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Shortbus - Review
Aug. 17th, 2007 11:53 pmWell.
This movie is from last year's Toronto International Film Festival; or possibly the year before? In any case, my very first impression was : Why the hell is this movie not rated X?
Basically, Shortbus is the story of a set of people who go to a private club, 'Shortbus'. It really focusses on two characters, one a couples counsellor (sex therapist) who's never experienced orgasm, and the second a terribly damaged gay man who has no ability to deal with having everything he ever wanted. Each of the surrounding characters has their own story, but everything comes back to the concept of restraint and the terrible fear of letting go. Of course, when you do let go, paradise awaits.
This is a really good movie. I've been trying to decide if it is because of or despite the graphic sex, and I think ... both. There are some places where the sex is at least partly there as a prop, but for the most part it is a necessary function of the story, and tells things that no other mechanism could.
Good movie.
This movie is from last year's Toronto International Film Festival; or possibly the year before? In any case, my very first impression was : Why the hell is this movie not rated X?
Basically, Shortbus is the story of a set of people who go to a private club, 'Shortbus'. It really focusses on two characters, one a couples counsellor (sex therapist) who's never experienced orgasm, and the second a terribly damaged gay man who has no ability to deal with having everything he ever wanted. Each of the surrounding characters has their own story, but everything comes back to the concept of restraint and the terrible fear of letting go. Of course, when you do let go, paradise awaits.
This is a really good movie. I've been trying to decide if it is because of or despite the graphic sex, and I think ... both. There are some places where the sex is at least partly there as a prop, but for the most part it is a necessary function of the story, and tells things that no other mechanism could.
Good movie.
