I found ridiculous was the fact that Chelsea was in a 'committed' relationship with someone. I don't think anyone in their right mind would date a woman in that profession, but I could be wrong. I mean the guy was in great shape and decent looking enough, couldn't he have dated a beautiful woman who didn't sleep with people for money? Or was he just so blinded by ambition and money that he was able to overlook that fact? Maybe that was the point, I don't know.
--First i must say that i haven´t seen the movie yet--
...but belive me that its pretty common that scorts have a solid relationship, maybe this guy didn´t wanted the money, maybe this guy was in love with her, where is written that you cannot love someone who have sex with other people for money? Relationships have no barrers, people fall in love with thieves, killers, torturers...even lawyers xD
Love is big men, bigger than prejuices
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Well, women in the porn industry have boyfriends and husbands, and they are having all-manner of sexual activity with many people, especially if they are constantly employed.
So, it is not uncommon. Although, I would imagine that it is very difficult to maintain that kind of relationship.
<shrug> - if you're not worried about where she eats lunch, as long as you know she's coming home for dinner, it doesn't need to be an issue.
What hit me as strange is that he'd be so wigged out about her taking a weekend away - either he trusts her, and it's okay, or he doesn't trust her, and nothing's gonna be okay. This is where the plot got more than a tad bit thin for me.
It KINDA made sense, because I think she was looking for an unprofessional relationship with that particular john and I think the boyfriend picked up on that.
It's only kinda, though, because I didn't quite buy her willingness to throw away what she had for that guy.
Most of the people who are actively in the porn industry and are married or have boy/girlfriends are with people who are also in that industry. I would doubt very few pornstars date or are married to people with 'normal' jobs.
shareAn awful lot of people in the sex industry (porn stars, strippers, escorts) have boyfriends or husbands. I doubt all those guys are crazy.
I've dated strippers myself. And I'm not that crazy. (at least, imo)
Stop thinking that just because you wouldn't have a personal romantic relationship with an escort, that only "crazy people" (or someone not in their right mind) do such things.
>>> I would doubt very few pornstars date or are married to people with 'normal' jobs.
Actually, a lot have boyfriends/husbands who aren't in the porn business. Including Sasha Grey. According to a story a magazine show did on her, her boyfriend of several years is not in the porn business.
He was wigged because he had to put up with her work and that made him feel like a jerk-off, but her going away with some other guy because she feels a connection is her way of saying that she's looking for someone else to be in a relationship with. And her reaction to his sensible objections was completely heartless. His friend is right, good riddance. I certainly hope we were not supposed to think that he would take her back. I would have liked a scene where he told her that he didn't want her back.
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You did just fine, Clarence. Now go git yo'self some hot cornbread!
He was so freaked out because she was disregarding their mutually agreed upon rules. Most couples have a certain protocol on whats ok, and people in relationships like this have to set up their own unique rules that they are both ok with. She is not supposed to go away with a client. She broke his trust.
Amelie has one friend, Blubber. Alas, the home environment has made Blubber suicidal.
Really though it's not ridiculous. I have a Friend in the escort business pulling down 1500 an hour. She does and has had relationships that had the same ups and downs as any other. She doesn't lie about what she doess for a living, in fact she admits it on the first date. It depends I suppose on what kind of guy you are as well. If you have an archaic idea of what a realtionship is then being with her is not for you and there's nothing wrong with that. If however your comfortable with the arangement then your fine. My friend has a way of seperating sex wih a client and sex with her lover. It's a sort of disembodiement I guess. She also feels very empowered in a way, feeling a sense of feminism by what she does. She uses a mans want, his own sexual,"Dominance", against him. I suppose we're all whores in our own way. I think a woman who will only marry a man if he has a house, car or two, maybe even going so far as to say he needs to make a certain amount is just as much a prostitute as my friend or Sasha's character. It's just a matter of honest admission. Men are no different, selling his ideals away to keep his job, working for a company he hates and so on.
shareSasha has been with the same man for years and is engaged....
it's entirely normal.
Heathens, the power of Christ will compel you all!
shareUnless, you're Jewish.
shareMy only problem with this aspect of the movie was that after she admitted (after he, The BF figured it out) she had feelings for a guy she had talked briefly on the phone, and was going to meet him for the weekend (against Sasha and Chris's rules), that he didn't change the locks on the place. Honestly, that was low!! As tolerent as he was of her work, which would be rare, especially if he treated her as well as he did (the PS and strippers boyfriends/husbands are rarely "nice guys"). To know she thought so low of him as to do that, and believe HE was selfish for being bothered by the fact that she thought so little of him. I doubt any man would put up with that. Worst of all, she actually gave the impression that he should be fine with it. What a horrible person she is, but in all actually, not different from many women in the world today. He should have kicked her ungrateful narcissist butt out for good......Other than that I loved the film, and was surprised at how well acted it was.
"Religion is the opium of the people" - Karl Marx
It was obviously her apartment. I'm sure he contributed, but she certainly made more money than him, which pretty much proves that he wasn't with her for money or he would have been fine with it.
And as I said before, her reaction to his being upset at her being so foolish was very cold and insensitive. She obviously did not think much of him. You are absolutely right about the boyfriends of strippers/escorts not being nice guys, they are usually either very abusive types or the timid low self-esteem types. Sadly, she probably needs/wants that type.
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You did just fine, Clarence. Now go git yo'self some hot cornbread!
I wouldn't lump 'very abusive' and 'timid' in the same pile.
shareNot everyone is completely motivated by sexual ego and jealousy. There is no rule that says you can't love a person just because he or she has sex with other people.
sharejgl3-goya said it all in the very first response, imho.
"best/worst-movie-ever"-idiots don't deserve to watch movies at all ...