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[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

This is where I've found myself, too. It's not that I am prudish or against the inclusion of sex scenes in shows and movies—I think some of them are pretty well done—but we're at the point where it feels like a lot of media are just adding in sex scenes for the spectacle of it without it serving any particular purpose for narrative development or characterization.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I mean, the Marvel stuff has all been gigantic and proves you don't need sex scenes. In fact, the one Marvel movie with a sex scene (Eternals) did the worst.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I don't think the mere existence of a popular franchise (made primarily for kids at that) which happens to lack sex scenes is related to the trend being acknowledged here, though.

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

but we’re at the point where it feels like a lot of media are just adding in sex scenes for the spectacle of it without it serving any particular purpose for narrative development or characterization.

This has been a thing in movies since they existed. A bit less common, but still there, in books and TV. It isn't anything new, but at least it is becoming less common.

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