‘Jennifer’s Body’ Flips the Way We Typically View Female Characters
The Big Picture Female gaze in horror films humanizes characters and creates empathy, contrasting with the objectifying male gaze. Jennifer’s Body subverts expectations with the female gaze, showing monstrous transformation and empathy. Amanda Seyfried’s Needy in Jennifer’s Body provides empathy for Jennifer through the female gaze, emphasizing reciprocal desire. Horror and women have a somewhat … Read more