.
Definitely agree with that, I think this is such a wonderful movie and I really wish the marketing hadn’t done it such a disservice and stopped so many people from seeing it.
"It's not like we get any other healthy queer relationships here, we're just left to sit with this failed one." Genuinely my life ages 14 to 19 and why this movie is attached permanently to my heart
omg. the "i present femme because we live in a 3 strikes and youre out society and im already a woman and queer" put into words something i knew but didnt KNOW.
I was a teenage girl at the time of release. I was dragged by my single father to see it in theaters, due to his (gross) crush on Megan fox. I left the theater a CHANGED WOMAN and was immediately enamored by the film, I completely got it. My middleaged father, however, didn't care for it and left disappointed. This was a perfect example as to how and why the marketing for this film was completely backward and did it such a disservice.
@@sarahturgeon7516 because he was my dad in his late 40s, and Megan was in her early 20s at the time. He openly objectified her in front of his impressionable teenage daughter. Therefore: gross crush.
It's stated multiple times how much Jennifer and Needy care about each other, and how they've been best friends for years, but I feel like it wasnt shown as well as it could've been in the movie. Like, some scenes kind of make it seem like Jennifer has been callous and even mean to Needy all the time, when that attitude actually came after her attack.
oh right yeah, like shoving her into a wall and insulting her relationship with her boyfriend totally happened after the attack, not literally right before they went to the low shoulder concert (Jennifer was always treating Needy like dookie. unfortunately this actually does mirror many female friendships, especially in middle adolescence)
My favorite soundtrack moment of the Jennifer's Body is one you didn't mention - introducing Jennifer and Needy's relationship with the song I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You by Black Kids. In the films own words, it's totally lesbigay, and it delights me
I remmeber when the movie came out and saw tons of bad reviews but i watched it anyways and fell in love with it. I literally never understood why people didnt like it at the time
It's unbelievable how it's still being miss marketed to this day at least with its presentation on RUclips, the poster & synopsis should really be updated
The marketing at the time really fucked over this movie, I remember the spots as a young gay boy and avoiding the movie because not only did it seem like it was for straight boys, but it made the movie seem really gross and exploitative, which couldn't he farther from the actual contents of the movie
Yea, the marketing was super damaging and honestly was a big component of why I even avoided the film for a while, even knowing its cult classic status. I guess fear that the movie would just be exploitative and trashy kept me at a distance.
I remember watching Jennifer's Body with my dad, and I didn't like it due to perceiving it as another body of work made to appeal to a creepy male audience. Years later, however, I revisited the film and found it to be more meaningful than I initially recalled it to be. Looking at it as a badly-marketed masterpiece rather than a sexy-teenage-succubus-kills-emo-boys film, I can deeply appreciate its commentary on predatory behavior, the cycle of abuse, and codependency. The scene where a bloodcaked, disheleved Jennifer goes to Needy's house after "surviving" the sacrifice became incredibly difficult to watch, knowing that Jennifer was actually fighting the urge to hurt Needy like how she had been hurt. I'm glad that I've rediscovered the film and decoded it after all these years.
Thank you! That was definitely something interesting I picked up on that I can’t remember seeing anyone else talk about so I’m happy I could explore it.
@@makingmediamatter I think Diablo Cody always has interesting takes on post 9/11 Americana (the 80s-ification of Juno harkens back to a good ole days nostalgia, clashing with the scary badness that is Jennifer Gardners modern minimalistic science forward motherhood)
To be fair to Ebert, his star ratings were out of 4 possible stars so his 3 out of 4 stars was a good review even if he did mischaracterize the movie as "twilight for boys".
my husband walked out of this film when he saw it in the theatre as a teenage boy… I saw it in my 20s as a sapphic adult woman and was immediately in love with it. even for two queer folks, the viewing experience was SO different for us, I think mainly because of the insane marketing campaign pre-release (& Diablo Cody’s writing style lol) and this video got to the heart of that perfectly!
I LOVED that soundtrack! "In the Flesh" was an interesting cover of Blondie's song. In fact, it's one of those that was made all the more different because it's pretty much a female song sung by a male. But yes the soundtrack was quirky and had a lot of great songs including All Time Low's "Toxic Valentine" which, much to my disappointment ran a little shorter than most. Not sure if my repulsion to "Through the Trees" is because the movie turned me against it but there's something about that song I hate. Can't put my finger on it. "Through the Trees", brrrrr.
