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'Under the Skin' Spoilage . . .

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Billy Wonka

I was dismayed to see Adam Pearson's condition was not make up. The bonus features cleared that up. Quite brave of him to come forward to be cast as is. Bless his heart.

Follow Ups:

RE: I thought he fit in nicely with the.... - user510 10:37:39 08/01/14 (0)
...overall theme of the movie. Prior to the encounter with Pearson's character, the chosen specimens were young adult males of normal appearance, in good health, sexually active and were brought to their doom wearing nothing but an erection. Pearson, for unexplained reasons, was spared the same fate. But later we saw that .......

Overall, a movie that kept me watching, but at one point I wondered if I would continue watching. Not much plot. More like a segment, or perhaps a single chapter taken from a larger novel.

Best part; getting to see Scarlett J in the altogether. And now it becomes clear that the viewers of this film are not so different from those in the film who were lured to their doom. Maybe that is the films' ultimate message.

-Steve
Agreed, he gave a good performance. Question: What did you think about the movie though? - Raiderman 10:22:50 07/30/14 (5)
My family and I watched it, and it was just a bit too weird for us.
(There were some cool scenes and ideas, but all and all, it just didn't cut it, IMHO.)

FYI: Even having lots of naked Scarlett Johansson scenes did not save the movie for me, (although it helped). ;-)
- A film can't survive on atmosphere alone . . . - Billy Wonka 16:59:49 07/30/14 (4)
  and this seems to be the sole purpose of the film. I'm not sure how the short story worked but this seems to be an exercise in creating something out of nothing. I liked watching ScarJo and some of the characters but am still wondering what it was all aboot.
  
  SPOILAGE
  
  Was Scarlett harvesting skins for future use? When one of the victims seem to "pop" his skin seemed empty of any and all internal tissue. Did the deformed guy go free because she felt sorry for him or because they couldn't use his skin?
  - In the film there were many motorcycles. (Big reveal!!) - geoffkait 04:18:18 07/31/14 (0)
    The idea in the book and perhaps in the film was the character played by Scarlett was one of many sent here to set up meat packing plants for gourmet demand back on the home planet. The motorcyclists were, what, senior coordinators?
  - Spoiler: I thought it was - tinear 20:39:48 07/30/14 (2)
    somewhat apparent that Scarlett slowly was becoming "human." She wanted to experience what these curious folks around her were experiencing.
    Or not...
    - RE: Spoiler: I thought it was - Billy Wonka 18:54:27 08/01/14 (0)
      She knew she was in trouble after the deformed guy got away. She was taking flight to stay alive. As you noticed, she was not equipped for human "play" so I think she was hiding the best she could.
    - RE: Spoiler: I thought it was - Chris from Lafayette 00:22:36 07/31/14 (0)
      She was luring men to their doom, and then starting to feel bad about it - for whatever reason. Maybe she was becoming more human, or, as you say,. . . not.

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