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Was the sex scene really necessary?


Between Eminem and Brittany Murphy? It doesn't advance the plot or even character development. It pretty much brings the film to a halt for no reason.

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Didnt do anything for me...kim basinger at the beggining was better.

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That scene was SO AWKWARD. Especially the location. The two other sex scenes was kinda better. That one was kinda unnecessary. I think not showing them having sex would've been more of an impact with him falling for someone he can settle down with and then realizing that 'dream girl' was a skank and screwing with one of his acquaintances.

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The gay blow job rape scene in that god awful piece of crap Sicario was unnecessary.

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It was necessary to show rabbits feelings for when she cheats on him later. Plus it's Hollywood

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Brittany looked almost demon possessed in that scene. I didn't find anything erotic about it. I think it was only necessary to tick all the boxes.

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Between Eminem and Brittany Murphy? It doesn't advance the plot or even character development.

Didn't it keep the story going by tearing Rabbit and Wink apart so that Wink aligns himself with the Free World scumbags and Rabbit is more determined to defeat them in the next biggest rap battle at the Shelter?

It pretty much brings the film to a halt for no reason.

For the most part, it was just another sex scene to bring in more people and more money, typical Hollywood move.

If there was some dialogue that really established them as an official couple following that, then I'd have been happy and not seen it as such a petty move on Hollywood to just throw that scene in there.

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I liked that scene was really nice, i was able to relate cuz it took me back to when me and my ex used to sneak out of uni and go to a nearby boat factory we used to make out by the shipyard good times.

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The sex scene between Rabbit and Alex was there to juxtapose against the later Alex and Wink sex scene, one is supposed to be romantic and carefree whereas the second is sleazy because she's basically letting him sleep with her as a means to an end.

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