Blog post about the film Friends With Benefits

[FlamingoBingo]

thought you might be interested to read it!

[ComradeJing]

Interesting! I must admit I didn't notice the retard comment but I was shocked at the rape comment.

I quite enjoyed the movie and really liked her as a character.

[edd1337]

some big writer being bitter and upset over a fictional film? Well I never...

[FlamingoBingo]

what's your point, Edd? She's not bitter over it - she said she liked it. What's your problem with people picking up on words that should not be being used in these contexts?

[edd1337]

It seems rather pointless moaning about it. Strawdogs, Clockwork Orange and Day Of The Woman had horrific rape scenes and they were still released. Whining about such a thing never seems to achieve a result

CO was banned, fair enough, but by the director iirc

[edd1337]

Not an anti-feminist. This isn't the first time you've accused me and it wont be the last

[DontCallMeFrothyDragon]

How old is DD1, SGM?

[edd1337]

Bollocks. The lesbian scenes have nothing to do with that. The scenes aren't that long either. The film itself is rather good. Well choreographed dancing and psychological horror at it's best. Great ending too

[ChristinedePizan]

I have seen it SGM. I thought it was a bit silly. I'm not sure if I would let my teenage daughter watch it, depends on how old she is and how squeamish/sensitive she is, quite apart from the lesbian masochism stuff. The Red Shoes is a much better film if she wants to watch something about ballet dancers going crazy

[LRDTheFeministDragon]

Ooh, if Black Swan is any good, I should watch it. But then, I won't be able to go out of the house on my own, my husband owns all my money and I can't earn any of my own, I have twelve children because marital rape is legal and there's no birth control, and I won't know how to look up the cinema times because no-one teaches women to read ...

Oh, wait! 'Whining about such a thing never seems to achieve a result'. But, you know ... something did.

[DontCallMeFrothyDragon]

It is ver well done, but they do seem to focus a lot on the sexual relationships. There's also a scene where the ballet instructor or whatever he is forcibly kisses Natalie Portman's character and claims he's "seduced her". And women aren't portrayed too well either, imo.

I'll rewatch it tonight, make notes and email you. :) I remember being a bit when I watched it. But didn't give it my full attention, tbh

[edd1337]

No LRD. Totally wrong. Whining didn't, action did

[ChristinedePizan]

No, me neither really but that is generally a better film.

Ooh I'd forgotten about the whole bit with the dance instructor which was horrible (I saw it nearly a year ago).

I thought the whole thing was pretty creepy tbh and no, it really doesn't portray women in a good light. Or ballet for that matter

[ChristinedePizan]

I haven't seen Friends with Benefits so shouldn't really be on this thread :o

[BellaneyMimphus]

Everyone I know who saw Black Swan declared it laughable.

[LRDTheFeministDragon]

Oh, bless you edd, I'm sure you've no idea which is which.

The suffragetes never discussed things. They just acted. Likewise, we never do anything, we just talk. As women are wont to do.

Shite, I'm wrong again!

[DontCallMeFrothyDragon]

I'll have a look at that one, christine.... :)

For some reason, the bit with the dance instructor really stuck in my mind.

[FlamingoBingo]

edd - it's not rape in films she's objecting to, if you bother to read the post properly, but jokes about rape.

SGM - No I haven't seen it, but I want to.