Its Mouth Is What? The Original Meaning For The Alien's Mouth As Thought Of By Its Creator #Alien #Movie

It's May which means it's time to start rolling out the blockbusters for Spring and Summer.  And one of the most anticipated pics many fans are looking forward to seeing this year is the second film in the prequel series for the scifi horror movie franchise- Alien. 

In Theatres Now- 20th Century Fox Pictures

Please Note: Possible Trigger For Some Readers In The Post Below

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The latest movie in the franchise Alien Covenant is in theaters now.  But that's not really news.  To me, the real news is the crazy, twisty, weird world that is the behind-the-scenes world for the movie series. The first movie in the series, entitled Alien, released in 1979, starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Yaphet Kotto, Veronica Cartwright, John Hurt and Ian Holm was a scary success due in part to the amazing work of its director- Ridley Scott and it's screenwriters and co-creator Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett.

If you are a big time science fiction fan like me, then you are very familiar with Dan O'Bannon's work.  His many credits include Blue Thunder, Life Force, Return of the Living Dead, Total Recall and my personal favorite- Screamers.

Anyways, when Mr. O'Bannon wrote a piece of work, he often had a deeper meaning in mind when it came to the characters and to the message of the movie.  The same was true when it came to his most famous collaborative work Alien.

Although the corporate greed theme was fairly obvious and quite horrific, it that was not the only message he wanted to convey.

Scary Alien Xenomorph. A shot taken from a poster
depicting a scene in Alien Covenant.

According to an article written by David Opie at Movie Pilot.com, the shape of the Aliens' mouths, their pointy heads and a few other things were supposed to symbolize a penis.

Yes, that's right folks, phalluses a plenty were spread all throughout the film to evoke terror. What kind of terror you ask? Okay maybe you didn't ask but I'm going to tell you anyway.... Rape.

I'm not trying to make light of sexual assault or rape of any kind, I'm just saying I'm shocked to find out that Mr. O'Bannon was trying to convey the horror rape in the movie. And the most interesting part is, women were not supposed to be the victims of the horrific crime!  If you want to find out who the targets were/are then you need to read the article -- https://moviepilot.com/p/alien-xenomorph-kills-symbolism-gay-penis-rape/4272704

The article is shocking, fascinating and quite revealing about the message and warning the director and Mr. O'Bannon wanted to convey.  One thing is for sure after reading it, you may never look at the Alien movies the same way again!

--Clare

OMG How Did I Miss This? A Female Spy Movie You Have To See- #HiddenGems and Other #Funny #Surprises

I'm feeling a love/hate sort of thing right now.  I love finding movie gems on cable that I skipped at the theater.  However at the same time, I hate the fact these amazing movies missed the mark when they were being advertised.  As a result, I along with many other potential audiences missed it.

Fortunately for me, I saw it and cable and got to see this amazingly funny movie!

My first pick is Spy (2015) starring Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham and Jude Law.

This movie is fucking hilarious-- and the word 'fuck' and its various combinations are about as numerous as the action and excellent jokes inside this is an excellent movie!

The film follows the transformation of desk-bound CIA analyst Susan Cooper (McCarthy) into a field agent who attempts to foil the black market sale of a suitcase nuke.

According to the Wikipedia article where I got the blurb for this movie, it also states that Spy did well at the box office and received critical acclaim.  

I think this movie should have blown up the box office because it is that good.  However my post is not a review but more of a showcase of the movie's funny banter and excellent wit.  

Here are a few samples....

Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy- the bumbling yet surprisingly resourceful and gritty CIA agent): And here’s to you. I mean you may never be as wise as an owl, but you’ll always be a hoot to me.

Rayna Boyanov (Rose Byrne- the snooty Bulgarian arms dealer): What a stupid fucking retarded toast. You’re delightful.

Susan Cooper: As are you.

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Rayna Boyanov: Why would my father hire somebody like you?

Susan Cooper: Because he trusted me. And for whatever fucking reason, he loved you. Didn’t even want you to know I was watching you. So he was the one that made me come up with this whole loser Penny Morgan bullshit. Yeah, “Oh, you look just like my dead mama.” And fuck you for saying I look anything like that fucking beast. No wonder your father never had the son he wanted. You fuck that monster once and you just drop the fucking mic and walk out.

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Susan Cooper: Maybe I should be married to one of the dolls just to make it extra sad. "Ten cats"—wh—why do I have "ten cats"? Is that even legal… Just missing a shirt that says I've never felt the touch of a man.

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Those are some of the gems you will find in this movie.  Spy is a hilarious parody of the Bond movies and all of its clones. Though it's ad campaign left a lot to be desired, yeah I actively avoided the movie because of it. Fortunately, I'd forgotten about the whole thing when I decided to finally watch it.

I tell you I was not disappointed and it has a kick-ass opening song to boot!

Check it out. It's on cable/satellite now as well as being available on DVD.