Damn, no! This will have spoilers. I'll see Jennifer's Body tonight and I'll see the essay tomorrow u.u I do leave you my like and my comment tho! Come on algorithm pick this channel up and send it to the stratosphere!!!!
I was 12/13 when this movie came out. I remember seeing it with my brother who wanted to take me to a scary movie. I was a tween at the time and didn't really get the point of it, but it definitely stuck with me (I guess like your grass clip) and I've been able to enjoy it a lot more as I've aged and watched it time and time again
I remember watching this movie at my friend's house, in the basement, I was 17/18, and i just remember feeling shook watching it. This movie stayed with me for years. I recently re-watched it a few months ago and it's as amazing, if not more so than I remember. For some people, this was just a silly campy movie, but for some of us, it helped us with sexual trauma, or helping us face, acknowledge our inner sexual desires, feelings or attractions that we buried away, perhaps without even knowing. For me, rewatching this film, it was like visiting an old high school friend, wanting to hug Jennifer. I'm 31, and I know full well it's not real, it's just a movie, but I pray Megan and Amanda know how much this movie means to people. It's horrible how they ruined it with wrong marketing, how they advertised the movie for the wrong audience, boys, men watching it, highly disappointed, and the girls and women who needed this film, might have missed out, all bc it was show cased as a sex symbol movie for boys.
I really liked this movie when it came out and I just DID NOT understand the hate it got. I thought I was crazy until the recent reappraisal it got. Fantastic analysis, but why is the algorithm trying to bury this video?! I say A+, I'll forward it to some friends!!
first and foremost i love this whole critique, but also... why say lesbian explicitly, repeatedly, when both girls seem to be pretty clearly bisexual? jennifer outright says "i go both ways" and needy clearly really loved her boyfriend. we also have the word sapphic which would have avoided the clash
i wanted to compliment you and the video. i thought of 7 different ways but somehow couldn't construct a sentence :) i really enjoyed listening to your analysis
Not sure about this essay... For me, as soon as Jennifer is transformed, she representes a more agressive sexuality, traditionally male.... And it's the body horror that subverts the male gaze.
i love most of this essay, but i disagree that needy fell into jennifer’s violent ways. i think she killed jennifer not out of vengeance, but because she wanted to save the people of the town, and jennifer from herself. i think she killed the band to avenge jennifer, not just for violence’s sake.
Nice, in depth video. I just have a minor, technical comment: The word titular refers to the title of the film, book, play or whatever. So, when you are referring to the kissing scene between Jennifer and Needy as the "titular" scene, it doesn't make sense. If the movie were called "Jennifer's Kiss", then it would make sense. (It also means someone with a title bearing significance - like a titular rank - but I don't think you were going for that.) Like I said, minor.
The marketing was a lure for teenage boys to come watch a feminist movie the way Jennifer herself lures them to death by luring her with her body. In both instances the boys were not happy with the outcome.
I dont agree with the analysis of how the close up of the kiss is catered to the male gaze. I thought it really was a focus and a highlight of the relationship between needy and jennifer - how in the beginning they highlighted the two holding hands, to the two sharing this intimate kiss filled with desire. Other than that, i really enjoyed most of the video and the analysis was really thought provoking!
Totally agree, it was also in stark contrast to the lack of sensuality in Needy's sex scene with her boyfriend. It suggested that the sexual connection between Needy and Jennifer was more authentic and satisfying.
I always interpreted Jennifer's body as an emptied vessel inhabited solely by an entirely new soul, the demon. Now I understand that Jennifer herself survives, but just gains demonic powers. Obviously, her attitude seems to be more callous and influenced by the demon, but it's still Jennifer. This changes the movie a lot.
