…Perhaps the first time since, ooh, American Gigolo, we finally, properly, get a male character that is represented as a sexual object, a desirous being, purely for the benefit of the viewer. And you know what? I approve. I’m a feminist who gets frustrated by the continual sexual objectification of women across the media, but censorship is not what will create a level-playing field for us. Equality on screen (and of course, behind the scenes) will help to balance things. So for that, I say bring it on. We hope more men will get their kit off on camera; we want to see lots of close-up slow-motion shots of their shoulders, abs and arses; we demand the right to drool over men’s bodies, just as men have done with ours for so long.
So if the filmmakers could just re-shoot that beach scene where Bond walks out of the water in his swimming trunks, but this time ensure he has at least a semi hard-on in them, I’d be a very happy woman. And I’m certain I wouldn’t be the only one. Any takers? (more…)
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