100 minutes of deep lust

Shannon 2021-12-22 08:01:17

The first setting:
People will unreservedly speak out their true thoughts in front of the video. If you talk about sex-related topics, your desire will be directly exposed.

The second setting:
Facing sex, there are three states: using lies to embrace desire without reservation; avoiding the guilt caused by lies, and venting themselves through autism (the male protagonist’s way is to look at the vedio, the female protagonist’s The way is to be hygienic...囧); the last one is the state of perfection: the right state meets the right person, there is no need to escape or feel guilty.

The third setting:
Satisfaction of erotic desire = (Intensity of self desire + Intensity of other party's desire) *n

The most interesting part of this movie is the video tape. It is difficult for people to express themselves frankly, and there will inevitably be many lies and concealments. But the existence of videotapes in the film is an important medium for mutual understanding between the characters: the male and female protagonists discover their respective problems through the videotape; the heroine's husband listens to the heroine's voice through the videotape. It is an interesting process for the audience to tell the truth, and the existence of the video tape obviously makes the plot less detours. This is why even though the film is only 100 minutes short, it has reached a satisfactory character fullness and topic depth.

Aside from the setting of the film, the film may exaggerate the honesty of people in front of the video recorder, but returning to social experience, the image is an important means of conveying truth (but not a completely reliable means). I think in general, people are more honest in front of a video recorder than people in front of others.

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Sex, Lies, and Videotape quotes

  • Graham: So, I don't... I don't understand, uh, what made you want to come here. I can't imagine Ann painted a very flattering portrait of me.

    Cynthia: Yeah, well, see, um, I don't really listen to Ann when it comes to men. I mean, look at John, for Christ's sake.

  • Graham: You're right, I've got a lot of problems... But they belong to me.

    Ann: You think they're yours, but they're not. Everybody that walks in that door becomes part of your problem. Anybody that comes in contact with you. I didn't want to be part of your problem, but I am. I'm leaving my husband, and maybe I would have anyway, but the fact is, is, I'm doing it now, and part of it's because of you. You've had an effect on my life.

    Graham: This isn't supposed to happen. I've spent nine years structuring my life so this didn't happen.