Ngl, i remember being one of those guys waiting for that shared kiss scene but after rewatching it few times since highschool i was like huh...theres a bit more here to it lol
i have such an interesting history w this movie😭i saw it multiple times when i was in elementary school, when a local tv channel would rerun the same like 7 horror movies every afternoon, i hated horror but my parents stopped paying for cable so i had no cartoon network to watch after school, even so i couldnt take my eyes off megan so i loved the movie. when middle schooler me started searching "girls kissing" on youtube, jen and needy's kiss scene popped up on the searches and i discovered that that local channel cut that scene out and almost everything about the movie clicked for me. rewatching it without cuts as a teenage girl and and being able to take it in with a deeper level of understanding i like to say this is the movie of my adolescence and it will always hold a special place in my heart
As a queer individual with an anxiety disorder that specifically makes it detrimental to my health to intake horror media, videos like this are absolutely crucial for me to educate myself on nuanced topics expressed in the horror genre. Thank you for your services, honestly. Out here doing the Lord's work.
this is totally my favorite jennifer’s body analysis i’ve watched!! i totally love and appreciate the mention of hole and live through this , i always wanted ppl to talk abt the connection between the two :)
I would LOOOOVE to hear you talk about Bodies Bodies Bodies, maybe i’d love to talk about it with you because wow i was talking along w this video while listening (me going “yeah!” “omg ur right” “oh yeah that part was”) lmao keep up the awesome work i loved this video ❤
It’s crazy you say that because my next video will probably be about Bodies Bodies Bodies and I already have the entire script done and read to film lol. But thank you, so happy you enjoyed the video!!!
This is my favorite Jennifer’s Body video essay! At this point I’ve seen the movie so much and seen so many people talk about it, and you really brought up so many points I’ve never seen anyone else talk about. The fact that there was a song called Jennifer’s Body has gone totally under my radar, and I also had no idea that Courtney Love was in Hole. Learning all kinds of new things in this video!
when i tell you i JUST finished writing an exhaustive six page analysis on diablo cody's layering of themes, and it was probably my favourite thing i've ever written. absolutely amazing movie and i got so much validation when you talked about topics i touched on!! 😭😭absolutely loved this video essay, thank you so much for making it :)
@@makingmediamatter You're welcome, this video touched on things I never knew, notably the trans angle and how the film can read as an allegory to that. I note that because I am from Minnesota, and this film is a very rare occurrence of something taking place in my home state, outside of like... Fargo or Purple Rain lol.
I had no idea about the song from Hole that the title is inspired by but I'll listen to it! I like Megan Fox's brand of feminism because she shows people that it's okay to express your sexuality and all sides of womanhood, and the fact that her character doesn't apologize for her behavior is also a bit of an FU to the Patriarchy as a whole. In an ideal world she would have just existed without having to unalive boys to begin with, and just be herself.
I remember at the time I loved it (I was in middle school and a closeted gay who later realized they were a trans woman) and I could not for the life of me understand why people didn’t like it to. I was literally the demo the movie was made for 💀
Now that I think about it, misdirection of Jennifer's Body's marketing reminds me of how publishers failed Lolita back then. Both are stories about young females struggling from abuse, sexual included. And both have commentary on how harmful the male gase is for women. But just like Lolita, Jennifer's Body was promoted as a male gase fantasy. Which is somehow dramatic
That’s a great connection, definitely one I’ve thought about in the past. Media exploring the male gaze through a feminine lens and doing nuanced work with it is so often misinterpreted
i'm so pleased to have come across this video and your channel! this is fantastically composed and i really enjoyed it, i can't wait to see what else you have to offer! jennifer's body snuck up on me - i'd gone to see it with my best friend on a free movie tuesday, not expecting to enjoy it at all after not really liking juno and being sort of lukewarm on megan, but it really impressed me from the first viewing and is now one of my favorites. i've been glad to see megan get a sort of redemption arc with her career (til death is fantastic) and i hope she starts to really thrive.
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The way the marketing team failed this movie was so heartbreaking. I remember watching the movie when it came out, during my freshman yr of HS, and absolutely loving it. It really changed my view of Megan Fox at that time and I remember going back and watching Juno after because of Diablo Cody. But literally none of my male friends liked the movie and barely any of my female friends had seen it because they thought it was a "look how hot Megan Fox is" kind of deal. The marketing really ruined the release.
Definitely agree with that, I think this is such a wonderful movie and I really wish the marketing hadn’t done it such a disservice and stopped so many people from seeing it.
