my paper is finished, but i can't sleep!
I wonder if part of the reason why writing explicit Wilby Wonderful fiction feels so odd or sometimes even wrong is not only the quiet mood of the movie -- but maybe more explicitly the attitude the movie has towards sex itself. Of the three main storylines, all of them can be basically boiled down to a journey from a negatively portrayed sexuality to a nonsexual intimacy. We have the climaxes all in a row at the end: kind words and walking in tandem; hair stroking and a hug; the tenderness of cupping each other's faces -- all from the beginning points of infidelity, insincere manipulation, and dirty illicit fumblings. No wonder it feels so strange to go back to sex in our stories: it's exactly what the movie has been moving away from.
On the other hand, of course, I don't think most of us buy into the implicit message here: we all want them to have sex and intimacy, both together.
On the other hand, of course, I don't think most of us buy into the implicit message here: we all want them to have sex and intimacy, both together.