Movie Night with a Modern Frankenstein
It’s movie game night again! Samantha wants Remoy to watch a movie, and he guesses his way to the title of the movie. Play along to get a great movie recommendation that explores MASKulinity.
Remoy guesses his way to this Oscar-winning movie with a modern Frankenstein story. Themes of liberation and control abound!
First, they once again distill MASKulinity - what is it again? And why are we talking about it?
This movie explores power and gender in an absurdist and comical way, which allows for a complete abandonment of social conventions. No apologies, no social conventions - it’s a delight!
No conventions means no prescriptions, which—you guessed it!—leaves the MASKuline characters in this movie in a dangle of confusion and frustration.
Remoy gives us the literati background of the movie, giving us insight into the story this movie is based on and its author
What is it about women’s liberation that challenges men’s masculinity?
Samantha and Remoy discuss how the story pulls us in to pose this ever-relevant question.
Literati and Marvel at the same time? We’ll let you figure out the context on that one.
MASKulinity comes in all shapes and sizes in this flick.
What does this movie want to leave us with in terms of gender? And why?
Samantha tells us why she recommended this film and ponders who it’s intended for.
What movies have you seen that explore the performance of masculinity? Send them to us! We’ll be discussing it on a future episode and you might get a chance to be on Beneath the MASK 🎭!
Referenced in this episode:
Some more insight into the book this film is based on
COMPANION PIECES:
Our first movie night this season: Trivia Night! Movie Time? Romance and Loneliness Edition
When we talked to MASKulinity-questioning filmmaker Imran Siddiquee about Romance MASKulinity: Getting the Girl...
Some thoughts on women’s sexual liberation in the flick