In this blog post, we will examine how surrealist cinema reveals the unconscious and desire through the irony of everyday life rather than fantasy, and explore the significance of this expressive strategy. The Revolution of the Unconscious: Surrealism To briefly describe the Surrealist mode of expression, it can be defined as a style aiming to express the super-real—a world transcending...
How does Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Talk to Her’ depict loneliness and communication?
This blog post examines how melodrama cinematically portrays loneliness, silence, and the possibility of communication through Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Talk to Her’. On Melodrama Among many film genres, I have a particular fondness for melodrama. When I’m sad or lonely, I can project myself onto the protagonist and cry freely. When I want to break through a stifling feeling, I find...
Why can’t appearance change identity in the film La piel que habito?
In this blog post, we explore the profound question of why external changes cannot shake a person’s essence, and what constitutes identity, through the lens of the film La piel que habito. Various criteria define a person. Appearance, as the most influential factor in intuitively recognizing someone, can certainly be one of those criteria. But it isn’t everything. What I...
Is Robert’s emotion in the film La piel que habito love or obsession?
In this blog post, we examine whether Robert’s emotion in the film La piel que habito is true love or an obsession born of control and desire, delving deeply into the nature of human identity and emotion. The film’s Spanish title, La piel que habito, poses many philosophical questions from the outset. Focusing on the verb ‘to inhabit’ and the noun ‘skin’ when appreciating this...
Why is human diversity threatened in La piel que habito?
This blog post examines how human diversity is shaken by societal scrutiny and technological intervention through the lens of the film La piel que habito. Cell Membrane Characteristics of living organisms include cellular structure, metabolism, response to stimuli, homeostasis, development and growth, reproduction and heredity, adaptation, and evolution. However, viruses are not classified...
The film ‘Talk To Her’: How masks reveal the self, and why does love lead to ruin?
In this blog post, we explore how masks reveal the self through the film Talk To Her, and why Benigro’s love led him to ruin. Film is often called an art without a muse. From a technical perspective, this opinion holds some merit. Although the medium of ‘moving images’ possesses a continuity very similar to our everyday ‘seeing’ experience, film is fundamentally framed. We perceive...
‘La piel que habito’, How Does It Address Humanity’s Essential Lack?
This blog post explores how the film La piel que habito addresses humanity’s essential lack—loneliness and desire—and analyzes the psychological conflict within it. At first glance, the plot of the film ‘La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In)’ seems like a simple revenge story. While its methods are somewhat crude and unique, films centered on revenge are already countless. That...