She's cutting throats

She's cutting throats is a French commercial for Metroid: Other M. It was directed by Julien Seri, produced by Alerte OrangeShinesparkers. In Search of Samus. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023., and features Barbara Boëykens. It was one of two similar commercials for the game, directed by Seri.
The commercial can be viewed here, and the director's cut here.
==Synopsis==
The commercial depicts a young woman (Barbara Boëykens), whose hair is styled to resemble that of Samus Aran in Other M, in her bedroom. She watches clips from the game of Adam Malkovich briefing Samus in the past, and then Samus walking away from him as she leaves the Galactic Federation Army. The woman sits up as a clip of Samus's Power Suit activating is shown, followed by a sequence of gameplay clips.
The woman plays the game with a look of intensity on her face; the camera at one point panning to her Wii Remote as she fights a group of enemies. Then she points the Remote at the screen, demonstrating the game's Search View mode by firing a Missile at the Brug Mass's face. The woman leans forward, licking her lips and then smirking at the screen. She continues to play as the game's cover and the Wii logo are displayed onscreen.
The commercial is narrated from Samus's perspective (by Laura Zichy), musing on her relationship with Adam and why she became a Bounty Hunter. The Title theme plays over the first half of the commercial, while Nemesis Ridley plays over the latter half.
===Narration===
==Director's cut==
On his Vimeo channel, Julien Seri has a slightly longer cut of the commercial that omits Zichy's narration. It begins with the young woman curled up on her bed, before she falls back and tosses around on it. Adam is heard asking "Any objections, Lady?", with Samus giving him a thumbs-down, and then activating her Power Suit during the training sequence, set years later. It is at this point that the woman sits up to play the game.
There is an additional shot of the woman grunting softly and gritting her teeth as she dodges the Vorash in the "lava cavern", with this gameplay displayed on her television screen. She makes a throat cutting gesture upon defeating a Griptian, hence Seri's title, before escaping the Vorash.
==Male version==
Seri also directed a second commercial that features a male player (portrayed by French model Antoine Huber) playing the game in his living room. Notably, it opens with a shot of Zero Suit Samus from behind, and the player checking her out. This is followed by Samus activating her Power Suit, and the flashback of the final battle with Mother Brain, including the baby's death. The player combats several enemies, before encountering Ridley's clone and fighting him, again pointing the Wii Remote at the screen to use Search View. Upon firing a Missile at Ridley's face, the player exclaims "Yes!" The commercial ends with Samus firing a shot at Ridley as he escapes.
It can be viewed here. A version with English subtitles can be viewed here.
==References==
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