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Movie Night with a Modern Frankenstein
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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 loved this film
- Some did not love this film
- 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...
on women’s sexual liberation in the flick
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