Sex in movies is so weird. It's hard for me to think of a movie that has a sexy (or erotic, titillating, etc.) sex scene. Like jaws, I think it is best to ramp up the tension and only show a little bit of the shark. I imagine I'm in the minority. I remember reading Roger corman's biography and his words were "move the camera and have frontal nudity." I suppose that is the paradigm.
I suppose part of it comes down to one's idea of 'good' sex, which I think you get at. As you write, good sex generally only comes out of intimacy (or at least skillfulness); maybe that is difficult (or not interesting) to show.
Now that I think about it, perhaps the movies that to me most accurately capture an intimate moment were ED prescription drug commercials (which is both hilarious and sad).
That is indeed both hilarious and sad. Of course, really what good sex is is personal and specific to the person/people involved. But I think there are ways to show the kind of sex that women are more likely to enjoy, and you definitely see that out there, it's just not the norm.
Sex in movies is so weird. It's hard for me to think of a movie that has a sexy (or erotic, titillating, etc.) sex scene. Like jaws, I think it is best to ramp up the tension and only show a little bit of the shark. I imagine I'm in the minority. I remember reading Roger corman's biography and his words were "move the camera and have frontal nudity." I suppose that is the paradigm.
I suppose part of it comes down to one's idea of 'good' sex, which I think you get at. As you write, good sex generally only comes out of intimacy (or at least skillfulness); maybe that is difficult (or not interesting) to show.
Now that I think about it, perhaps the movies that to me most accurately capture an intimate moment were ED prescription drug commercials (which is both hilarious and sad).
That is indeed both hilarious and sad. Of course, really what good sex is is personal and specific to the person/people involved. But I think there are ways to show the kind of sex that women are more likely to enjoy, and you definitely see that out there, it's just not the norm.