I know I'm probably in the minority (in many regards, lol), but I find little interest in seeing a couple kiss for a long time or have sex in movies.
I do love it if there is a big build-up: You're waiting for a couple to succumb to their emotions and they rush together and kiss...that's magic. I tend to like romantic-comedies like "Sleepless In Seattle," "Phenomenon," "You've Got Mail," "Dave," "Forest Gump," and others. With these, you don't see a LONNNNG shot of the couple kissing but you know through their looks, their touches, their hushed words, that there's love.
Despite my penchant for romantic movies, a long kiss, after the first 5 seconds, kind of leaves me bored. It's not like I'm kissing. I'm watching someone kiss. I like it in person but not up on a big screen.
Music can rise to a crescendo to when the kiss begins but, after that, unless you have a wonderful melody, can seem at a loss as to how to react.
And watching supposid sex in bed in movies? Unless it's done well, like in "Body Heat," it too can be amazingly boring. They're under the covers moving around and kissing and...and... Well, I wonder what's on the other channel.
The power of sex can be the TENSION before and during. If there's no tension, we're just watching writhing bodies. I suppose it can bring up memories of our own sex lives but the screen version, for me, gets a bit tedious quickly.
In any of the above, I'm not talking about pornographic films. I can see that, for many or most, they serve a purpose. What I'm talking about it general audience films wherein we see people making love under covers for 30 or so seconds.
Well, like I say, I am a bit of a contrarian.
Teri Anne
