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- Jennifer's Needy
- by Charlie Pommerenck
- Jennifer’s Body portrays a tragic queer love story between Jennifer and Needy, exploring the complexities of queer desire, unrequited love, and emotional betrayal, all framed within the horror genre to illustrate the alienation and emotional turmoil often experienced in repressed queer relationships.
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- Jennifer's Body - Queer 2009 Horror Cult Classic
- Directed by Karyn Kusama, Starring Amanda Seyfried as Needy
- Starring Megan Fox as Jennifer Check
- Williams, Jackie. “Jennifer’s Body and Bad-Ass Character Transformation.” Medium, Cliffhanging, 21 Jan. 2020, medium.com/cliffhanging/jennifers-body-and-bad-ass-character-transformation-5600f4078428.
- They play highschooler best friends despite both being 25 at the age of the films release, adding to the overall campy aesthetics
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- Early on in the movie Needy states that Jennifer and her are best friends practically sisters
- Wear something cute ok?
- Needy waves to Jennifer at the pep rally and afterwards Jennifer meets her at her locker and invites Needy out to a local bar. Needy already had plans with her boyfriend Chip, but at Jennifer's request she cancels them and chooses to go out with Jennifer. Further establishing their very close relationship.
- At the bar Needy sticks by Jennifer and does her best to protect her friend. She even defends Jennifer to the lead singer of the band that is playing. However this backfires as she tells them that Jennifer is a virgin and she is not which corelates to what later happens
- “Jennifer’s Body.” Twentieth Century Fox, 2009.
- Jennifers Here
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- The bar catches fire and Needy drags Jennifer to safety, Jennifer seems to be in shock as they make it safely out of the bar until the lead singer of the band asks Jennifer, still in shock, if she wants to get in his van to which Needy cant stop Jennifer from doing
- Jennifer then throws up all over Needys kitchen and leaves Needys house
- Needy is terrified after the fire and calls Chip, only to have to hangup because Jennifer reappeared at her house.
- The next day, with Needy still reeling from the incident. Jennifer shows up at school like everythings normal
- “Jennifer’s Body.” Twentieth Century Fox, 2009.
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- Jennifer denies anything happening to her and redirects the conversation to other subject instead of answering Neeedys questions.
- Needy tells Chip about jennifers incident at Needys house and Chip doesnt believe her and refers her to the school shrink
- Shortly after, Jennifer takes her first victim, she uses her body to get her victims who are men.
- After taking her first victim, Jennifer feels invincible and basically is. She calls Needy to tell her how good she feels and says she is having the best day since jesus invented the calender. she then burns her tongue only for it to immediately heal
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- A few days after Jennifer takes her first victim she appears very tired, Needy even calls her out on it.
- Collin Grey becomes Jennifers next victim after giving him an address to an abandoned house. Again using her body to reel him in.
- Needy immediately feels like something has happened with Jennifer and sees her on the road while driving. After going home, she finds Jennifer in her room.
- Jennifer begins to kiss Needy, to which Needy reciprocates. Signifying their queer relationship
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- Needy breaks off the kiss and freaks out, Jennifer then tells her she wants to explain to which Needy calms down slightly for. Jennifer explains that the guys in the van took her to the forest and tried to perform a ritual on her but instead it backfired on them and she didnt die, she just gained supernatural powers
- Jennifer shows off her abilities and harms herself to show how quick it will heal. Afterwards she denies being dripping in blood to Needy. She then leaves through the window.
- The movie sort of culminates in Jennifer seducing Chip and him becoming her final victim.
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- Needy tries to save Chip
- Ultimately Chip dies, and so Needy Kills Jennifer and ends up in a mental hospital.
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- Conclusion
- Sources
- Twentieth Century Fox. (2009b). Jennifer’s body. United States.
- Ultimately, Jennifer’s Body portrays a tragic queer love story between Jennifer and Needy, exploring the complexities of queer desire, unrequited love, and emotional betrayal, all framed within the horror genre to illustrate the alienation and emotional turmoil often experienced in repressed queer relationships.
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