That's weird, I remember my male friends liking the movie just fine. Not like it was a favorite we'd all watch over and over, but it was appreciated.
ugh i love jennifer’s body, one of the most unique horror movies idc
Frllll one of my favorites ever
"It's not like we get any other healthy queer relationships here, we're just left to sit with this failed one." Genuinely my life ages 14 to 19 and why this movie is attached permanently to my heart
omg. the "i present femme because we live in a 3 strikes and youre out society and im already a woman and queer" put into words something i knew but didnt KNOW.
I was a teenage girl at the time of release. I was dragged by my single father to see it in theaters, due to his (gross) crush on Megan fox. I left the theater a CHANGED WOMAN and was immediately enamored by the film, I completely got it. My middleaged father, however, didn't care for it and left disappointed. This was a perfect example as to how and why the marketing for this film was completely backward and did it such a disservice.
Y is it gross?
@@sarahturgeon7516 because he was my dad in his late 40s, and Megan was in her early 20s at the time. He openly objectified her in front of his impressionable teenage daughter. Therefore: gross crush.
It's stated multiple times how much Jennifer and Needy care about each other, and how they've been best friends for years, but I feel like it wasnt shown as well as it could've been in the movie. Like, some scenes kind of make it seem like Jennifer has been callous and even mean to Needy all the time, when that attitude actually came after her attack.
oh right yeah, like shoving her into a wall and insulting her relationship with her boyfriend totally happened after the attack, not literally right before they went to the low shoulder concert (Jennifer was always treating Needy like dookie. unfortunately this actually does mirror many female friendships, especially in middle adolescence)
My favorite soundtrack moment of the Jennifer's Body is one you didn't mention - introducing Jennifer and Needy's relationship with the song I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You by Black Kids. In the films own words, it's totally lesbigay, and it delights me
Yes! I love that song, one of my favorite needle drops in the entire film easily.
I remmeber when the movie came out and saw tons of bad reviews but i watched it anyways and fell in love with it. I literally never understood why people didnt like it at the time
It's unbelievable how it's still being miss marketed to this day at least with its presentation on RUclips, the poster & synopsis should really be updated
The marketing at the time really fucked over this movie, I remember the spots as a young gay boy and avoiding the movie because not only did it seem like it was for straight boys, but it made the movie seem really gross and exploitative, which couldn't he farther from the actual contents of the movie
Yea, the marketing was super damaging and honestly was a big component of why I even avoided the film for a while, even knowing its cult classic status.
I guess fear that the movie would just be exploitative and trashy kept me at a distance.
Babe wake up a new making media matter video dropped
commenting to help this get boosted by the yt algorithm, because this video definitely deserves it.
I remember watching Jennifer's Body with my dad, and I didn't like it due to perceiving it as another body of work made to appeal to a creepy male audience. Years later, however, I revisited the film and found it to be more meaningful than I initially recalled it to be. Looking at it as a badly-marketed masterpiece rather than a sexy-teenage-succubus-kills-emo-boys film, I can deeply appreciate its commentary on predatory behavior, the cycle of abuse, and codependency. The scene where a bloodcaked, disheleved Jennifer goes to Needy's house after "surviving" the sacrifice became incredibly difficult to watch, knowing that Jennifer was actually fighting the urge to hurt Needy like how she had been hurt. I'm glad that I've rediscovered the film and decoded it after all these years.
This film is criminally underrated.
Had never really thought about the 9/11 aspect but now I can't stop thinking about it. Great video!
Thank you! That was definitely something interesting I picked up on that I can’t remember seeing anyone else talk about so I’m happy I could explore it.
@@makingmediamatter I think Diablo Cody always has interesting takes on post 9/11 Americana (the 80s-ification of Juno harkens back to a good ole days nostalgia, clashing with the scary badness that is Jennifer Gardners modern minimalistic science forward motherhood)
To be fair to Ebert, his star ratings were out of 4 possible stars so his 3 out of 4 stars was a good review even if he did mischaracterize the movie as "twilight for boys".
my husband walked out of this film when he saw it in the theatre as a teenage boy… I saw it in my 20s as a sapphic adult woman and was immediately in love with it. even for two queer folks, the viewing experience was SO different for us, I think mainly because of the insane marketing campaign pre-release (& Diablo Cody’s writing style lol) and this video got to the heart of that perfectly!
ur analysis is so unmatched how am i just finding u now
You’re too kind! Thank you.
the camo tumbler and florida sweater was like a jumpscare at the end
A country girl at my core
This was the video that finally got me to check the movie out and god, it's an instant classic for me. Thank you!
