Lola's Lead Blog Response


I never thought that I would see another movie character that’s as obnoxious as Regina George in Mean Girls… Yet here we are. Before watching watching the movie, I thought I would hate the Jennifer’s Body. I never liked the popular- unpopular high school duo plot because they are always unoriginal. However, the demonic elements that are in Jennifer’s Body makes a very entertaining and funny film. After reading Lola’s blog post, I realize how benign violation and incongruity theory work together to make some hilarious jokes. The “eat my ass” remark from Jennifer literally made me laugh out loud. If I didn’t know about it prior to watching the movie I would have been very surprised. Also, it was never necessary for Jennifer to say that line, yet no harm was caused and in the end turned into a really funny moment. Another example of benign violation and incongruity theory being immersed in Jennifer’s Body lies in the final scenes. Jennifer and Needy at this point of the film are fighting each other. Jennifer is at the point where she is ready to eat Needy’s soul when all of the sudden Chip comes out of nowhere and impales Jennifer with a long and sharp object. Blood gushing out of her stomach, Jennifer asks, “got a tampon?”. First of all, this line itself falls into incongruity theory. The scene is suppose to be the most serious part of the movie where Needy and Jennifer are essentially trying to kill each other. Yet, Jennifer decides to change the whole mood of the scene by asking for a tampon. Benign Violation also comes into play because while tampons are a very personal toiletry, they are nothing more than a body care item. Therefore, making jokes about tampons can cause no harm and be very funny as well. In conclusion, Lola chose a very good movie to talk about because it obviously contains several concepts of comedy that are discussed in class. 

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  1. Shane HerronNovember 30, 2018 at 11:53 AM

    It also offers a good riff on the "Jennifer's Body" title!

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