sirens
May 12th 2008 06:16
Yes, the siren of the silver screen is a beautiful creature to behold. I'm not talking about the Classical mythology of the half-woman/half-bird that lured men to their deaths with their eerie singing. Although there is an element of mystery and danger in the cinematic siren which is no doubt inspired from the Greek myth.
There are the classic sirens, such as Brigitte or Sophia, and then there are the those whom allure us with their own song; and for me that'd be Beyonce or Erykah.
So what makes a siren so? Often it can be the kinds of roles they perform, or the media image they project. Sometimes it can simply be a look in the eye, the way she plants her gaze. Other sirens use other attributes; legs, hips, breasts, lips, hair. But ultimately it’s in the way they move these attributes across the screen and the magnetic power of their celluloid charisma.
And then there’s the victims; the men (and women) who fall prey to their seductive powers. Because if we didn’t have the victims, they wouldn’t be sirens, it's as simple as that. However, I’ll be doing a separate post on femme fatales, don’t you worry.
So here is my selection of sirens past and present, a tribute to their universal appeal and dedicated to all the men (and women) who’ve fallen for their charms.
Of course there are dozens of other sirens, but I limit myself to twenty-four, that's the Style of Eye rule of thumb. My songs of the sirens in this selection would have to be; Claudia, Monica and Salma. But that's only because I have to select three. I'd throw myself into the treacherous waves for all of these women!
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