The Untamed (2016) N
Unhappy marriage, homophobic husband and sexual frustration leads Ale to a cabin in the woods, to alien that fell from the sky and unbound sexual pleasures.
Films with heavy-handed social or political messages often come out as preachy but The Untamed dodges the worst pitfalls in its treatment of Mexican macho culture, homophobia and sexual liberation as a whole. It manages to incorporate the (rather obvious) metaphors into its narrative without feeling pedantic or ruining the cinematic experience by waving its placards too furiously.
Practically the whole film revolves around sex; there's the obligatory marital duties that seem to leave both parties unsatisfied, the repressed homosexuality, the thirst for sexual gratification and yearning to be free from both personal and social constraints. At the center of this sexual odyssey is the tentacled alien that gives ultimate pleasure but like everything else in the world it comes at a price.
The Untamed is character driven drama with some sci-fi and horror elements (there's very little horror in the story itself but there are lots of visual and aural elements that are there to create suspense and unease). While characters are well written (and acted) the plot has it's wonky moments and maybe few too many open questions. Still for the most parts its bleak and highly sexualized world remain interesting (and I can't deny the charm of tentacle porn).
Unhappy marriage, homophobic husband and sexual frustration leads Ale to a cabin in the woods, to alien that fell from the sky and unbound sexual pleasures.
Films with heavy-handed social or political messages often come out as preachy but The Untamed dodges the worst pitfalls in its treatment of Mexican macho culture, homophobia and sexual liberation as a whole. It manages to incorporate the (rather obvious) metaphors into its narrative without feeling pedantic or ruining the cinematic experience by waving its placards too furiously.
Practically the whole film revolves around sex; there's the obligatory marital duties that seem to leave both parties unsatisfied, the repressed homosexuality, the thirst for sexual gratification and yearning to be free from both personal and social constraints. At the center of this sexual odyssey is the tentacled alien that gives ultimate pleasure but like everything else in the world it comes at a price.
The Untamed is character driven drama with some sci-fi and horror elements (there's very little horror in the story itself but there are lots of visual and aural elements that are there to create suspense and unease). While characters are well written (and acted) the plot has it's wonky moments and maybe few too many open questions. Still for the most parts its bleak and highly sexualized world remain interesting (and I can't deny the charm of tentacle porn).