Under the Skin is a 2013 science fiction film directed and co-written by Jonathan Glazer loosely based on Michel Faber’s 2000 novel of the same name. The film stars Scarlett Johansson as an otherworldly woman who preys on men in Scotland. Glazer and cowriter Walter Campbell developed Under the Skin for a decade, settling on a film that takes an alien perspective of the human world. Though Under the Skin was a box office failure, it received positive reviews, particularly for Johansson’s performance, Glazer’s direction, and Mica Levi’s score. It received multiple awards and was named one of 2014’s best films by several publications.
Though Glazer said he wanted to make a film “more about a human experience than a gender experience”, several critics identified feminist and gender themes. The Economist wrote that “there is some aggressive sexuality in the film: women seem very vulnerable but then men’s desires are punished.” In The Mary Sue, Kristy Puchko wrote that Under the Skin “creates a reverse of contemporary rape culture where violence against women is so common that women are casually warned to be ever alert for those who might harm them […] By and large men don’t worry about their safety in the same way when walking home late at night. But in the world of Under the Skin, they absolutely should.”
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/
5$ tickets online
10$ tickets at the door
Movie starts at 8pm sharp, doors open at 7pm for social time.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Culture Shock Movie Night is a film screening happening at the East Bay Community Space every third Thursday and focuses on movies which challenge our cultural conditioning.
This even is sponsored and promoted by Black and Poly
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