The new comedy-horror Jennifer’s Body seems to follow a typical three act narrative structure. The film also uses a first person narration by the character of Needy who opens the film by recalling the tragic events that happened to her. The exposition of the film opens with Needy, a teenager who is in an insane asylum. She begins to explain why she is in there and then the film flashes back to previous events, thus beginning Act I.
In Act I the main characters are introduced as well as the dramatic problem. Needy attends a bar to see a local band with her friend Jennifer. There is a deadly fire and after they escape Jennifer gets in a van with the band members. When she returns that night she is beaten and bloody and something is definitely wrong with her but Needy isn’t sure what. This leads to the second Act and major turning point, that Jennifer is now possessed by a demon after the band members try to sacrifice her to Satan after the show and she must feed on boys. This causes a major complication for Needy who wants to keep her fellow classmates and especially her boyfriend Chip, safe.
In Act 2 the main conflict is Needy trying to prevent Jennifer from eating boys. The film is structured mostly from Needy’s point of view since it’s her story with the exception of showing it from Jennifer’s perspective when she is feasting on her male classmates. Jennifer eats two boys and then Needy realizes she must take matters into her own hands and destroy the demon that is now Jennifer. After Jennifer kills Needy’s boyfriend at prom, this leads to Needy’s Act three decision and into the climax.
In Act 3 Needy and Jennifer have a final battle and Needy murders Jennifer by stabbing her through the heart with a box cutter. After this the film flashes back to Needy in the insane asylum, which provides book endings. Needy also provides a direct address in describing how the story ends. Needy states she is able to escape and then hunts down the indie band that tried to sacrifice Jennifer.
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