• Earth Walker@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    It’s kind of a bummer as it’s nice to have a more artistic representation of sex outside of porn which is more of a commodity. Movies can connect the sexy scenes to the non-sexy scenes which potentially makes them more powerful. Also, movies can tie moral value to sex which is interesting to explore.

    I am in favor of sex in movies making a comeback, as long as it doesn’t create problems for the actors.

    • GottaKnowYourCHKN@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I think a lot of times the scenes are still done heavily through a male gaze. You’ll see more frontal of her than you ever will of a man.

      Sex in movies always felt awkward because usually it’s a plot device to push the male character’s story, a ‘reward’ for the male character… Or just one of many sexual assault scenes bestowed on nearly every female character ever because “DRAMA.”

      Not all sex scenes are like this, but a LOT of sex scenes are like this.

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        1 month ago

        You never get full frontal of dudes because many of even the most sex-positive people hold a double standard against penises. Any time a penis might have to be on screen, it’s vulgar to them and at most belongs in humor.