Thoughts
on Under the Skin, in three different
stages:
1.
During the movie.
What
is going on? She's an alien, right? That's what the description said. Is she going to be driving around in this van
for the entire movie? Are those guys
actually having sex with her and then getting destroyed, or are they consumed
and converted to fuel without ever touching her? That seems kind of cruel.
2.
Immediately after the movie.
That
was okay, I guess. I think I kind of
liked it. It was different than I
thought it would be. I liked the thought
process behind her trying to eat cake.
"I think I'm starting to feel things. Maybe I'm human. Let me check by eating this cake." There are worse ways to check to see if
you're human or not, I suppose.
3. The day after the movie.
I
really loved that movie. Scarlett
Johansson gave a tremendous performance.
She gave her stoic character a ton of depth, and brought her subtle
character arc to life with silence. It
was odd and heartbreaking, and I'm really looking forward to watching it again.
Translation:
it's not necessarily an easy movie to watch, but it gets better the more you
think about it. Plus, it can kind of be
described as "Art house Species,"
which I’m a fan of.
Rating:
4.5/5
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