Jennifer’s Body represents high school girls in a stereotypical way. The phrase on the poster is ‘She’s evil…And not just high school evil.’ This refers to high school girls gossipping about each other’s lives and judging each other. The main character who features on the film poster is wearing a lot of red. Red is known to be a sexual colour which suggests that high school girls are hyper sexual and it also links to the ‘male gaze theory’. Red also signifies danger and blood which could suggest that something bad happens in the film. The title ‘Jennifer’s Body’ is written in the same font that would be on a stereotypical cheerleader’s uniform as those are the stereotypical girls that are evil in high school.
From the movie poster, the audience can tell that the film challenges the horror conventions as typically, the brunette girl is usually the final girl who is studious and responsible and the blond girl is the opposite. However, the movie poster suggests that the brunette is hyper sexual and irresponsible.
The representation of women in this poster suggests that teenage girls are no longer innocent. In this still, Jennifer is wearing a white dress and white is usually associated with purity and innocence but the blood on her dress suggests otherwise.
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