Jennifer Kills Woman

I was profoundly shaken by this film. But when I tried to gather my thoughts, compose myself and determine what about this film is truly the most horrifying part, I drew a blank. What exactly is it that makes this film scary? The best I could do was mull over some of the contenders for the scariest scene. The scene where Jennifer was lusting after the Low Shoulder drummer in the bar was suspenseful, climactic, and kept me on the edge of my seat with cold dread and apprehension. The scene where Jennifer idiotically consents to be transported into the woods by the Low Shoulder band was also terrifying, rife with horrific conjectures of what would happen to her and much internal screaming for her not to go with the suspect men. The intimate scene between Chip and Needy was also interspersed with horrific clips of a brutal murder and thus made equally terrifying. All of the scenes in which

But I feel it is important to note that just because women are portrayed by this film as horrific does not mean that the film is decidedly misogynist. It may be construed, rather, that the woman has the upper hand throughout this entire film. The woman is more powerful: a supernatural creature who ultimately devours and overcomes men despite initially falling prey to them. It seems at the outset that men hold the power, leading Jennifer away and brutally murdering her. But she makes an ultimate comeback, being resurrected because of - not in spite of - her lack of virginity. Her promiscuity is actually what saves her, not what condemns her. She is resurrected as a powerful killing machine who murders males and thus exacts her vengeance. Needy, at the end of the film, kills the Low Shoulder band members and thereby completes the ultimate revenge, reasserting the power of the