Sunday, 09 November 2008
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Zack and Miri Made Me Laugh
Mr. Giraffe
The sex comedy is an art form that doesn't really get the importance it deserves. The Los Angeles Times had an article about comedies continuously getting snubbed by the Oscars. The article says that the reason why comedies don't get Oscar attention because comedy looks effortless and drama always looks like it puts a strain on its actors. The irony is that comedy is even harder because sad things make people cry but what brings laughter about is more ambiguous.This brings me to Zack and Miri Make a Porno. This movie is at heart a very sweet love story about how Zack and Miri, who have been platonic friends for about 20 years, finally realize their true feelings for each other. The very likable Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks play the "I get jealous when I see you with other people" almost innately as if Zack and Miri knew deep down they'd end up together. The jealousy happens and no one notices and then it mounts and builds until it explodes. It's absolutely beautiful.
Zack and Miri, however, is also a sex comedy in its truest form. It is a comedy about sex. The ridiculousness of it, the romance of it, the pornographic part of it -- all of these themes are explored in this comedy. It doesn't condemn pornography nor does it condone it. It's just a well-made comedy about sex and all that goes with it. When Zack and Miri finally shoot their, er, scene, it is deemed unusable because there's too much love. Even Zack states that they didn't have sex, they made love.
I couldn't help but wonder: has anyone experienced a platonic-turned-romantic relationship like Zack and Miri? Also, what are your thoughts on the differences between sex and making love?
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Comments (23)
not really since i would already know if i'm interested in her off the bat, dunno why tho.
so who wants to make a porno now?
having sex is more fun but making love is ..... I dont even know how to describe but it makes you feel infinite. (cookie to anyone who can guess where thats from)
I havent seen the movie but I might tonight (or tomorrow)
I don't like the term "make love" because you can't create love from sex. Sex can help when you're already in love, but the love has already got to be there for the sex to do anything for it.
@CaKaLusa@xanga - NO ONE! LOL!
@CaKaLusa@xanga - Been there done that...
One of my most recent favorite comedies is Forgetting Sarah Marshall. That's a great R-rated comedy that turns out to have far more heart than it should. Zack and Miri was alright, but could have had a better ending.
Most of my past relationships went from platonic to romantic. I'm pretty sure that's quite common with other people as well.
@Roadlesstaken@xanga - Oh oh oh, I love Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I think that movie was over looked by a lot of people.
Plain and simple, people use the term "make love" because they are in love and that's candle burning, r&b music, slow sex that you "show" how much you love someone by giving them your body.
And having sex can he taken from just having sex with no feelings attached to it. And yeah yeah, people who are in love can have sex as well.
But really, it just depends on who the person is to you.
Xo
I loved this movie.
I went and saw it with a bunch of guys and afterward were drinking and I said, "hey WE could make porn!!!"
They got really excited.
@devilscrayon@xanga - Haha, I think most guys would feel excited with that proposition
@thinkin_up_dreams@xanga - the perks of being a wallflower
Ewww this movie mostly sucked.
It's only good if you're a perv.
The love story was sweet though :)
@thinkin_up_dreams@xanga - Ah, the Perks of Being a Wallflower.
I think my favorite quote from that book is:
"Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve."
That book has so many great quotes in it.
haha I have! it wasn't 20 years; we've only been friends for 6 years until quite recently.
Making love is more intimate whereas having sex is a physical sport.
ps
that movie is hilaaaaarious! [=
@devilscrayon@xanga - HAHA! Who wouldn't?!! Lols. Watch out!! Alcohol limit when you said that :P
@Roadlesstaken@xanga - Forgetting Sarah Marshall..&Good Luck Chuck.. WATCH IT! =D I agree! HAHA, Been there, done that? To think you were such an innocent from your looks..=P HAHHA I'M JK!! LOLS
@CaKaLusa@xanga - With that chick's boobs in your photo. For sure ;)
Okay. SEX IS...
"BABY, GIVE IT TO ME . NOW.NOW. NIGGA , I SAID NOW!! FUCK ME!!!!"
Sex is just pussy and dick. Dick poking the pussy :) Do I make sense? No emotions.
Making love is when two becomes one..ah, damn. That is PERFECT way to say it..Both feels for each other..They just don't have sex to have sex *even though relationships still have that in there..* they make love :) there are emotions involved!
Kiss me gently. But you best end hard :) haha
@immaairheadxl@xanga - haha..oh uh...yum!?
They said the same thing about Shakespeare. That his dramas and tragedies are what he is known for but he had good comedies also.
It does suck that comedies don't get oscar recognition, or that its harder for them. They are usually nominated for screenplay for comedy that where you really notice it. The rest is kind of slapstick. And I think Oscars look for films that move you more. Not saying you can't be moved by comedies. Comedies usually just give you that "nice" feeling where everything works out and you had some laughs.
....unfortunately, I've know the whole platonic confused by romance thing since I was about sixteen years old. ~Then it ended with miscommunication, but four years later I've found the guy and it turns out that those feelings don't go away. It's a difficult situation as it is damn near impossible to be friends...the tension and longing just don't go away. Nothing has come of our relationship, but I envy those who can make that transition. After all, it's important to be good friends first...
Well i cant say that my relationship went from friends, to sex, to more than friends... but i was with someone else when I met my current SO, and didnt think anything of him while with the other guy. The other guy moved to michigan, and a few months after he moved, he suggested I go out with my current. (because he was not moving back from michigan and thought we would be a good couple, and thought my current would take care of me) Sure as that, I ran the Idea by my current and we have been together scince december 2003 (minus a 9 month break)
I thought my current boyfriend would only be friends with me. It's completely possible for people to surprise you like that.
It also kind of goes with the whole "list" idea. How being on the "friends list" is suicide if you ever want to get romantic with that person....Well, that's exactly where my SO was. But it's totally possible for the switch to be made and in my case it happened.
He was everything the best guy friend could be. And then we kissed and he became everything the best guy for me, could be.
@LaLaLici0us@xanga - Well, the title did say, "Make a Porno". Apparently, in a movie like that, you are bound to see some breastices or whatnot. But I was wondering just how far Kevin was going to say that movie. Had they told me they were gonig to show Jason's nether area, I would have had my boundaries for regular movies.
But I did get the premise of Zack and Miri, but I'm usually the type whom if I had platonic friends, I wanted to amke sure, I could work with the friendship. If I still had feelingsand it isn't getting fulfilled, then I just offer to leave. It's impossible to go back to buddies, when all you want to do is kiss them.
Funny enough, "soulmates" (the quotations emphasizes how ridiculously loose the word is used) are always overlooked, because some often never know what they want or need to benefit a good, functional relationship.
@immaairheadxl@xanga - Shoot. By that definition, you must have gotten some amazing sex sessions there. Haha!