character profile

Jenna Johnson

 Jenna Smith is a young girl in her teens. This is our main character who is around 16 years old who is a mysterious, curious and independent individual who could be seen to be like Bella Swan from the Twilight Saga. This is because after the vision Jenna looks into some books to find out what is happening which similarly happens in Twilight when Bella suspects that Edward is a vampire. Also Jenna and Bella share certain qualities such as being introverted, mysterious, strong, curious and independent individuals who partially understand life but feel the need to experiment. Therefore having a strong personality which is easily likable once you get to know the person however Jenna doesn't know what is in store for her.

The ethnic group of her is Asian (Philippine). Most Hollywood films tend to have their main character from a white ethic group therefore by choosing someone different shows that it isn't your typical film.  Also, through out this film Jenna tends to wear stereo typically unisex colours such as grey and black therefore conforming to some form of masculinity. In Visions Jenna can also be seen as conforming to Laura Mulvey's final girl theory. This can be said because she does have that sense of masculinity about her as well as being quite introverted therefore being able to take care of herself and not make irresponsible decisions. Also in Twilight we notice that Bella has a similar role therefore making the two characters very alike. They both create mystery and suspense which keeps viewers constantly excited.


The Mother (Rachel Johnson)

The mother has a background to be quite social compared to her daughter and unlike her daughter she
is quite open. However we won't see this side of her in our trailer we will see a psychotic side of her. We also be going against the Hollywood style as the actress for the mother is also Asian. We notice that like Jenna the mother is also quite mysterious even though she is seen as sociable. However little does Jenna know that her mother is covering a dirty secret of the amount of families she has been with and the amount of times she has seen this curse in action.

The mother may seem like the good one however she is hiding many secrets which may be revealed eventually however for now she goes along with the plot. She has caused suffering in the past however previously when these events have occurred she has managed to sneak away but will she be able to do it again. This can link to Cohen's theory of moral panic as through the viewers knowing this background story they would constantly be worried about Jenna and what the mother might do to her.