In case you hadn't noticed, the movie Alien is about sex. As screenwriter Dan O'Bannon explained:
One thing that people are all disturbed about is sex... I said 'That's how I'm going to attack the audience; I'm going to attack them sexually. And I'm not going to go after the women in the audience, I'm going to attack the men. I am going to put in every image I can think of to make the men in the audience cross their legs. Homosexual oral rape, birth. The thing lays its eggs down your throat, the whole number.
Although O'Bannon is blithe in his assessment of the storyline, there are many metaphors within the film that suggest the film is wrestling with an even deeper, and more taboo subject than those O'Bannon lists above.
In this documentary I made, I invite you to consider the possibility that Alien explores the familial abuse dynamics present in our society. In which case, the popularity of the movie reflected not only the creative expertise of the filmmakers, but served also as a subconscious allegory for modern societies in which abuse cycles are ignored and therefore repeated. Here's my documentary. Enjoy:
Well that's an angle I didn't think of. Quite interesting. Thanks you for sharing this insight! I recently watched the series in anticipation of the new movie Alien: Covenant coming out. Being violated comes in many forms, and this can indeed be an allegory for deeper meaning about violations.
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Thanks @perceive.
I'll check out this Alien: Covenant movie.
I'm super interested in how cinema reflects and interprets reality.
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I wonder if they considered calling it a 'faceraper'. Hugs are consensual.
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I think the more an allegory becomes on-the-nose, the less a society is likely to permit the artist to express themselves.
Are hugs inherently consensual? A lot of abuse begins slowly and ambiguously.
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