tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315939199532236938.post6573042619017203757..comments2023-03-23T02:15:17.299-07:00Comments on It Feels a Bit Forced: Under the SkinpHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298844811436630754noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315939199532236938.post-4736268006829495682015-07-04T00:07:46.191-07:002015-07-04T00:07:46.191-07:00I feel like the scene where she is harassed in the...I feel like the scene where she is harassed in the woods serves as juxtaposition to her earlier actions. Does her being threatened sexually and physically feel the same as when she herself had been the pursuer? Why or why not? I think the scene inspires the audience to further examine the issue through a "gender reversal" lens, had such a perspective not been immediately evident. There is also something to be said about pain, pace, violence, treatment of the body, and maybe colour and temperature when comparing the two. <br /><br />With regards to Mr. Nice Guy, I don't find it to be some kind of cop-out or regression to a weaker kind of femininity, but as her learning to recognize and accept the care of a man who is without agenda or artifice.<br /><br />For me, the most thought-provoking parts of the film were those in which a simple gender reversal fell short. I think in these spaces there are some really potent reflections on gender and humanity, and bodies and violence. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02873818914572237243noreply@blogger.com