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Sunday, August 20, 2006
Unfaithful As cheap as porn is and can be, porn flicks do bring up certain issues. And when I mean pornographic movies, I do not mean hardcore sex with animals or senseless banging on the bed or in the woods. As always, one must first try and understand the 'moral' issues of the adult industry. It has come to my attention that almost all porn sites have stated that the characters used in their cheap productions are age 18 and above. This clears the first moral dilemma; the girls/guys are no longer minors. Secondly, if you bother observing the actresses/actors of REALITY (its really ironic) porn, you'll soon come to realize that the girls actually appear in different sites. This dispels the second ethical issue - they're not forced into it (although there are those that do seem truly real and evil eg. Bang Bus etc, but majority are just little sets with good lighting and acoustics). Lastly, the adult industry pays one for their deeds and to those in it, its somewhat a fair trade off. In my opinion, there are different levels of pornography. For instance, on the most basic level, FHM and MAXIM can be considered soft porn. On the other extreme end, snuff porn is just evil. What falls in the remaining spectrum are artistic images (photographs, paintings, sculptures etc.) and RA movies (Fatal Attraction, Unfaithful etc.)  Having watched Unfaithful last night (it was the censored version, so I checked it out on the net), it sparked off a train of thought. I had begun to question the intention of the movie, the characters in real life and to a large extend marriage.Unfaithful is about Connie Summers (Diane Lane) who (as the title states) becomes unfaithful to her husband upon meeting a handsome French man. She knows its wrong to have an affair but continues it due to her lack of restraint. On the other hand, her husband Ed Summers (Richard Gere) loves her and when he finds out about her little secret, kills the lover, Paul Martel (Oliver Martinez) by accident. And the story continues... Adrian Lyne, the director of Unfaithful is characteristic in his focus on sexual characters. For simplicity, you can consider him a porn producer. And although he did get a nomination for Academy Award for Best Director for the film Fatal Attraction, many movie critics feel that his films lack substance. To a certain extend I do agree with that notion, as how good a director can one be if its just about sex? However, its in my opinion that because of his portrayal of sex and the sexuality of the characters that he was actually able to make the film a 'success'. The movie was able to capture the emotional turmoil of a woman in the midst of an affair. Though the acting was not superb, the setting and cinematography had helped to bring out the essence of the plot. The questions raised: 1) Why such a plot? Will it appeal to the masses? And on what basis will it be a hit, as a pornographic movie or one that has a proper message? 2) What are the consequences of the characters acting in such a film? 3) Adultery. Reality or fiction? ONE. It did appeal to me (not because I'm a horny little prick) but because there was a plot that seemed realistic. Its more common for shows to be about a husband straying from the marriage and then returning to it with the wife forgiving him. However, in this film, the plot was inverted. With Connie being the one who betrayed the vows, it became a lot more interesting. Also, the intelligent infusion of sex scenes into the plot had made the film realistic and 'understandable/relate-able'. Though there were scenes of nudity, what differentiated it from a truly pornographic movie was the plot. TWO. Another thought came to my mind when I found out that Diane Lane had a daughter. Would little Diane Lane suffer emotional trauma or be unable to deal with her mothers role in adult movies? How would she confront such issues when she becomes older? Imagine your mum bearing her breasts to the world in a film, how would you feel? Even now, I don't have a response to this question. But, I do feel that Diane Jr. maybe a victim of circumstances that she may never have wished to be born into. THREE. Being unfaithful is part of our everyday life. As mentioned in Blake's poem My Pretty Rose Tree, one must have restraint. Your eyes may stray, and your crotch may bulge, but your heart must never leave your lover's side. Connie was unable to treat her dirty deed as a fling and got further and further into it by allowing emotions to get involved. Adultery once was a sin punishable by death. Now, it all ends up in court with both parties becoming friends. Are marriage vows really that worthless in today's world of lust? Are people getting married for the right reasons? And lastly, do couples even know love? As widely as porn is viewed in Asia, pornography IS a taboo in our Asian culture. With Annabel Chong once shocking our little island paradise, are we ready for western influence? Give us another 20 years to find our true identity. |
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