However, this also precisely reflects the plot of Scarlett Johansson in the film where the human skin alien seduces men on the earth. Why does lust become a bait used by aliens? Perhaps most of the audience at the moment holding the enchanting body of Scarlett Johansson girl to appreciate the status quo of "Under the Skin" can be regarded as an answer unintentionally. It seems that the lust that they exude at a certain moment of watching the movie has become As the prey of aliens, the men in the film are not a single character, but a group of males that symbolize each type and personality. However, it is worth mentioning that the three films made by Scarlett Johansson last year were all R-rated films, and the other two were "Don Juan" and the harmless "She". Of course, compared with the previous two, it is obviously "Under the Skin" to test Scarlett Johansson's own charm and acting space. In the movie, the process of showing human skin aliens hunting and killing people on Earth mainly uses three steps: observation, communication, and seduction.
The proportion of "observation" in the film is extremely high. You will often see Scarlett Johansson in the lens looking from the car to the surrounding environment, and then from the objective perspective to the first perspective of the eye, the lens will not stop. Targeted at passers-by, men, women, old, and few, to show the part of alien search and observation. This is why everyone feels that the stream of consciousness in movies. The characters and pictures in general plot movies are full of information. This information may include the motivations of the characters and the foreshadowing of the subsequent plot, and these in "Under the Skin" Candid shots in similar news aimed at passersby obviously do not have this kind of media effect. But this does not mean that these shots are completely blank and meaningless. These images are completely showing the alien's daily life and the proceduralization of her behavior.
"Communication" is the rarest thing in the film. There are very few scenes with dialogue, and the dialogues that occur are all in the car. Of course, this is the intention of the director, because he made the film into a road film to a certain extent. He is obsessed with the gloomy and cold scenery of Scotland. He wants to capture the independence of Scotland through the journey of the character. Johansson, played by Scarlett in the film, has met four men in the car. They are patient, young, ugly, and nervous, but you will find that the content of their conversation is always the same. Always ask about family information and work conditions, and finally use the topic of girlfriends to arouse the character’s sexual desires. This is also to show the mechanized work mode of aliens, and also to point out that these men are hooked entirely because of aliens. That beautiful bladder, nothing more.
"Seduction" is the most connected word in the movie with science fiction. After Scarlett Johansson successfully seduce the man, he will lead them to a completely dark enclosed space with a mirror structure. As Scarlett’s clothes are peeled off one by one, the man will follow and take off his clothes until they fall into the suffocating liquid. Layers, the final disintegration of body and skin constitutes the most cult-like picture of the film. The seduction performance of the film returns to the simplest physical attraction. This is presumably the reason why Scarlett Johansson was chosen. However, the presentation of the film is slow, and the rhythm is progressive. This is also the film’s distinction between "pornography". "The point of the concept lies. The first man just arrived in the enclosed space, the second time we saw the scene of walking into the liquid layer, and the third time we saw the bloody scene in the liquid layer, and every seduction was beautiful. But it is not pornographic and vulgar, which is of course related to the director's artistic aesthetics, including the low lighting of the whole film, a large number of small scenes, which control the cold and mysterious atmosphere of the film, which greatly eliminates the vulgar feeling that the theme of eroticism has always led to people.
But observation, communication and seduction are just the foreplay of the film. When the alien played by Scarlett Johansson was stimulated by an ugly man, she began to try to eat human food, and even began to examine her beautiful skin. And think about what the human heart wants to have under the skin. She naively thought that the skin can be used to repay kind people, but she never expected that it would be a disaster. A lumberjack accidentally damaged her skin after an attempted rape. After the alien identity was exposed, he returned to the flames. In fact, the stance on lust before the film was very neutral. The desire of men comes from instinct, and the murder of aliens is a mission mode, so in the end, the torture of men’s "skin" is still the opposite of male violence. The description ends.
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