Tip#772: Expand Your Mind with Science Fiction, Part 2 – The Congress - Under the Skin

There are some movies that just feel good as a cinematic experience. And then there are others that feel like they’re pushing the insides of my brain trying to just figure out what is going on! And just like adversities I’ve faced in life I trust that the discomfort I feel was about a lesson I was learning. The challenges offered me a chance to expand my mind to new ideas and new visions. I recently watched to films that were perfect examples of this concept.

The Congress (2014)

The science fiction film, The Congress, is about actress Robin Wright playing herself in the near future. She agrees to sell the movie rights to her digital image to be used in any cinematic form. Twenty years later technology takes another quantum leap forward where Wright is asked again to sell her image so people can experience her as a drink. This part of the film is told through Wright’s animated avatar where people can now be transformed into any animated character. Are you still with me? Feel your brain fidgeting?! See: movie trailer

If you feel adventurous I highly suggest you see this mind-bending film without knowing anymore. The animated storytelling is challenging and yet the sequences are visually stunning and very hallucinogenic. The concepts also bring up issues of ownership and personal rights as well as digital rights applicable today.

Under the Skin (2013)

The science fiction film, Under the Skin, is about an alien disguised as a mysterious, beautiful woman (Scarlett Johansson) luring in isolated or forsaken men into her van while traveling in Scotland. This is considered an art film and feels very experimental in its imagery, pacing, storytelling and minimal dialogue. It has already been compared to filmmakers like David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick. See: movie trailer

The making of the film is fascinating because most of the men the alien character approaches were real people caught on a hidden camera. In other words they didn’t recognize it was Scarlett Johansson asking them for directions! There is also a real person with neurofibromatosis (Elephant Man film) and his face just adds to the unforgettable, surreal and haunting visuals of the movie.

These two films can be challenging to your senses and yet the benefits include the expanding of your perception of storytelling. And if the mind-bending images and characters still linger in your mind days later then something more about the film is resonating with you. Why not ask yourself “Why?”

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