Friday, February 9, 2018

Sex Addiction And The Shame DVD

By Raymond Campbell


Sex addiction is often a taboo topic when it comes to conversation. While this is the case, it is also one that needs to take place. When dealing with someone obsessed with sex, watching the Shame DVD can often be a great introduction for creating a conversation in this regard.

When it comes to the movie, Shame highlights a well known business man with a sex addiction. In the first 10 to 20 minutes, the film introduces the character, mostly through facial expressions. Then, once the man's sister comes to visit for an extended stay, life becomes more difficult.

In fact, most of the film uses facial expressions to relate these issues rather than dialogue or intense language. Whereas, other aspects such as great editing and cinematography also a play a part in telling the story. While this is the case, there have been a number of reviews in which the film has been slammed for the lack of dialogue and discussion.

Others have suggested that the film should be considered the feel bad movie of 2011. For, while being a second feature film directed by Steve McQueen, it falls short of the first, Hunger which focused on a character whom went on a hunger strike in Ireland in 1981. Whereas, in Shame, the director focuses on a character whom is a sex addict and well known businessman.

Once the sister comes to stay, the man has to find alternative methods for satisfying an insatiable need for sex. For, the arrival and extended stay have taken away a great deal of privacy. As such, the character must find different places where privacy is available, even if at times risk getting caught by co-workers at work or staff at public venues.

While engaging with others in social activity, the man is fine and can socialize without issue. At the same time, when left alone, there is often nothing more important than masturbation and orgasm. In the process, the character often looks at online pornographic websites, calls talk lines and looks at nude pictorials in magazines.

In fact, even when at work, it is hard for the character not to drift off and daydream either about a fellow co-worker or an online fantasy. As such, the addiction is far from private. For, it is during this time that addiction starts to become visible to others.

For the most part, the audience knows from the beginning of the film that the character loves sex. For, the opening scene shows the man naked, covered with sheets and breathing at a rapid rate. While the goal may have been to make the character look like a long day was ahead, it is more than likely the intent was to suggest the end to a hot and heavy round of masturbation.

For, like a junkie in need of a fix, it becomes clear that if the character does not have needs met in this area, life often becomes difficult. For example, having a sister move in and take away privacy. Whereas, not getting work done at the office because of daydreams and fantasies often interferes in more ways than one throughout the course of the film.




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