The film relies heavily on the trope of the hot cheerleader, who is killed as would be expected in a slasher only to come back to life to wreak havoc. Jennifer’s Body is a humorous exploration of stereotypes recurrent in horror films.
She seduces and devours her prey with ease (and some sharp new teeth). The demon that took up residence in her recently sacrificed body seems right at home. When she morphs from high school evil to demonic evil, nobody except her best friend notices because her personality does not change a jot. Jennifer (Megan Fox) is your stereotypical sexy cheerleader.
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The reveal/transformation of the alien into a huge, tentacled monster may or may not be a narrative surprise, but it’s certainly quite the feat of physics.Īdditional Suggested Viewing: Aliens (1986), Species (1995), Under the Skin (2013) When the alien queen is revealed, she offers us a so-sad explanation about her dying planet, how she really needs a new home, and so she’ll just take this one, thanks. Rodriguez wholeheartedly embraces his cinematic precedents here, most obviously Invasion of the Body Snatchers (which is actually discussed). Instead, everyone who is infested assimilates into the alien hive-mind. They are attacked slasher-style, but they don’t die. The core group of stock characters are familiar from any teen film: the over-achiever, jock, nerd, rebel, loner and new girl. There is a predictable cast of recognizable and attractive actors pretending to be under-age who are apparently the only hope for humanity. This is a fun ’90s sci-fi horror about aliens trying to take over the world, starting with the teachers at a high school in small town Ohio. So, with that said, here are 13 types of female monsters, who may look like regular gals but are anything but. They also wield power, regardless of the shape that they take. They do offer a character outside of either the helpless, flailing victim or rise-to-the-occasion Final Girl. But there are also alternate readings of (some) female monsters. Read: women are not what they seem, women need to be controlled, women are emotional, dangerous and lesser creatures. This can replicate and reiterate problematic-often misogynistic-attitudes about gender and sexuality. Like most horror films, the female monster reflects social anxieties. This character features in many genres, but in horror she is especially frightening-she might physically transform into a monstrous creature. Often, they follow the type of the dangerous seductress, a femme fatale whose captivating beauty masks their wicked intent. The same thing goes for more recent horror villains: Freddy, Jason and Michael are monstrous men who don’t even need last names to bring to mind the slice and dice approach to life.
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These classic movie monsters are obviously male. Or, maybe the Mummy, Dr Jekyll or a rampaging ape. When you think of movie monsters, I’d bet half my trashy VHS collection that you think of a Universal Horror creature, like a werewolf, Frankenstein’s monster and Dracula.
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