At the end of Ridley Scott’s critically acclaimed sci-fi horror film Alien (1979), Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) famously strips. The scene, which some have described as exploitative and objectifying, shows Ripley removing her gear after the rest of her crew has died. She’s left in a tank top and white underpants as she prepares for stasis (a confined area of space where time stops and everything inside is rendered motionless). In this final scene, Ripley’s low-waisted underpants reveal the top part of her pubic region as she confronts an alien that has stowed itself in a narrow compartment.
This movie (and particularly this scene) launched Weaver’s acting career, but many questioned why Ripley, who had been in space for God...
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