I only realized this since they started cramming all the homoerotic stuff into movies and TV, which as a heterosexual, obviously grosses me out.
But it got me thinking about equivalent hetererotic scenes and I realized...I don't like them either.
Usually they're just cringe, if not actually gross, and at best they're unnecessary. It's not like the details of a sex scene ever advance the plot or develop character so they're just masterbatory. They're always trying to make sex look good, which it objectively doesn't, because that's all they can do in a visual medium. Porn works because the viewer is only there for masterbation, but I'm not going to whip anything out for 5 minutes of lip sucking under a blanket any time soon.
I don't mind sexy characters, or even explicit fan sevice if it doesn't get in the way, but if the movie properly sets up the context that leads to two characters having sex, I don't see the point of lingering over the act itself.
I think a lot of directors and actors want to be in porn, but not have the stigma of being in porn. Because those long, unnecessary sex scenes ARE porn, just with careful bribes and camera angles to make it airable.
Because if they wanted to just add titillation, there's much better ways to do it. Easy ways, too: Costumes, camera angles in action (or even passive) shots, character traits, many ways to entice the audience, that can be done at the same time as plot progression, saving the audience's time and the film's budget.
I honestly can't think of any sex scene that was actually necessary to the film, series, or heck even a book. Maybe if there's some sort of plot device involved, but I can't recall any in any consumptive media that I've experienced over the years; usually it's there for titillation purposes and has nothing to do with character development or story progression.
Though, if I'm wrong, I'm sure someone more inclined and well versed in the media arts will correct me.
I honestly can't think of any sex scene that was actually necessary
I generally agree.
I don't even think there was an explicit sex scene, but they did use sexy scenes to set some of the back story in The Nice Guys, where one of the characters was a porn star.
Other than that, occasionally sex scenes set the stage well if the tone of the movie is strange enough. Ninth Gate (by pedophile satanist whatever Roman Polanski) had a sex scene that worked within the film due to the overall tone.
Basically, if a movie is going for a specific weird tone, sometimes sex scenes fit that tone but, in general, sex scenes are completely unnecessary and usually counterproductive cringe.
Hot take: I don't like sex scenes in movies.
I only realized this since they started cramming all the homoerotic stuff into movies and TV, which as a heterosexual, obviously grosses me out.
But it got me thinking about equivalent hetererotic scenes and I realized...I don't like them either.
Usually they're just cringe, if not actually gross, and at best they're unnecessary. It's not like the details of a sex scene ever advance the plot or develop character so they're just masterbatory. They're always trying to make sex look good, which it objectively doesn't, because that's all they can do in a visual medium. Porn works because the viewer is only there for masterbation, but I'm not going to whip anything out for 5 minutes of lip sucking under a blanket any time soon.
I don't mind sexy characters, or even explicit fan sevice if it doesn't get in the way, but if the movie properly sets up the context that leads to two characters having sex, I don't see the point of lingering over the act itself.
If you grew up in the 90s, Wild Things!
I think a lot of directors and actors want to be in porn, but not have the stigma of being in porn. Because those long, unnecessary sex scenes ARE porn, just with careful bribes and camera angles to make it airable.
Because if they wanted to just add titillation, there's much better ways to do it. Easy ways, too: Costumes, camera angles in action (or even passive) shots, character traits, many ways to entice the audience, that can be done at the same time as plot progression, saving the audience's time and the film's budget.
Agreed.
I honestly can't think of any sex scene that was actually necessary to the film, series, or heck even a book. Maybe if there's some sort of plot device involved, but I can't recall any in any consumptive media that I've experienced over the years; usually it's there for titillation purposes and has nothing to do with character development or story progression.
Though, if I'm wrong, I'm sure someone more inclined and well versed in the media arts will correct me.
I generally agree.
I don't even think there was an explicit sex scene, but they did use sexy scenes to set some of the back story in The Nice Guys, where one of the characters was a porn star.
Other than that, occasionally sex scenes set the stage well if the tone of the movie is strange enough. Ninth Gate (by pedophile satanist whatever Roman Polanski) had a sex scene that worked within the film due to the overall tone.
Basically, if a movie is going for a specific weird tone, sometimes sex scenes fit that tone but, in general, sex scenes are completely unnecessary and usually counterproductive cringe.
It’s become cringey anymore, it used to be “exciting” because it was new, then got vastly overused to the point it became dull.