So happy you decided to give this one a watch, it’s easily one of my personal favorites and it’s awesome to hear you enjoyed it too!
I cant believe this didn’t get views the algorithm failed this video
Glad someone said it lol😭
But thank you! Your praise is really appreciated truly.
No one else could have been Jennifer. I will die on that hill
I LOVED that soundtrack! "In the Flesh" was an interesting cover of Blondie's song. In fact, it's one of those that was made all the more different because it's pretty much a female song sung by a male. But yes the soundtrack was quirky and had a lot of great songs including All Time Low's "Toxic Valentine" which, much to my disappointment ran a little shorter than most. Not sure if my repulsion to "Through the Trees" is because the movie turned me against it but there's something about that song I hate. Can't put my finger on it. "Through the Trees", brrrrr.
Very refreshing takes on a much loved and discussed classic. Love your vids, keep up the fantastic work
That’s so kind of you to say! I always love when I can bring something original to a conversation about media I love.
Damn, no! This will have spoilers. I'll see Jennifer's Body tonight and I'll see the essay tomorrow u.u I do leave you my like and my comment tho! Come on algorithm pick this channel up and send it to the stratosphere!!!!
I was 12/13 when this movie came out. I remember seeing it with my brother who wanted to take me to a scary movie. I was a tween at the time and didn't really get the point of it, but it definitely stuck with me (I guess like your grass clip) and I've been able to enjoy it a lot more as I've aged and watched it time and time again
A great video about a great film!
P.s. the new mic sounds really good!
Thank you so much! And I’m really happy to hear you enjoy the new mic sound.
I remember watching this movie at my friend's house, in the basement, I was 17/18, and i just remember feeling shook watching it. This movie stayed with me for years. I recently re-watched it a few months ago and it's as amazing, if not more so than I remember. For some people, this was just a silly campy movie, but for some of us, it helped us with sexual trauma, or helping us face, acknowledge our inner sexual desires, feelings or attractions that we buried away, perhaps without even knowing. For me, rewatching this film, it was like visiting an old high school friend, wanting to hug Jennifer. I'm 31, and I know full well it's not real, it's just a movie, but I pray Megan and Amanda know how much this movie means to people. It's horrible how they ruined it with wrong marketing, how they advertised the movie for the wrong audience, boys, men watching it, highly disappointed, and the girls and women who needed this film, might have missed out, all bc it was show cased as a sex symbol movie for boys.
More of this would be nice... please, and thank you.
Hope you're good.
Thank you for the video! Absolutely amazing and so insightful and concise xx
I really liked this movie when it came out and I just DID NOT understand the hate it got. I thought I was crazy until the recent reappraisal it got. Fantastic analysis, but why is the algorithm trying to bury this video?! I say A+, I'll forward it to some friends!!
Thank you so much!!!! Really happy you enjoyed the video so much and I couldn’t agree more!
first and foremost i love this whole critique, but also... why say lesbian explicitly, repeatedly, when both girls seem to be pretty clearly bisexual? jennifer outright says "i go both ways" and needy clearly really loved her boyfriend. we also have the word sapphic which would have avoided the clash
yes i was just about to say that!
i wanted to compliment you and the video. i thought of 7 different ways but somehow couldn't construct a sentence :)
i really enjoyed listening to your analysis
You make such compelling videos I know what my weekend now consists of
Ahhhh thank you! Hope you enjoy the rest of my work!
I only discovered your channel recently but I'm absolutely obsessed with ur video essays, they're so so good!!❤
Thank you!!! I’m really happy your a fan of the work I put out!
the scariest part was chris pratt being there
Not sure about this essay...
For me, as soon as Jennifer is transformed, she representes a more agressive sexuality, traditionally male....
And it's the body horror that subverts the male gaze.
Superb video! Subscribed! I needed this hour long deep dive of Jennifer’s Body 🤤
loved this analysis 🫶🏾
Nobody ever mentions the Silversun Pickups 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
YESSS i have been waiting for a spare moment to watch this, cant wait 🥰
This is brilliant!! ❤
Devils kettle is in Minnesota in real life but in the movie idk
Awesome video!!!
