As much as I have enjoyed writing this blog, as well as the class that I have been writing it 
for, the school year has come to an end, and I have been debating if this blog should too. I have actually had a lot of fun finding movies and exploring sexuality within film, and it has given me a new outlook on mainstream movies, and a new respect for movies that don’t try so hard to sell sex in obvious and ridiculous ways.
I have also learned how and why to critically think about how sex in film is portrayed. I will probably still watch every kind of movie (as creating jaded movie viewers was not the purpose of my blog) but continue to think critically about what I am watching, and the important implications films have.
I would have liked to explore many more movies, and still might explore them upon seeing the films, although Blockbuster will not be seeing as much of me because I do not plan on posting as often as I have been.
Possible movies to explore in the future: Superbad, Premonition, Jerry McGuire, This Film is Not Yet Rated, American History X and Primal Fear (an Edward Norton special because he deserves his own post), Cruel Intentions, Austin Powers, Black Snake Moan, There’s Something About Mary, The Departed, The Good Shepard, The Bond Movies. Any suggestions are greatly
appreciated!
I would also love to move into the realm of television (think Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives, all CW Teen dramadies) and also explore music videos (Video on Trial style) and the blatant exploitation within certain genres of music (as well as which artists transcend sexual “norms”). I have always found sexuality within media (and its effects on everyone, in particular the younger generations) extremely interesting and
incredibly valid yet mostly ignored. I love that MuchMusic began to get people thinking critically about being “Media Literate” within music videos, and attempted to do the same with film.
Some of my favorite or most important topics covered:
Religion (Eurotrip, The Golden Compass)
Pornography (The Girl Next Door)
Violence and Death (horror genre)
Violence and sex (Mr. and Mrs. Smith)
Homosexuality (Brokeback Mountain)
Infidelity (The Notebook) Racial Stereotypes (Crash)
Virginity/Drugs/Alcohol (teen-sex comedies)
Rape, Bisexuality, Threesomes (Wild Things)
Abortion (Knocked-Up)Intimacy (Swimfan, Pretty Woman, 40 Days and 40 Nights)
Tasteful vs. Tasteless (300, Troy) Casual Multiracial, multi-partner Sex (Matrix)
I want to thank everyone who read my blog this past semester, and hope some of you check in once in a while to see if new things have been posted. 
Merry XXXmas and Happy Holidays everyone!! And Remember:
for, the school year has come to an end, and I have been debating if this blog should too. I have actually had a lot of fun finding movies and exploring sexuality within film, and it has given me a new outlook on mainstream movies, and a new respect for movies that don’t try so hard to sell sex in obvious and ridiculous ways.I have also learned how and why to critically think about how sex in film is portrayed. I will probably still watch every kind of movie (as creating jaded movie viewers was not the purpose of my blog) but continue to think critically about what I am watching, and the important implications films have.
I would have liked to explore many more movies, and still might explore them upon seeing the films, although Blockbuster will not be seeing as much of me because I do not plan on posting as often as I have been.
Possible movies to explore in the future: Superbad, Premonition, Jerry McGuire, This Film is Not Yet Rated, American History X and Primal Fear (an Edward Norton special because he deserves his own post), Cruel Intentions, Austin Powers, Black Snake Moan, There’s Something About Mary, The Departed, The Good Shepard, The Bond Movies. Any suggestions are greatly
appreciated!I would also love to move into the realm of television (think Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives, all CW Teen dramadies) and also explore music videos (Video on Trial style) and the blatant exploitation within certain genres of music (as well as which artists transcend sexual “norms”). I have always found sexuality within media (and its effects on everyone, in particular the younger generations) extremely interesting and
incredibly valid yet mostly ignored. I love that MuchMusic began to get people thinking critically about being “Media Literate” within music videos, and attempted to do the same with film.Some of my favorite or most important topics covered:
Religion (Eurotrip, The Golden Compass)
Pornography (The Girl Next Door)
Violence and Death (horror genre)
Violence and sex (Mr. and Mrs. Smith)
Homosexuality (Brokeback Mountain)
Infidelity (The Notebook) Racial Stereotypes (Crash)
Virginity/Drugs/Alcohol (teen-sex comedies)
Rape, Bisexuality, Threesomes (Wild Things)
Abortion (Knocked-Up)Intimacy (Swimfan, Pretty Woman, 40 Days and 40 Nights)
Tasteful vs. Tasteless (300, Troy) Casual Multiracial, multi-partner Sex (Matrix)
I want to thank everyone who read my blog this past semester, and hope some of you check in once in a while to see if new things have been posted. 
Merry XXXmas and Happy Holidays everyone!! And Remember:
1 comment:
Cruel intentions! Forgot about how awesome that movie is.
also, have you ever seen the movie baby boy? its packed with violence and sexual content. scariest movie ever, i still hape snoop dogg because of it..but hey, might be worth checkin' out for your blog!
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