Men Theory: Alex Garland's Next Horror Movie Is A Biblical Allegory
The upcoming feature horror film Men directed by Alex Garland will likely serve as a biblical allegory based on the Garden of Eden. There are several elements in the trailer that hint at the film being a parable, including the film's cinematography, set design, and choices of cast and character blocking. With Garland’s filmography consisting of deeper, often symbolically religious-themed films, it isn’t a stretch to infer that Men will offer a grander meaning than solely the shapeshifting nightmare it promises.
Men is a 2022 horror film being distributed by A24, a well-known production company that is well known for hit films such as Midsommar 2019 directed by Ari Aster, and The Lighthouse 2019 directed by Robert Eggers. The company's history in film production has been familiar especially to the horror scene, having prolifically released original horror features in the past several years. This track record will include Men which is set to premiere at Cannes before its wide release in the US on May 20th, 2022. The trailer depicts Jessie Buckley (star of Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things) playing Harper, a widowed wife in need of a new start in the English Countryside following her husband’s suicide. She meets a character played by Rory Kinnear (having recently appeared in David Jenkin’s Our Flag Means Death) where she decides to settle down. Rory Kinnear appears to play several characters, including a mysterious figure who stalks Harper, a manipulative priest, and some kind of innkeeper amongst other antagonistic personalities. Though the A24 film trailer is rife with horrific imagery implying shapeshifting and home invasion, what stands out the most is the film's Garden of Eden symbolism.
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