Homo-Erotic

It makes me sad to think that men (boys) cannot have camaraderie without somebody thinking is is homoerotic. I think it says more about the poster than the movie. Sailors were 99.9% men, at sea for long periods of time, and STILL they weren't known for doing it to each other.

Shame on you for thinking so... but yes, I still think it COULD have been hot.

Many of the comments that I have read show the lack of understanding that a film can be homoerotic without any of the characters being homosexual, or engaging in homosexual behavior. One of the definitions of homoerotic is "Tending to arouse homosexual desire." The films POWDER and JEEPERS CREEPERS 2 show that homosexual activity or plot is not needed for a film to be homoerotic. POWDER had those lingering, slow panning shots of the male studs' bodies at the school, and the rear full nude shot of Powder was gratuitous. JEEPERS CREEPS 2 had the infamous scene, derided by many critics, of the male teen hunks sunning themselves on top of the bus. The lovingly way that the camera slowly panned their male flesh, looked more like a trailer for homosexual porn than a scene from a horror film. Even 300, which does not have any references to homosexuality amongst the males, is probably one of the most mainstream homoerotic films ever made. The choices for costuming, especially the very scant leather crotch wear, and chest straps, along with most of the 300 having bodies that can only be gotten with modern gym equipment, and how those bodies were shot, make the film seem like a homoerotic S&M spectacle. I agree that females might also want to see a hot male body on screen. But, don't for one moment forget that movies are a business. As a business, like other businesses that offer a nonessential product, the homosexual market plays an important part in decision making. Homosexuals as an economic group are sought after, because statistics show that they are one of the economic groups that have a very high amount of "discretionary income" (The amount of an individual's income available for spending after the essentials (such as food, clothing, and shelter) have been taken care of). So, the next time that you see hot looking sweaty shirtless guys, or male nudity, in a film that does not have a homosexual plot: Allow yourself to think that at a production meeting it was probably suggested to put that scene in to raise the the film's potentional grosses by using some homoeroticism (Tending to arouse homosexual desire).

Exactly.


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