The relationship between the main characters shows us how connected we can be to one another. These four have really messed up lives, but they try to make due with what they can. Maybe Joe and Dazey’s love for cars is because they have a lingering dream that they can one day drive away from all of their problems. Savine practices magic so that she can fill her world with false illusions instead of living the real thing.
Wright directs Metal Skin with fast editing and short shots in order to visualize the characters’ manic energy. He uses surrealism to show how disenchanted the characters feel when they lose this energy. Without their illusions, they become despondent and suicidal. With their illusions, they are despondent and nihilistic — the depression isn’t too far behind.
Special Features:
There is an audio commentary featuring the cast and crew, a still gallery and trailers of other Subversive Cinema films. There is a “The Making Of” featurette with new interviews from the cast and crew. They talk about how much they liked the script, character development and how much they liked the final product.
Geoffrey Wright’s first short film Lover Boy starring Noah Taylor and Gillian Jones is also included. Mick (Taylor) stars as a teenager, who is seduced by his mom’s friend, Sally (Jones). They develop a relationship, but Sally has issues with her boyfriend while Mick has issues with his “loser” friends. They find solace in each other, but the huge age difference disputes the validity of their love. Since he is only sixteen, how does he know it’s love and not just an obsession? Since she is forty-two, how does she know it’s love and not just a mid-life crisis? It’s a wonderful short film.
Also included in this special edition is a CD soundtrack and three title poster cards.
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