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originally posted by Filmmaker:
Never been much of a fan of obvious sexuality in movies (I consider it a crutch the way others think of guns in films)
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Not to sound prudish, but I agree. I think many (not all) films that contain graphic sexualtiy don't really need it, and it's used to get people to watch it.
I do like how it is used in
Eyes Wide Shut, however. A lot of people complained that it wasn't hot enough, but to me, that wasn't the point. The Cruise/Kidman scene was exactly as long as it needed to be, and the point was made. Later, during the masked ball sequence (altered or unaltered), the sex is purposely very un-erotic and more than a little mechanic. I believe Kubrick shot it that way to enforce the coldness and rigidity of meanlingless sex. Just my thoughts.
As I said, though, normally I don't go for overdone sexuality in movies. Two of my favorite love stories are
Casablanca and
Starman. The former, of course, couldn't really show anything as it was made in the forties, which is actually a good thing, as it is better to let the tension between Rick & Ilsa speak for itself. The latter has one sex scene, but it is short and to the point, and the movie relies on the dialogue and emotion of the characters to convey its themes.
At any rate, just my opinions.