I don’t get it.
Why would anybody bankroll a schlocky movie that few people will ever care to watch?Making a movie costs beaucoup bucks, doesn’t it? So why would anybody sink millions in turkeys that will never fly?
This is rather puzzling…
Like thousands of people, I am a Netflix subscriber.
For about $11.00 a month I can watch as many movies as I like.
But what kind of movies? Critically acclaimed flicks?
Heck no, mostly B movies, which were probably never shown in movie theaters.
And there are thousands of them… all competing for “Razzies” (worst in film) awards.
If you want something more stimulating, better turn to adult entertainment.
What’s nice about porno movies is the fact that the plots are never overly taxing and that unlike foreign movies you don’t need subtitles.
Everybody can easily follow the story line without intensive mental exertion.
In a typical plot, a guy rings a doorbell and a bare breasted babe in high heels opens the door. The guy mumbles something about being lost and needing directions, and before you know it, they are both naked on the couch performing Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, the Rabbit’s Stomp, the Milkmaid’s Fantasy and various sex acts outlawed in forty-five states.
In another plot, a half naked woman catches a cat burglar in the act, and after scolding him, she forces him to submit to her libidinous cravings.
In most cases dialogues are superfluous. The wailing, panting and moaning heard in the background are only here to highlight “the artistic merit” of the protagonists.
Now, what so bad about those movies?
They are highly moralistic and occasionally educational.
In the first plot, it is clearly demonstrated that you should never talk to strangers, and in the second it illustrates the fact that crime doesn’t pay and that you will always have to pay for your misdeeds.
These movies can also be educational. You might discover new stimulating sexual positions besides the well worn “missionary” and the “let’s do it like animals” standbys.
Erotica has also proven to be highly spiritual. The characters of these sexual romps have often been known to cry out the name of the Lord at crucial moments. How many acclaimed movies can claim that distinction?
So in conclusion, as long as they are paying taxes and do not hurt children or small animals, adults should have the option to live vicariously by watching highly improbable but entertaining sexual romps.
We are not living under bearded, repressed, censorious mullahs… yet.
Alain