Erotic films satisfy the audience's desire for voyeurism.
Looking back at the history of film development, we can see the problem of eroticism. As early as more than a hundred years ago, since the invention of film in the 19th century, film practitioners and audiences have had serious conflicts with regard to eroticism. In 1894, Edison released a 15-second silent film [Kissing]. For the first time, a scene of a man and a woman kissing on the screen appeared on the screen. The public opinion was in an uproar. On-screen kissing became a symbol of "erotic" and was severely suppressed. Wen Tianxiang said that if according to the standards of the time, 80% of the movies would now be banned; it can be seen that the definition of eroticism or the politics of eroticism is the value of constant revision and change according to the time and place.
In general, most popular movies are "pornographic" in the methods of directors, scene scheduling, and star creation. Even if the content is not related to eroticism, the audience can find this kind of prying pleasure in the film. The science fiction film [Moon Journey] filmed by French film magician Merriet in 1902 describes the story of a group of mad scientists landing on the moon on a bullet-shaped rocket. The interesting thing is that the rocket launch is through a group of "hot pants girls" cheerleaders What they have done is to push the rocket into the barrel together. The movement from the launch of the rocket to the insertion into the moon all presents sexual imagination. These dozens of hot pants girls seem to have no function in the film, but they are absolutely necessary. The greatest value of their existence is to meet the audience’s need to "eat ice cream". Similar arrangements are constantly flooding all kinds of Films of the form, such as the Bikini girls who often appear on the beach, have almost become the signature of the 007 series of movies.
The quill description of the sea of desire
[indulgence] was originally called [Free Will]. The film described a violent rapist who returned to work in society after years of prison discipline and hospital treatment. One day he was walking on the street and suddenly found that all the advertisements, posters, and shop signs were enticing him to commit crimes, just like every model in a fashion magazine was telling him "Fuck me! Criminal" and at the same time demanding him To suppress impulse and not to commit crimes, the director uses this to make a brilliant and dialectical analysis of the causes and consequences of "sexualized society" and "sexually hidden patients".
Wen Tianxiang suggested [Indulgence] One piece can be compared with the [Law of Desire] of the erotic film master Almodovar. In fact, every work of Almodovar can be included in the exhibition list of erotic topics. Wen Tianxiang recommends The reason for the [Law of Desire] is that it can be seen as a prototype created by Almodovar, and the [Bad Teaching Desire] a few years ago is directly extended to the plot of this film.
Wen Tianxiang recommended the "quill pen" launched by the American geek director Philip Kaufman in 2000. The director's amazing scene scheduling ability was revealed at the beginning of the scene. This scene of the execution of a European female nobleman on the guillotine was nicknamed by film critics as "creative from Japanese pornography." , Helpless, female hair is ready to be executed, the touch of the shoulder and neck is like death's caress, it is shocking, the blood from the edge of the guillotine drips on the face of the tortured, "brush!" Overflowing the screen, the director buckled the connection between orgasm and death tightly. The red image instantly turned into a pen and ink stained with a quill by the originator of sexual entertainment literature, Marquis Thad, ready to tell readers about his life ups and downs in the sea of desire...
Blue Velvet subverts the concept of gender power
Discussing the power relationship between watching and being watched, and movies in which the position of voyeurism and being watched change, Wen Tianxiang first recommended that David Linqu was nominated for the Oscar for Best Director and the Boston Film Critics Association’s Best Picture Award in 1987. [Blue Velvet]. [Blue Velvet] The white fence and green turf were used as a symbol of "easy society" at the beginning. It was not until a human ear on the grass was discovered by the male protagonist that the illusion of the "American Dream" was exposed. In order to find out the truth, the big boy did not hesitate to sneak into the heroine’s home to spy. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by the showgirl "Doroth" played by the heroine Isabella Rossena. The heroine took the knife and forced the young man to take off his clothes. Forced his oral sex; at this time, the gang boss who kidnapped Dorothy’s husband and son suddenly came in. Dorothy hurriedly hid the young man in the closet. He witnessed the sadistic "Frank" played by veteran actor Dennis Harper. , The scene of extreme abuse to Dorothy.
As a result, the young man has pity and love for Dorothy. Dorothy embraces the young man, but calls her husband’s name "Don!" Get close to the flesh of young people? However, in order to help Dorothy escape the control of the gang, the young man fell into the whirlpool of desire for Dorothy to be sexually abused, and he almost became a sadist. Watching and commanding become a manifestation of power in the film. Through watching and commanding, the male and female protagonists subvert the stereotyped relationship between men and women, so that [Blue Velvet] has a richer level in the discussion of gender power.
There is a secondary sense in Taiwan and the United States.
Wen Tianxiang said that it is difficult for a truly groundbreaking film to be favored by the Oscars. The nomination of the best director for the Oscars has shown the greatest inclusiveness of the Oscar committee. The powerful actor Dennis Harper is also facing the same problem. The Oscar judges cannot award the award to a perverted character. However, Dennis Harper’s wonderful acting skills cannot be ignored, so as not to trigger unfair protests from the judges. So they decided to present the Best Supporting Actor Award with Dennis Harper’s another inspirational basketball movie [Hot Coach Turfman].
This kind of hypocritical society’s cultural politics is also truthfully staged in Taiwan. The 1984 Golden Horse Awards judges discussed whether [Sister Yuqing] starring Yang Huishan could win the Best Actress Award, also because "Sister Yuqing has one Only feet sticking out of the mosquito net may undermine the traditional good image of Chinese women", and she was awarded the Best Actress Award for another movie starring Yang Huishan that year [Little Fugitive] to affirm her efforts and contributions to the film .
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