BigDeadFreak
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On the other hand, men being sodomized and orally raped is pretty controversial but I'm guessing you were OK with it because you didn't notice it. Again, the point being that the content hasn't really changed. You have.
To compare the Alien to a lot of modern films is to compare art to propaganda. One seeks to illuminate and pose questions, the other seeks to instruct and control.
The reason Alien was so successful was because it connected with people on a visceral level. The horror was effective in the way that the best art generally is; it made people think and feel things that they probably didn't understand but touched some deeper part of their psyche.
Compare that to most modern, feminist films. Their sledgehammer subtlety is like something out of the Soviet Union. We all know what they are trying to say and it ends up being divisive. They don't seek to pose questions because they start from the premise that they know how you should think and want to shame you into agreeing with them. As a result, they are only interesting and enjoyable if you already agree with the message. To everyone else they are just annoying.