What Is It?
The 2013 science fiction film
Under The Skin was directed and co-written by
Jonathan Glazer.
It was somewhat based on the novel
Under The Skin by
Michel Faber. The film stars the actress
Scarlett Johansson.
Under The Skin | Official Trailer HD | A24:
Under the Skin – Movie Review:
My Thoughts
I think that I first found out about this film several years ago.
It was thanks to
Grace Randolph when I saw a video on her YouTube channel
Beyond The Trailer.
The video was called:
Under the Skin Official Trailer + Trailer Review – Scarlett Johansson : HD PLUS:
The movie trailer looked interesting, and it looked like a movie that I wanted to see.
There was something indescribable about the trailer. It had a dream-like (surreal-like) feel.
I wanted to see this movie at a movie theater. However, it did not play in my area. It was a limited release film.
Back then, I remember trying to find this movie online, but I could not.
Many months passed before it was available for me to watch. I was finally able to watch this film.
This film is not exactly a traditional type film, it seemed more like an art film in some ways.
Some of the minor characters in the movie have very hard to understand, probably Scottish accents.
Most of those characters who were hard to understand were probably not actors or actresses.
They were likely people who did not realize that they were in a movie at first.
This is definitely not a film for everyone. It definitely has its flaws. However, some parts of the film work well.
I wish the all black room was shown more.
The amazing eerie and somewhat alien music by
Mica Levi (Micachu) really saved this film for me.
The music went well with most of the scenes.
Mica Levi (Micachu) deserves more recognition for her amazing music for this film.
It helped to save this production. The music was one of the best things about it.
Here is a good short featurette about the music for this film:
Under the Skin Featurette – The Music World (2014) – Scarlett Johansson Sci-Fi Movie HD:
Here is a
YouTube playlist of the soundtrack:
This film would be better if some parts were filmed again. It should be done with actors and actresses.
The current version uses people who did not realize they were in a movie at first.
This movie would also be better if: some characters had their dialogue dubbed.
This would make it easier to understand what they are saying.
It would be improved if it was reedited to be more accessible to a larger audience.
Adding new scenes would better explain and show more of the science fiction elements of this film.
This film was not what I had expected. It was not as good as I had expected. I did not like it as much as I had expected.
However, there was still something about this film that I can not quite describe.
It was one of those films. I felt that maybe I needed to watch it again.
And that I needed to better form my opinion of how I really feel about this film.
Maybe I will like the film better if I watch it again. However, I still have not watched it again yet.
. Maybe Paradise s2e2 is just waiting for that breakfast with coffee to reveal itself properly. Cheer up! Sometimes the best stories are enjoyed more when you catch them at just the right moment, as if the series wanted to test you. I’m sure next time it’ll grab you and won’t let go. 
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