Some people don't like this message. Especially younger women and people of very liberal thinking from my experience. All this promiscuous behaviour is just a failed social experiment. It's just led to too much dysfunctional and damaged situations. There's no such thing as consequence free sex.
shareI was riveted by this movie, like a person might be fascinated by a deadly snake.
In the late 70's I was "between marriages" and looking for love in all the local bars. I saw so much of my own behavior in these two women. I was horrified and embarrassed, because just like Debbie and Beth, I thought that I was just a hot swinging chick and that all the men who paid attention to me were interested in a permanent relationship.
Ha! I wish I could have seen this movie then, it might have opened my eyes.
I won't argue your point, but how does this relate to the movie? This film didn't portray any consequences to sex. If anything, unfulfilling sex was the consequence of Deb's many character flaws, including low self-esteem and a lack of self-awareness.
shareI really didn't see that as the point of the movie at all. Albeit, I know that it did focus around 2 dysfunctional women, flawed and all, but I think it was going for something much different. Did you notice how all the men in their lives came and went in one way or the other? I think it shows that nothing lasts. Nothing is here forever. Deb also made a point of how Beth was always "talking about the past" - she was like, "Why do you always have to talk about the past? It's the past." and she's right. At one point you have to realize that life, and love for that matter, changes. A person can love you today, but who says that later on they will still feel the same way? Deb also said something along the lines of, "it's like you're taking a step backwards," which also gave me the impression that the movie was going for something else than what you stated.
A very prominent theme in this movie was that 'girls just wanna have fun'. I think it was empowering that idea more than shun it. They kind of said, "Make it a phase. Have your fun now, but grow up eventually."
But you're right - In my opinion, the promiscuous behaviour is just a failed social experiment. You just wreck yourself and act a fool in front of your peers for what exactly? It's stupid! Good observation though. I thought that the movie headed in a different direction, but I guess that's the point of having a perspective on things: it's not always the same for everyone.