We all know its called Spread because of how easily the girls spread..
their legs for him. *beep* A.
But like any champion with a huge, swinging dick, Broski prevailed.
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That is one of the reasons.
Think a little harder and you might discover the rest of its meaning, through its multi-layered context. Yes, the story might act a little obvious, but it's actually only in disguise. It pretends to be simple and shallow, but only because it's hiding what's really going on - that's what the characters are doing. There's alot more under the surface than good looks and nice clothing.
I'd like to hear others opinions on the title before I spout out my own interpretations.
Kai - after the crash
Spread - Nice looking home
Spread - SPREAD THEM LEGS!
the title has it's meaning
Look at the movie and it's all glimmer and flash. There's the nice clothes, the lush colors, the expensive furniture - all that. So you can easily say Spread = the house, and, Spread = sex.
But I think there's more to it. The title is essentially the point of the movie. It's about what you get out of a relationship, and what you want. (Notice when Nikki finishes having sex, he is completely spread out, relaxed?) Every character wants something different out of relationships, but none of their preferences match. Making a real connection is a long shot, so they take what we they can get.
Think of Nikki and his friend Harry. Nikki doesn't need Harry as a friend, he needs a spread ("A place to store his *beep* But Harry does need a friend, and even though Nikki is selfish, he's still somebody to talk to. He accepts it, but only for a little while.
Then there's Samantha - she knows sex is the only thing she can get out of Nikki, so she accepts it too. She even admits (something like this...), "You're not cute, you're not funny, you're not even charming. And when you are charming it's not even cute. You're nothing but six inches." But really, what else does she need? She needs good looks and good sex; he needs a place to stay. So they get what they want--even if it it's in a shallow way--but Nikki takes it for granted - because he doesn't know how easily replaceable a relationship like that is.
Anyways I think the whole point is that if you WANT something out of a relationship, it doesn't work. Relationships are a two-way street. You cant want anything, you can only GIVE. If you think of what you want, things crumble. When someone really offers their heart, and the other offers equal parts of themselves in return, now that's irreplaceable.
Kai - after the crash
I think the whole point is that if you WANT something out of a relationship, it doesn't work. Relationships are a two-way street. You cant want anything, you can only GIVE. If you think of what you want, things crumble. When someone really offers their heart, and the other offers equal parts of themselves in return, now that's irreplaceable.
I definitely agree.
In this film, "spread" denoted exposing every inch of your mind and heart and soul and body, exposing everything you are, in the hope of making that special soul-mate connection with someone.
By baring it all, by spreading all you have, by putting everything, especially your sex, on the line, you're placing yourself in your most weakest and fragile and vulnerable position, you're baring your heart and soul and body, in the hope that the other person will do the same.
Nikki was completely baring himself not just to manipulate women into taking care of him, but because he was revealing to them his soul, but none of the women connected to him. He was having ultimate sex to find a soul-mate, but his women were using him. He began the relationships with sex because it forced them to bare everything, which he hoped would force them to connect with him beyond physical sex.
For him, baring himself completely to a woman meant helping her to achieve ultimate multi-orgasms (there is a reason why the sex positions in the film are nearly all spooning positions; vaginal penetration from behind enables better stimulation of the g-spot, which generates intensely powerful multi-orgasms), and that was his way of saying to them, "I'm a man who will do everything in my power to love physically and emotionally, I will do anything for you, and this is my first proof."
Remember his love of frogs. A blatant metaphor. I'm Prince Charming, I'm "kissing" you, how many women will I need to "kiss" before one finally "kisses" me back the "right way" (connects with me and bares herself fully to me and truly loves me)?
He felt that by spreading himself that way, he would find a soul-mate connection, and how ironical it was that none picked up on what he really was doing. They failed to realize he was showing them the kind of man he could be if they loved him in return. But all of the women, including Heather, used him, and because he knew the women were not reciprocating the way he really wanted, he brought about the destruction of the relationships.
I first felt the film suffered infernally from wretched acting, and from being an American film, and dismissed it, but I kept thinking about because I've been blown away by the sexual psychology in all of David Mackenzie's films, and then the underlying meaning of "spread" hit me, along with the frog metaphor.
The man spreading it all and giving away sex to find a soul mate, which is the opposite of a woman not spreading it all (saving sex) to find a soul mate.
The prince charming actively "kissing" women to find his princess, which also means he's using outward appearances to penetrate into the heart of women, and that is the opposite of the girl kissing the ugly frog to save him, the girl who is using what's on the inside to reveal what's really on the outside.
Would have been better if the film was British or Scottish.