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

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

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 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 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.

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!!

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.

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 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 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.

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 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

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. 💔

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.

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

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 never noticed how Needy And Jennifer wear outfits that are kind of the modest version vs the intentionally appealing version.

Yesss! People feel like girls in these who are beautiful and seem to have everything are perfect, this video explains Jennifer's insecurities perfectly.

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.

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 thought you only ate boys.” “I go both ways.” She’s so bi 💖💜💙

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 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

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.

It's funny how she considers her chest a weapon, but later it becomes her weakness-she gets stabbed and dies.

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.

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.

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

I never noticed them matching with the same colors in opposite hues! Thats such a cool detail

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

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.

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 💕

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

This movie was for teen girls. Hands down.

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😊

not me watching this and being like “oh my gosh! That’s why it’s called Jennifer’s body” 😭

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

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

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'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

a jennifer's body video?!?! i've been blessed 💖🖤💖🖤

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

Pretty sure she does color guard, because in the movie she mentions she have to miss flag camp

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.

My favorite outfits are the pink ones Jennifer wears. She looks great in that color.

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.

I’m so happy this movie finally has been getting recognition over the past few years

this movie is genuinely so good ugh

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

I paint my nails pink with a black middle finger because of Jennifer Check

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

I just rewatched it this morning because I saw your post about the video coming soon 😊

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.

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

Aaaaaaaaaaaa you did Jennifer’s Body!! This video can only be iconic

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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.

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.

PLEASE do more costume design analysis. You are amazing at this. I loved every second !

This is unironically one of the best video essays I've seen so far, nice job!

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

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 🤧

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 really wanna see the emphasis on the movie thirteen and how you see the fashion drastically change.

Two women will literally kiss and people will still think they have only platonic feelings for each other

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.

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'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

This analysis was very well put together! Very eye opening!

This movie and this video are perfect in my eyes 😊 thank you for the upload!! Really thought provoking

its impossible for me to interpret this film in any other way than needy and jennifer being in love - however toxic they were

omfg this is so perfect, i gained so much perspective from this im so watching ur videos from now onnnnn 💗💗

this video is great!! love your thoughtfulness and the way you structure everything.

You made such a great analysis, I love this video!!

I saw it a few days ago, and my god this movie is so underrated.

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.

You make such wonderful videos i absolutely love them. You have such a lovely, calming voice and you explain things so well I don't even need subtitles to pay attention!

Great analysis! Youre really talented at this

i really appreciated this analysis, you did a great job

waitttt the point about Needy always wearing matching colours in more muted tones is something I never noticed that's so fascinating

I kinda see it the other way, that Jennifer is constantly dessapointed by guys, because who she really wants is needy, not that shè goes for needy, cause the guys disappoint her. Yes needy appears to be the needy one, but she actually has a healthy relationship outside that friendship, while Jennifer is constantly touching her necklace as to assure herself, that she still got part of needys heart..... She goes after needys boyfriend out of pesessivnes over needy...it is not a healthy love, but I think she did love needy, but was to scared to lose her if she tried until she became a demon and grew ever more reckless in the wake of that..... Luring some guy in with showing of her chest is so much easyer then risking the only relationship she has and cares for

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 used to love this movie when I was little and I couldn't watch this without watching Ginger Snaps right after

Jennifer, i felt like she knew that needy liked her but she still played with her feelings by acting like she likes some guys and also kissing needy, she’s playing with her feelings but she’s also trying to find herself and find out who she likes. Needy was just her puppet she would play around with until she got bored, and sometimes she would play around with boys until she got bored. Her and Needy’s friendship was complicated but sometimes i feel like Needy also should have been blamed for giving in but needy was being manipulated so i cant say that.

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

This is my all time favorite movie, I love running into a video going into detail abt it specifically the fashion🙏🏼

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 always thought of needy s prom dress as a reject of the 90s barbie closet 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Best movie ever, thank you for this analysis! ILY midnight

Love this video ! Great content ! Great observations and dialogue ! I subscribed immediately!

Love this video so much! It gave me an even deeper appreciation for the movie and its costuming.

This movie is iconic and I love it so much

god this analysis is so good

You ate this ! Loved this whole video

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 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… 💖🧛🏻‍♀️

I’ve never seen this movie, but I love symbolism and this was such a great video!

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.

I'm coming here after Madinsons Beer "Make you mine" damn, her whole concept is inspired by this movie.