OK, so get ready, we will be reading "The Rocking Horse Winner"!
I think times have changed quite a bit from the early nineteen hundreds. there are no more twin beds and no more trains and tunnels. If an author or a movie director want to create a sex scene today, they pretty much just do it.What do you think about that? Are those kinds of scenes best left to the imagination (curtains blowing, waves crashing...) Were TV and movies better off when the characters had twin beds? Didn't that force the viewer/reader to use his/her imagination? Didn't we have to put more thought into what we were watching/reading? Are we better off now--when there is no way you could read most novels at the breakfast table with the whole family? What do you think?
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I agree that times have definitely changed. Today we are shown every single detail and not left anything to imagination. I think with sex scenes that might sometimes be best (maybe not show every detail) but I don't want to sit at home and imagine what happened behind the curtains. There is a KY his and hers gel commercial on now that shows the couple sitting on the bed talking about their sex life and then it says "then i got KY his and hers" or something like that and then it goes to a picture out of the bedroom of like two cartoon people like skipping along whistling and when it goes back to the bedroom the couple is just laying there like they just used the KY gel and did some "skipping" . This leaves it to our imagination of what they actually did. We all know that shooting the actual commercial they didn't actually participate in any activity but still you get the image that they did. However, I do think that leaving things to our imagination is a good thing because if we didn't do things or read things to expand our imagination then we won't be very creative. Although, I don't think that all novels should be made where it's so gruesome that you can't just sit around and read it when your eating or with your family.
ReplyDeleteGenerations after generation has constantly changed. Time, people, and places are constantly moving and changing directions. In modern day movies/literature/tv shows we are for the most part given the idea that someone is trying to point across by just coming right out and showing or telling us. I think the viagra commercials do a great job of depicting what the pill is for when at the end of the commercials it shows bob and his wife heading to the bedroom, we can all imagine what comes next and i think it is mature to just leave it at that and go no further. Leaving us to use our imagination about some things is best and when it comes to sex, i think its best to just leave us with a hint of whats coming next because sometimes its just best to use your imagination about whats to come next cause it expands our minds. I honestly do care that novels not be so dirty that when you read them you get a bad vibe from it because thats when the book and the author would lose my interest.
ReplyDeleteTime has changed so much over time. Every time i visit my grandmother, she tells me how much sex is on tv today compared to her day, when sex was a topic kept at home and not put out in public. I think at times commericals like ky are humorous, but alot of times sex in movies is not just like adult movie sex, but sex showing love and compassion, "love making". I think leaving it to the imagination is a good thing for a younger audience, rather than ruining their innocence, but to us, who are we kidding, we are young adults basiclly. But if a book is a family book, no, it should not describe details etc.
ReplyDeleteNow and days they say Sex Sales. If you watch the TV for 10 minutes you'll see a some kind of sexual connotation. But if you go back 60 years from now, they didn't even say the word sex. Over these past few decades I'd say we have been through a revolution. The whole twin bed thing, I never understood that. So i guess it did force me to imagine what the life style would be like. When it comes to reading certain books in my house, we are totally open about it. i guess because i dont have little kids in my home. So my mother and I talk about the books we read even if they contain certain things.
ReplyDeleteSex is becoming a more common topic in today's world. Kids are beginning to learn about sex at younger ages. In movies today directors can basically have whatever they want in a movie, the use of your imagination to guide you is no longer needed. I'm not sure why in some movies if violence is involved it is up to your imagination to decide whether or not someone dies, but if a movie has a sex scene they feel that it's necessary that you know every detail but your still not sure if "John" is still alive, which I would assume is more important information. I think movies were better off without the sex scenes and just using your imagination. This makes the viewer get more in to the movie because they have to think more, and this removes the possibility of living through the awkwardness of watching a sex scene with your grandma beside you.
ReplyDeleteThings are constantly changing. It's just the way of life, if it always stayed the same there wouldn't really be any point to it. I think that imagery comes from a lot of details, and when I read a book I want to be able to use my imagination...however, I don't think it should be so vivid and descriptive to where it's kind of awkward. People should find a happy medium!
ReplyDeleteI think that, while our imaginations aren't left to wonder anymore, that a passionate love scene in a movie isn't always uncalled for. I do however think that some of the things that are in movies and even on commercials now a days is just very unnecessary. If a movie looks good and i decide to watch it with my mom and then all of a sudden a very visual sex scene pops up out of no where and lasts for like three minutes i am ready to die but thats happened so often now a days that we know how to handle the awkwardness. However, when a sexual commercial about erectile disabilities or ecstasy condoms of KY jelly comes on, especially where six year olds can see, i just want to call the cable company. Not only has sex been being taken to lightly and it makes it awkward and inappropriate but it also gives sex the wrong impression. We are told not to have sex until we're in love because it's supposed to be a sacred act between to people who are ready to spend the rest of their lves together. Well on tv you see sex being thrown around really lightly and it makes it seem dirty and impersonal which gives young viewers the wrong impression of when having sex is ok.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what you do , things are constantly going to be changing, whether you like it or not. Its just a simply characteristic of society. Personally i think that it would be much better if people were able to use their imagination when it comes to certain scenes, because some people would rather have a less graphic scene presented to them. I have to agree with Kinsi, people now a days aren't really given the opportunity to be creative and think. With the subject of a sex scene I have to agree with Chris, it would just be uncomfortable to sit and watch something like that with your parents, grandparents, etc.
ReplyDeleteI think it is better in literature to leave it like the old days and let peoples minds wonder. If they went into great description about everything that happened, then the literature wouldn't be as descriptive. If they let peoples minds wonder, then the can make their own story in their mind and it makes it more enjoyable for the reader.
ReplyDeleteIt is obvious that things have changed. Things always change, though change isnt always best. The things with sex and all the details in books n tv is probably unnecessary today. Alot should be left to our imagination mainly because kids today are forgetting how to use their imagination. People arent as creative as they used to be and this probably has some things to do with it plus its hard to watch a movie or anything as a family anymore because its awkward seeing all that stuff with your family right there next to you.
ReplyDeleteThings have change exponentially. The things that are talked about in movies and t.v are very explicit. I was watching a movie the other day, I can't remember the name, but there was a couple in it and it practically showed everything, it was nasty. It's sad, but nowadays movie plots are so predictable. In most romantic comedies, the main characters end up together. It's extremely boring to go watch those movies...
ReplyDeletethings have change and in my opnion notfor the better.many movies now show that sorta thing. it gets rather boring to watch you know? th same plots over and over.
ReplyDeletethe over use of the sex scene in movies and on tv has given the younger audience the wrong impression of sex. it is meant to be shared between two people who are going to spend the rest of their lives together, but today it is shown as something akward, dirty, and something you can do with just anyone.
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