Lonely Sex and True Love

Ken 2022-04-20 09:01:31

Sex is always a great gimmick in movies. Some people take it as the protagonist, and it is vivid and fragrant, while others regard it as a mirror, reflecting the subtle images of human nature from this most private and sensitive angle. Joseph Gordon-Levitt chose a relatively eclectic approach. He used the transformation story of a man addicted to AV, trying to describe the intimacy and alienation of human relationships, the selfishness and mutual need of human nature, and the deep sense of loneliness. . This handsome male star who became famous for his role in "Inception" chose such a pleasant but dangerous subject for his debut. Not only did he write and direct himself, but he also starred in the male lead. This star, affectionately called "囧 Joseph" by Chinese audiences, did not hesitate to subvert his sunny image.
As a handsome bartender in a nightclub, Jon has no shortage of girls around him, but he never wants to maintain a stable relationship. He indulges in pornographic websites and lives a life of "AV plus right hand". He only cares about a few things, his vintage car, fitness, partying with buddies, and going to church with his family. Until one day, he met a blonde girl in a nightclub. He decided to catch the beautiful girl and make her his girlfriend. After some hard work, Jon finally got his wish. But his own life is also quietly changing, alienated from his old friends, forced to go to uninteresting night school in order to find a stable job, and more importantly, he can only watch AV secretly. But his behavior was discovered by his girlfriend. This standard middle-class girl looks stylish but has a closed heart. She can't accept all this. Break up with Jon. Jon finds celibacy seems to be the life he wants, and his life quickly returns to normal, but he's ready to finish night school. At school he met Esther, a woman older than him. From disgust to acceptance, he and this woman gradually came together. This experienced woman led him to gradually give up the illusory pleasure and know how to get along with his real partner intimately.
Objectively speaking, this film has many flaws. For example, the second half of the film suddenly becomes loose and lacks control. For example, the female character Esther lacks the most basic foreshadowing and background explanation, and the script is obviously full of study-colored bridge settings and segmentation rhythms, but Born in 1981, the directorial debut of "囧Joseph" has already revealed the director's ambition. He invited the "Goddess" Scarlett as the heroine, and tried to speed up the pace of the story to ensure the entertainment of the movie, but at the same time, he obviously did not stop with this, he wanted to express more attitude towards the conservative inner heart of the middle class. Disdain; mockery of the city girl's princess disease; mockery of the hypocrisy of the church, etc., but most importantly, he wants to discuss about love and being loved, loneliness and warmth, selfishness and giving. Thomas Lacker, a professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley, refers to the "AV plus right hand" state as "solitary sex." This is a wonderful paradox. Sex is originally the most intimate human relationship, and it forms the most real social interaction through the medium of the flesh. But virtual pornography de-emotionalizes sex into an act that can be accomplished by an individual. Love requires effort, patience, and even a price, and "loneliness" only requires one-dimensional acquisition. It's a sign of selfishness. And the girlfriend played by Scarlett represents another kind of demand and selfishness. She regards Jon as her ornament and is unwilling to listen to and share his life. Relatively speaking, the older woman Esther is a real "person". She is willing to share love, face a person's imperfections, and give her body and mind to each other. Their relationship is a real meaning. It's about people-to-people interactions, not people-to-things. In fact, this film has no intention to oppose AV or to vindicate it. Erotic culture is just a medium, and what the director wants to reflect is still interpersonal relationships.
If Jon is a lonely stone, an indifferent and materialized person in modern society, and a beautiful ex-girlfriend is a symbol of urbanization, a symbol that seems to have love but is still material, then in the end, the director The solution given is still to go back to man himself. Finding a real person who can communicate with each other, accepting each other's imperfections and unique personality, willing to give for each other, and learning to love and be loved is the real way to restore humanity.

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  • Arne 2022-04-24 07:01:04

    Ha ha. Joseph's muscles are so ugly. Great taste! After watching it, I will never love it again! ! !

  • Thaddeus 2022-03-22 09:01:32

    The biggest feeling is that the movie is suddenly over, the story seems to be only one third of the story, the plot without beginning and end is deadly, and the level of director Jon Cerf is average, but the subject matter is really embarrassing, the last one in 2013 Movie

Don Jon quotes

  • Barbara: [Jon is dry humping Barbara] Jon?

    Don Jon: Yeah?

    Barbara: I can't let you come inside just yet. No, 'cause I don't know what that would mean. You know? I don't want to do anything unless it means something. Mm... Don't you think it's always better when it means something?

    Don Jon: Yeah.

    Barbara: I think you should go back to school, baby.

    Don Jon: What?

    Barbara: Yeah, come on. Just a night class. Just get your degree.

    Don Jon: Oh!

    Barbara: You would be so sexy with a real job.

    Don Jon: Mm-hm! Yeah...

    Barbara: So, what do you say? You, me and our friends, we go out sometime?

    Don Jon: Oh, yeah. Yeah.

    Barbara: Yeah? And our families meet, huh? Yeah?

    Don Jon: Yeah!

    Barbara: And you take one night class for me, baby? One little class? Huh? Yeah? Yeah?

    Don Jon: Yeah! Oh!

    Barbara: And after that, are you going to fuck me in my tight ass, baby? Please?

    Don Jon: Jesus!

    Barbara: And maybe cum at my face? Huh, Jon? Do you want to cum at my face?

    Don Jon: Oh, yes!

    Barbara: Then come on, baby, cum for me! Cum! Cum!

    Barbara: [Jon comes on Barbara's jeans] Mm-hm! Uh-huh. Nice.

    Don Jon: Oh, Jesus!

    Barbara: You're so cute. Call me.

    Don Jon: You bet I will.

  • Don Jon: Yo this sound gets me hard as a fucking rock.