Now, he way sexuality is portrayed in films around Forbidden Planet's era stands somewhere between hilarious and disturbing.
As for Forbidden Planet itself, I've personally always found it much more on the side of disturbing. Besides all the basic "big white men rightfully exerting power and authority" stuff, and even the "how men behave when horny is the woman's fault" stuff, there is one basic fact that has made Forbidden Planet such a creepy movie for me since the first time I saw it: Alta is a giant adult baby.
As a character, she's impossibly naive, even given her limited influences, and she's pretty much completely vulnerable. But even in terms of her appearance, they made her look as child-like as possible. Her hair was even done up in a way to make her forehead stand out!
I can only assume this wasn't intentional on the part of the movie makers, but it really does make that "kissing lessons" scene evoke less of a "Haha, that fox!" reaction than a "Someone call the police!" reaction.And I should point out, this isn't the reaction of a politically correct, over analyzing college student- I had this reaction when I first saw the film at age 14. When a 14 year old male can't help but tear his eyes away from a blond in a form fitting mini skirt dress to see the underlying creepiness, you've done something wrong.
I told you not to call me Shirley!
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