Jennifer's Body (2009) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictWoke

75%

Jennifer's Body2009

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What We Think

Jennifer’s Body is very much a product of early 'woke' cinema: overtly subversive, anti-traditional, and eager to flip gender narratives. It’s not the wokest film out there, but it’s swimming in that direction for its era.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Woke

What is this?

Jennifer's Body leans into revenge-fantasy with a heavy-handed, self-aware feminist streak. The film foregrounds gender and sexuality themes, sometimes at the expense of subtle character development or cohesive story logic. While entertaining, character choices can feel dictated by ideological messaging rather than the plot’s organic needs.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Hyper Woke

What is this?

The film subverts traditional gender roles by flipping the typical horror dynamic, making the female the predator and the men the victims. It explores high school and friendship but often paints traditional masculinity as predatory or clueless, and upends norms about sexuality and morality.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Woke

What is this?

There’s little sincere representation of worldviews outside its central feminist or outsider sensibility. Male characters are mostly foils or caricatures. Alternative perspectives, like genuine faith, traditional family values, or dissenters, are largely absent or mocked in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

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