C'mon!!!! Im not one to censor any director's vision but this just seemed to me as excessive with absolutely no value added to the story.... in short gratuitous! Just because it can be filmed doesnt mean that it should, I think the story could have flowed along just nicely with out that but Lee seemed to think differently. Perhaps he's at that stage in his career where he thinks shock value adds to a films credibility.
shareYeah, that was a little gross to me.
There's a very fine line between committing a felony and doing something really super-cool.
That moment was far from gratuitous. It was part of showing the wild, free, tabboo-breaking nature of their lust. No inch of the body was off limits. They were trying to posess each other completely. Did Ang have to show that? Of course not, but he also didn't have to start the film with a shot of a dog's face either. It was simply how he chose to tell the story. Also, maybe in China that act is not considered "gross" as it might be in America, or other countries. Assuming you are not Chinese, remember you are watching a foreign film. Try to be aware that you have cultural filters that will influence your judgment.
sharei haven't seen the movie,
yet i don't think anyone from any country would find licking of the armpit not "gross". lol
What's more gross, licking a woman's private parts out of passion or licking the armpit? It's either the female posters have never been licked by a guy before or the guys have never had the chance to lick a woman before. This is practically your reason for finding that scene unpleasant. People express themselves in different ways when they have sex... the worst part is wanting to bite your partner during sex depending on how strong the feeling is. You have to find him/her extremely Hot for that to ever happen.
shareIt would seem as though some don't fully understand what the word "lust" means.
I thought it was a hot scene. It was very passionate. It was also very cool of Ang Lee to break some taboos with it. Porn has created a western trend for every woman to have every hair aside from her head and eyebrows shaved off, so its no surprise that there are those who would be turned off by the sight of hair on a woman. Many have been conditioned to think that way.
How about the American and European obsession with anal sex. To me and perhaps people of other cultures; nothing could be dirtier or more gross.
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Creatorof2002, you evidently did a good job of shutting down the prudes with your frank comment. I found her armpit hair refreshingly different and beautiful to behold, as she was in total.
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I could not agree more. The woman was beautiful, and I find it sad that people have such juvenile attitudes toward the human body, and have obviously been brainwashed by Madison Avenue. A woman's armpit is one of their most erogenous areas, and should be treated as such. If someone was concerned about germs, they would never kiss anyone on the mouth.
As for those who feel that the underarm of a woman is some kind of toxic area, I feel sorry for you, because I have no idea about what type of women you have spent your time with.
Hahaha, "If someone was concerned about germs, they would never kiss anyone on the mouth." So true, more bacteria/germs in the mouth than the vagina.
It was the first time that I ever saw something like that on film. HOT. And was surprised how beautiful a woman can be with hairy armpits IF they NEVER shaved it. Being a woman, I always wondered if I couldn't stand having hairy armpits because it would look ugly. But then again, what I find beautiful isn't considered "normal". ^_^
yet i don't think anyone from any country would find licking of the armpit not "gross". lol
What's more dirty? Licking an armpit or having anal sex? I think Anal Sex is a lot more dirty.
It's ironic how anal sex is dirtier, yet people are more accepting of it. Maybe it's because porn is mainstream and people have been so "brain washed" that they think "oh, anal sex is cool because they do it in porn."
Anyway, I found the "armpit licking" scene to be very erotic. I wouldn't mind trying it on a woman in the future.
I found this thread pretty funny.
Obviously some people think "armpit-licking" is gross and others find it really hot.
Armpit hair has really fell out of favour in NA.
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When it comes to movies, has anyone noticed that the word "gratuitous" is most often used in relation to sex scenes? Even more so than violence.
You watch a comedy, and there's a one-liner that's really funny. But it didn't really have anything to do with the story. I say, "That was a gratuitous one-liner." You reply, "But it was funny, and even if it didn't really have anything to do with the story, at least it didn't stop the scene dead cold."
You watch an action flick, and there's this really cool montage of all the major cities in the world being attacked. I say: "Yeah, they showed like 7 or 8 cities being blown up. They should have cut the shot involving Paris. It was gratuitous." You reply, "But it's an action film. It's supposed to have lots of cool explosions. Anyway, it didn't slow down the story, so what's the harm?"
You watch "Lust, Caution," and there's a scene where Yee licks Wong Chai Chi's armpit, and guess what? Suddenly gratuity is a bad thing! What the hell? It doesn't stop the story dead cold in its tracks. If it had spent 30 seconds lingering on him digging his tongue into her armpit, that would have been too much. But a one-second shot? No the hell way. It's a sex scene; it's supposed to have sexual shots in it.
And I agree with the others: that shot was in no way gratuitous. It added a whole lot to that scene.
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yea it surprised me how often people been brainwashed and missed the simple obvious facts like what some posts mentioned above- comparing licking of armpit to oral sex/anal sex etc; even though i was surprised by it when i first saw it, but i feel that shown exactly how much he wanted her and lusted after her (if not love already), so much so that he adores and worships every part of her body, if you ever deeply wanting/loving someone you shall understand, and same goes for the body hair thingy...open your mind my friends ^^
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