In my opinion, two of the best movies ever made are Ridley Scott’s Alien<\/i> and the sequel to it, James Cameron’s Aliens<\/i>.<\/p>\n
I grew up watching Aliens<\/i> all the time, but until last night I’d never gotten to see the original, Alien<\/i>. A digitally remastered director’s cut of it, however, is currently on limited release in theatres so I jumped on the opportunity to see it on the big screen (even though I had to drive 60+ miles to Denver to do so). Suffice to say that I was floored and am half-way contemplating driving out to see it again next weekend.<\/p>\n
So this is just a little post to say that if it’s showing in your town, or even if it isn’t, take some time out of your day to watch Alien<\/i>. It is one of the best feminist movies I’ve seen (arguably; I think the sexual symbolism in the movie can be interpreted in multiple ways, but I think that the movie comes down firmly on the side of women as being smart, mature, compassionate, assertive, and worthy of respect), and is certaintly one of the best movies of any genre I’ve ever seen.<\/p>\n
(On a related note: It’s not scary. Why the hell do people say it’s a horror movie? Because people die, it’s claustrophobic, and there’s a lot of tension? I could say that about a movie about the trenches of World War I, but few would call it a horror movie.).<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In my opinion, two of the best movies ever made are Ridley Scott’s Alien and the sequel to it, James Cameron’s Aliens. I grew up watching Aliens all the time, but until last night I’d never gotten to see the … Continue reading