The real problem with the Princess's line.
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julianmarq — 10 years ago(February 24, 2016 06:27 PM)
He had already accepted a kiss (which he only asked for as a joke to begin with) as "payment", everything else she offered.
She didn't have to and it was her prerogative. That is what matters, a strong woman offers whatever she wants.
And judging by her reactions once Eggsy came back, she was looking forward to it. Like I read somewhere else, she showed control of her sexuality beyond the kiss. That's how it's supposed to be.
The implication that sex should be different than say "offering volvos" is, like I said, sexist, because it carries the implication that a woman should be "demure", it puts standards on what is appropriate for "strong women" to do.
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! These are the IMDB Boards!"
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Farwatch — 9 years ago(August 27, 2016 02:20 PM)
Well, she could legitimately be a nymphomaniac but
I mostly share the sentiment, that line just felt out of place. I understand the parody they were trying to make but it's still a crass and uncomfortable moment (especially if you watch the movie with family) and there's no going around it.
Another thing I disliked is the Church scene: technically it was fantastic and fun but the fact that the director amuses himself slaughtering Christian extremists so graphically and with such abandon is a clear "political statement" (because it's obvious that as a viewer you're supposed to feel elated at those people getting what "is coming to them" because of their intolerance) and I dislike political statements in movies.
Now, I do NOT have sympathies for that kind of religious nutcases (seriously) but that scene unequivocally puts the director on the
opposite
end of the spectrum, in a self-picked position where he's free to ridicule the other side without being subject to judgment in his turn.
That's why directors who have class and style never do that kind of thing: at most they'll make YOU feel closer to their preferred views by craftily manipulating your emotions, but they won't explicitly position themselves in the "debate". -
the_prophit01 — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 05:30 PM)
That's why directors who have class and style never do that kind of thing: at most they'll make YOU feel closer to their preferred views by craftily manipulating your emotions,
Craftily manipulating the viewers political views doesn't sound class at all, it sounds really sinister. -
GuineaPig — 9 years ago(September 04, 2016 01:36 AM)
Well she's a strong woman so she can decide to have sex with whoever she wants, whenever she wants and ignore judgmental idiots who think they know better to tell a woman when and where she should or should not have sex.
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