"Movies really don't need sex scenes. I'm not even going to come at this from a morality stance either. They just do nothing for the movie and destroy the flow. No one is sitting there going, "Wow, this random dark four minute sex scene really made the movie." Instead, it's just two people being paid to have pretend sex on camera. It's like having a commercial in the middle of a movie. Who is really excited about it?"
"It's an insane case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Just because some movies don't need sex scenes, it doesn't mean all onscreen sex is unnecessary. We already know that Gen Z is not having as much sex as older generations, but are they really this puritanical and incapable of understanding nuance? I have no idea how old this particular X user actually is."
A viral social-media post claims movies do not need sex scenes because they disrupt narrative flow and feel gratuitous. A counterargument stresses that some sex scenes serve essential roles in character development, power dynamics, eroticism, and emotional truth. Many sex scenes are, however, unnecessary or harmful when they objectify participants, reinforce stereotypes, or cater to the male gaze. Younger generations report less sexual activity and sometimes respond puritanically to explicit onscreen intimacy. Ethical depiction of sex requires consent, clear narrative purpose, careful choreography, and the use of intimacy coordinators. Nuanced judgment should guide when and how sex appears onscreen.
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