You could say Jennifer's Body was wildly misunderstood on its release in 2009. Just seen as yet another titillating teen horror capitalising on the sexuality of its lead actor Megan Fox, and heralded as neither funny nor scary; the Diablo Cody-penned, Karyn Kusama-directed, horror-comedy seemed to be destined for the DVD bargain bin....
And then, in recent years, the tide has turned because now people seem to not only understand it, but appreciate it.
Its commentary on female relationships, society's pressure on women and, more recently, the #MeToo movement highlighting sexual harassment and abuse in the media, and the commodification of women's bodies by powerful men, Jennifer's Body is now seen as a feminist cult horror and has been retrospectively reappraised. (TW for discussions of rape, sexual abuse and sexual harassment, specifically related to the Harvey Weinstein case)
Joining me to discuss Jennifer's Body is Helen O'Hara, editor-at-large of https://www.empireonline.com/ (Empire), co-host of the https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-empire-film-podcast/id507987292 (Empire Film Podcast), author of https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Hollywood-Fall-Rise-Film/dp/1472144430/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Z0HPAYBN6614&dchild=1&keywords=women+vs+hollywood&qid=1635255474&sprefix=women+vs+hol%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-1 (Women vs Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film) and host of the podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/women-vs-hollywood-with-helen-ohara/id1540573727 (Women vs Hollywood). It was amazing and fascinating to chat to Helen about this movie, and I'd highly recommend her book! You can find her https://twitter.com/HelenLOHara (@HelenLOHara) on Twitter. Huge thanks for coming on to Verbal Diorama, Helen!
I would love to hear your thoughts on Jennifer's Body!
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