This weekend I saw both Under the Skin, and Nymphomaniac Volume 2. They both dealt
heavily with rape culture and ended in a very sad basic conclusion: Men
are scum. (?)
But honestly, each film was so intricate and had such beautiful,
realistic and depressing hidden messages. They truly made you think
about things that woman possess beyond their exterior surface:
Our power with sex
Our powerlessness with sex
Think about it. The power to lure and destroy with our sexuality, and to be lured and destroyed by the very same device by men.
In Under the Skin, we see our nameless main character (portrayed by Scarlett Johansen) playing a seductress and luring men into her van. By doing so, she then invites them in what turns out to be a secret lair of death. She begins walking infront of them by taunting them with her body...causing the men to follow a trail to fulfill their sexual desires at any cost- ultimately ending in a pool of death.
There is a turning point in the film where she has become distraught. She has derived human emotions of sadness and possibly guilt- causing her to become vulnerable.
While on a bus and clearly distressed, a man offers his help. As part of the audience myself, I found his character to be alarming and possible threat.
Eventually, through his hospitality, kindness, and tenderness, it is made to be that he had won her trust, and also mine as a participant in the audience.
The man then having total control of her vulnerability; simply put, fucks her, cums within seconds, and aggressively slaps her upon her resistance.
Ultimately... you see the deceitful and selfish act that is called sex.
...Please stay tuned for part 2 for my analysis :)
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