Very great video!!
I LOVE THISSSSS🙌🏾
HAPPY TO HEAR THAT!!!
Wasn’t Jennifer was hypnosis by the band when she saw them, only Needy only one awake from hypnosis,
Its such a good song
i love most of this essay, but i disagree that needy fell into jennifer’s violent ways. i think she killed jennifer not out of vengeance, but because she wanted to save the people of the town, and jennifer from herself. i think she killed the band to avenge jennifer, not just for violence’s sake.
Nice, in depth video. I just have a minor, technical comment: The word titular refers to the title of the film, book, play or whatever. So, when you are referring to the kissing scene between Jennifer and Needy as the "titular" scene, it doesn't make sense. If the movie were called "Jennifer's Kiss", then it would make sense. (It also means someone with a title bearing significance - like a titular rank - but I don't think you were going for that.) Like I said, minor.
I don't agree with the analysis of the kiss scene tbh or the final scene in jennifer's room
Unrelated but you look like a young Jessica Biel ☺️
“genius”
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IM SORRY BUT WHAT?? like you all are just taking it and trying to make it be something its not
no, you simply are not bright enough to understand the depth of the film. leave.
Your video should have way more likes and views. Hands down one of the best Jennifer’s Body video essays I’ve seen!!
Thank you!!!!
The marketing was a lure for teenage boys to come watch a feminist movie the way Jennifer herself lures them to death by luring her with her body. In both instances the boys were not happy with the outcome.
This is a great video! Just a note, Roger Ebert only gives 4 stars, not 5. So three out of 4 is actually pretty highly rated.
Ginger Snapped so Jennifer could Body
Real
this comment deserves more likes
Crazy how the posters didn't even have her wear her necklace, one of the most important details of the whole message
I dont agree with the analysis of how the close up of the kiss is catered to the male gaze. I thought it really was a focus and a highlight of the relationship between needy and jennifer - how in the beginning they highlighted the two holding hands, to the two sharing this intimate kiss filled with desire. Other than that, i really enjoyed most of the video and the analysis was really thought provoking!
Totally agree, it was also in stark contrast to the lack of sensuality in Needy's sex scene with her boyfriend. It suggested that the sexual connection between Needy and Jennifer was more authentic and satisfying.
I always interpreted Jennifer's body as an emptied vessel inhabited solely by an entirely new soul, the demon. Now I understand that Jennifer herself survives, but just gains demonic powers. Obviously, her attitude seems to be more callous and influenced by the demon, but it's still Jennifer. This changes the movie a lot.
Ngl, i remember being one of those guys waiting for that shared kiss scene but after rewatching it few times since highschool i was like huh...theres a bit more here to it lol
That kiss was really so central to the marketing, like the trailer would have you believe this movie was so different from what it actually is.
Honestly I didn't know what a succubus was until this movie XD
Criminally underrated, i watched a lot of Jennifer's body commentary and this one is by far the most complete
Thank you! That means a lot.
i have such an interesting history w this movie😭i saw it multiple times when i was in elementary school, when a local tv channel would rerun the same like 7 horror movies every afternoon, i hated horror but my parents stopped paying for cable so i had no cartoon network to watch after school, even so i couldnt take my eyes off megan so i loved the movie. when middle schooler me started searching "girls kissing" on youtube, jen and needy's kiss scene popped up on the searches and i discovered that that local channel cut that scene out and almost everything about the movie clicked for me. rewatching it without cuts as a teenage girl and and being able to take it in with a deeper level of understanding i like to say this is the movie of my adolescence and it will always hold a special place in my heart
As a queer individual with an anxiety disorder that specifically makes it detrimental to my health to intake horror media, videos like this are absolutely crucial for me to educate myself on nuanced topics expressed in the horror genre. Thank you for your services, honestly. Out here doing the Lord's work.
I already commented but I just realized that when Jennifer is nude she keeps the bff necklace on im fine tho really
this is totally my favorite jennifer’s body analysis i’ve watched!! i totally love and appreciate the mention of hole and live through this , i always wanted ppl to talk abt the connection between the two :)
So kind of you to say, thank you!!!
