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Why did you like this film?

posted 8 years ago by random_guy2
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This is aimed at those who strongly liked the film -- I would be interested in hearing what aspects of it you liked. I don't mean this in a confrontational or argumentative way, I am just curious to hear.

For myself, I love experimentation in film and tend to give credit to anything that isn't a cookie-cutter formula, but Under the Skin just didn't work for me. It was effectively moody in parts, but many, many shots and scenes dragged on far too long with no purpose. It felt like what could have been a good 20-minute short, dragged out to feature length by repeating scenes and eliminating all editing.

That being said, I know there are many who feel passionate about this movie, and I am honestly interested in what made them feel that way.

[–] prplayer 8 years ago

i liked that you couldn't predict what was going to happen next

so many movies, so little time

[–] Neuronhead 8 years ago

The understatedness. It had a story to tell and was confident enough to tell the story without all the formulaic filler that the general public seem to require to feel comfortable with a movie.

I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe

[–] LetThemEatCake01 8 years ago

I loved the photography, I liked how daring it was like showing erections in it, it was female centered, it captured the tedium and meaninglessness of existence without actually being tedious or meaningless.

[–] MycroftHolmes 8 years ago

I thought it was mesmerizing. I really had no idea what it was about when I started watching it. It really held my interest and kept me involved. I liked it very much.

What we got here is... failure to communicate!

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[–] Woodyanders 8 years ago

I really liked this film because it showed just how odd, perplexing, frightening, and unfathomable the human race would appear to another alien species.

I've been chasing grace/ But grace ain't easy to find

[–] Stirchley 8 years ago

I was captivated in the first few seconds. Such an unusual story & Scarlett was so brilliant in the movie. There's not that many movies around set in Scotland & I loved seeing the beauty of the forests & sea coast & the life of the people in the streets.

[–] Yanyawa 8 years ago

I went to see this movie with a good girlfriend of mine and had no idea what the hayle I was about to watch but right from the start, something felt freakishly 80s about it. That alone sparked my interest.

Then the soundtrack was freakishly delicious and by this point I was completely drawn in but still had no idea what I was watching and what was going on but I liked it. It was completely unorthodox from the usual Hollywood movies I've seen.

It was almost like I felt like one of her victims. Being drawn in and aroused by the beauty and mystery of it all but only to end up suspended in total darkness and confusion just like her victims. Yet at the same time feeling clueless like ScarJo's character trying to figure out this alien world and what was going on. I'm not sure if this was the director's intention of merging the viewer with the characters but if it was, it worked and this is why I loved it so much.

I can't think of another movie that intrigued me this way and drew me in as if I was walking in that unknown black dimension. Excellent is all I can say!

[–] YuunofYork 8 years ago

It is by turns ironic, haunting, and the most meditative dialogue on vegetarianism ever put to film.