Enough Sex?
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pinkicity — 17 years ago(September 06, 2008 07:33 PM)
there's obviously some part of you that doesn't get it;
do you see alot of dicks in maintream movies? Uh no.
Do you see entirely naked woman in most movies? Um, yeah. Very much.
So before calling me a bitch, take a look at your average movie and take into consideration that "full frontal" is just that: full frontal. Sorry for you, women's "full frontal" happens to be pubic hair. They're not gonna start creeping up between their legs just so you can see the inside. Please.
And i stand by what i said: why should there be naked woman just to please males? I'm aware that it's
heterosexual
, but the way it was formulated made him sound like yet more girls should get undressed for the viewing pleasure of men. And frankly, that's just not something i agree with.
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DukeTogo1300 — 16 years ago(August 20, 2009 07:48 PM)
I'm a straight male, and even I see that there is something wrong, and I've tried explaining this very position to many people. It is so difficult to get them to see the problem, or to admit it might even exist, without reacting as if you're asking them to admit homosexuality or something. How can a simple empathy for female movie-goers be so easily misunderstood? How can the situation still be so clearly uneven when there is so much PC-mindedness happening around us? Maybe I'm having too much of a man's point of view here thinking that women want to see dongs just as badly as I want to see T&A? I've heard many forms of that hazy myth about women being more chemistry/love-oriented while men are more physical, but I have to assume they get something out of seeing a naked man that is more than just acknowledging equal representation. It is quite simple, if the male demographic is considered with this sort of fan service, the woman demographic should be as well. To freak out at the sight of a dong is a little silly when you know women endure their own anatomy being shown on the big screen the other 90% of the time.
I am not trying to accuse
kevin_jane
of this sort of insensitivity, but I must acknowledge
pinkicity
's frustrations with cinema being largely male-centric.My favorites:
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snapes_cat — 15 years ago(September 08, 2010 03:49 PM)
while watching this, i kept thinking "come on, with so many tits we're seeing, we better get a glimpse of Bowie's junk," and I'm a lady - so yeah, i guess girls do get some cheap thrill out of seeing the opposite sex's member. but i think a reason why we don't see so many dicks on the screen while we still see T&A is because there are more guys who are made uncomfortable when they see a nude male while fewer ladies are nervous around bare breasts. for example, i went to see The Watchmen with a sort-of friend of mine (more like an acquaintance) and he kept cringing and making stupid noises whenever he saw that blue guy's schlong and had the gall to tell me that my tits were nicer than the girl's during one of the love scenes. and he's older than i am. so, needless to say, i'm no longer friends with him, but i think he's not the only guy in the world who has that sort of train of thought while watching a movie consisting of nudes.
In this country, all Americans deserve equal rights
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worldofbong — 15 years ago(December 09, 2010 08:55 AM)
The penis is a reproductive organ, just as the vagina is.. you don't see very many shaved vaginas in movies either; showing breasts is more akin to showing a man's chest - you can't reproduce with breasts
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nephihaha — 15 years ago(March 31, 2011 11:47 AM)
He's going through a mid life crisis and getting jaded in his job. It was a reason for him to leave the university and work for World Enterprises.
Note that two of the women also compare him to their dad very Oedipal!
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notoriousd — 19 years ago(December 14, 2006 11:29 PM)
ya dude, that would be so f'ing cool. We need to like make rules and sh*t where like chicks in movies always had to be naked. No naked dudes though. That would be totally gay.
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mattqatsi — 19 years ago(January 18, 2007 02:17 PM)
Exactly.
This is called desensitization to the female body.
The female body is amazing
Wonderful.
Beautiful.
Not a piece of meat for 14-year-olds and drunk college kids only to lust over. I say there should be more nudity in movies only if it is at least somewhat artistic. -
theodore_varengo — 19 years ago(January 21, 2007 01:04 PM)
Most of the sex was cut for the original US release which is how it got its R rating. Since the uncut version has been released I think the "R" quoted on many websites (including this one) and even on some of the home video releases is dubious; if the uncut version were resubmitted for rating it would almost certainly get a (strong) NC-17. However, the sex is also done for the most in an artistic manner and does not seem, to me, gratuitous
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elven_path_322 — 19 years ago(January 26, 2007 05:11 PM)
I thought the sex in this movie was actually very well done. It was artistic and truly integral to the plot. Bowie sees visions through his eyes and the first sex scene between him and Mary Lou is something that he longs for, intimacy, but knows he'll probably never get the chance.
Candy Clark was/is a beautiful girl. She was very beautiful in the movie. Bowie, of course looked great, although at the height of his coke use, which is definitely noticeable at parts, which only makes his portrayal of Newton all the more believeable. -
theodore_varengo — 19 years ago(January 28, 2007 08:53 PM)
I agree, elven path! I mean, it's a matter of personal preference, I guess. But I think the sex scenes in the film are very well done. They are pretty graphic even by today's standards, but a graphic sex scene can work to a film's advantage if it's done right. I thought the scenes were essential to both character and plot development, and in particular I thought the scene between Candy Clark and David Bowie during younger, happier times was beautiful and touching, while the later one with an older Candy and a more drunk and defeated Bowie illustrated how degenerated they had become. If you want to see how graphic sex can fail miserably in the context of a film that's intended to be "daring", "artful", and "intellectual", watch 9 Songs. With no plot, no point, and an extremely unlikeable (though physically attractive) female lead, that movie amounts to the world's most pretentious porno.