I would LOOOOVE to hear you talk about Bodies Bodies Bodies, maybe i’d love to talk about it with you because wow i was talking along w this video while listening (me going “yeah!” “omg ur right” “oh yeah that part was”) lmao
keep up the awesome work i loved this video ❤
It’s crazy you say that because my next video will probably be about Bodies Bodies Bodies and I already have the entire script done and read to film lol.
But thank you, so happy you enjoyed the video!!!
This is my favorite Jennifer’s Body video essay! At this point I’ve seen the movie so much and seen so many people talk about it, and you really brought up so many points I’ve never seen anyone else talk about. The fact that there was a song called Jennifer’s Body has gone totally under my radar, and I also had no idea that Courtney Love was in Hole. Learning all kinds of new things in this video!
Honestly the most amazing compliment I could receive, thank you for the nice words!
as a metal guy I was totally surprised and delighted to hear the sword in there. Also violet was the perfect closer, excellent song.
i know it’s been said so many times but it’s true for me as well, this movie was my bi awakening
thats such a good video aaah- btw I just wanted to say- u r sooo pretty I love the top- It gives Jennifer cheerleader and pink vest mix vibes
Thank you! You’re so kind!!!
Been waiting for this one 🙌🙌
Hope you liked it!!!
when i tell you i JUST finished writing an exhaustive six page analysis on diablo cody's layering of themes, and it was probably my favourite thing i've ever written. absolutely amazing movie and i got so much validation when you talked about topics i touched on!! 😭😭absolutely loved this video essay, thank you so much for making it :)
Great video! Love how in depth you went for it and analyzed the themes. Except the movie takes place in Minnesota, not Michigan.
Thank you so much!!!
And yea I just realized that, thank you for pointing it out!
@@makingmediamatter You're welcome, this video touched on things I never knew, notably the trans angle and how the film can read as an allegory to that. I note that because I am from Minnesota, and this film is a very rare occurrence of something taking place in my home state, outside of like... Fargo or Purple Rain lol.
I had no idea about the song from Hole that the title is inspired by but I'll listen to it! I like Megan Fox's brand of feminism because she shows people that it's okay to express your sexuality and all sides of womanhood, and the fact that her character doesn't apologize for her behavior is also a bit of an FU to the Patriarchy as a whole. In an ideal world she would have just existed without having to unalive boys to begin with, and just be herself.
I totally agree! That’s also why I love the Megan Fox brand of feminism, def has me feeling empowered after I watch this movie😌
I remember at the time I loved it (I was in middle school and a closeted gay who later realized they were a trans woman) and I could not for the life of me understand why people didn’t like it to. I was literally the demo the movie was made for 💀
Now that I think about it, misdirection of Jennifer's Body's marketing reminds me of how publishers failed Lolita back then. Both are stories about young females struggling from abuse, sexual included. And both have commentary on how harmful the male gase is for women. But just like Lolita, Jennifer's Body was promoted as a male gase fantasy. Which is somehow dramatic
That’s a great connection, definitely one I’ve thought about in the past. Media exploring the male gaze through a feminine lens and doing nuanced work with it is so often misinterpreted
awesome video!!
I was only listening to this and thought you were talking about male gays the whole time
Obsessed. Thank you for making this 💖🖤
Of course, I'm really happy to hear you enjoyed it and gained something from it!!!
I loved your video! My biggest content suggestion is The Shining. That horror movie is one of the best and can be analyzed so deeply
ig i gotta watch jennifer's body now
Guess so🤷♀️
This is such a good video! As soon as I saw that you were making a video on this movie in the community post, I was pumped! Keep up the good work!!
Thank you so much!!! And I most definitely will.
Oh hell yeah! Been waiting for this vid!
Hope you enjoy this one!
'Promo sm' 🌺
WELLIE🩷
this video is good!
I really appreciate you saying that!
i'm so pleased to have come across this video and your channel! this is fantastically composed and i really enjoyed it, i can't wait to see what else you have to offer!
jennifer's body snuck up on me - i'd gone to see it with my best friend on a free movie tuesday, not expecting to enjoy it at all after not really liking juno and being sort of lukewarm on megan, but it really impressed me from the first viewing and is now one of my favorites. i've been glad to see megan get a sort of redemption arc with her career (til death is fantastic) and i hope she starts to really thrive.
Thank you for the kind words and for watching my video!!!