Under The Skin Turns The Tables On Men (And They Don’t Even Notice)

Under The Skin is often described as alien science fiction, which to some extent it is, but it’s primarily a film about observation. Shot on the streets of Glasgow with hidden cameras and improvised encounters, Jonathan Glazer’s 2013 film quietly captures how men behave when they believe they’ve been chosen by a beautiful woman. Many of the men in the film didn’t know they were part of it and so what we’re seeing isn’t scripted awkwardness. It’s animal instinct. Michel Faber’s excellent novel builds an entire economic system around exploitation. However, Glazer strips that away and leaves something far, far colder. The encounter. In this episode I look at why Under The Skin remains one of the most unsettling films of the 21st century. You see it isn’t about aliens learning to be human. It’s about humans revealing what they really are. (And if you have any doubt around the point the film is making, stick around to the end. I couldn't have scripted it any better!) #UnderTheSkin #JonathanGlazer #ScarlettJohansson #CultCinema #FilmAnalysis #MoviedromeRedux