Within the sub-genre of body-swap films, more often than not, the ‘swaps’ (themselves usually occurring after some mythical hoopla, the fundamentals of their existence exposited to audiences cheaply) are often used to illustrate the same idea: the phrase “walk a mile in someone else’s shoes”. The term indicates an idea of perspective; having gone through whatever shenanigans the body-swap film has put them through, the swapped parties usually come out having understood the other perspective. However, in Alex Schaad’s SKIN DEEP, there’s a palpable lack of understanding between the swapped parties, rendering the whole ordeal a rote analogy for body dysmorphia.
This review was posted on April 21st 2023. Full review linked below.
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