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Alien 1979
the analytical work surrounding alien as an allegory for the βfemale experienceβ is everything in how they underline a womanβsΒ lived experience asΒ horror for men.Β
the filmΒ is full of sexual imagery, but crucially itβs the male characters who are attacked, have their bodies taken hostage, and are forced to give birth. in this way, the film subconsciously forces men to empathize with women as the fear and repulsion they feel with the alien violating them on screen is what women feelβ¦
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Mirror 1975
the core of an essay film is rooted in the pure offering of the filmmakerβs subconscious and the presentation of their voyage working through that process. however, an essay film does not have to be blatantly autobiographical, but rather it may follow a character that simply reflects the filmmaker as they attempt to conceptually untangle their own psyche.Β
through the entirety of the film, tarkovsky is processing the trauma of his own childhood in a narrative untangling of his subconsciousβ¦
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