J-Law in RED SPARROW: Much ado about kinda/sorta being nude?

Preface: I like Jennifer Lawrence as an actress. I don't think she's great, but she's above average in my eyes. I say this because the wife got me into Hunger Games and she's a decent Mystique in X-MEN. I find her to be nice-looking, but don't really feel drawn to her appearance. I wouldn't call her ugly. I don't want to make this a hate topic, but it just reeks of Hollywood fluff.

Now, I've seen several articles about her first nude scenes in Red Sparrow and how 'going nude' empowered her after the infamous nude photo hack in 2014. I've also seen some articles about her being nude on set to feel more comfortable? Not sure what's true anymore, but it sounds like much ado about nothing.

Why?

I've seen Red Sparrow and she's kinda/sorta nakey? There's the one scene where she , another scene in and the "big" scene I'd read about where she

It just seems like for her first time being nude, it really isn't much to brag about. I mean, I guess I'm happy for her, but I'm not sure it warrants the weird behavior on set and the excessive sense of empowerment.

Some articles said it was "explicit" and "exploitative", but I really thought it would be something worth talking about. I got an Ex Machina vibe from the articles, and how Alicia Vikander has that memorable and poignant nude scene. People called that exploitative, but I thought it worked for what Alex Garland was going for.

But hey, if that makes J-Law feel better about the scandal, whatever. Plus the movie kinda blew, so overall a lame experience. I had thought it was going to be better, not only for the T&A, but for the story.

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She IS raped , not about to be raped. Later on she admits that the guy was killed when he was inside her .

The whole movie dealt with "control"

Because female nudity in general has been so thoroughly sexualised in media that a movie like Red Sparrow has to work to make its own use of female nudity as thoroughly un-sexy as possible in order for its story and characterisation to work. The shift from Dominika refusing to strip at the start of the schooling to her deliberately doing so in order to defeat her would-be rapist towards the end of it is meant to dramatise her development, and as for why she's obscured so much in that particular scene...consider that this is meant to reflect the rapist's own frustration with Dominika refusing to submit to his pleasure, which turns the male gaze in on itself and deliberately frustrates any audience members hoping to get an unadulterated look at a naked Jennifer Lawrence in a context that is most definitely not meant to be titillating.

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Dude, haven't you seen J-Law's fappening contribution?

If you go into a movie expecting **** & ass, you’re bound to be disappointed. That’s why men watch porn.

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Not always - sometimes I watch it purely for the soundtrack

I haven't seen it yet but will for JL. I think she's a very good natural actress, and has some high octane energy. What fascinates me is the feathers that are ruffled whenever a woman' s skin is exposed. Do young people these days still get their jollies from t&a? It's like the olden days of national geographic and bewbs

Not for the plot and dialogue?

"Great cinematography... Amazing angles.. Lots of deep focus shots"

That's an odd way of saying "nudes that were non-consensually leaked from a hacked phone".

That´s an odd way of saying "never ever save something like that on a ******* cloud".

Still doesn't make hackers leaking 'em okay, though.

I rep your call name thrice but why do you feel the need to giggle at a strangers expense? Were you bullied and this is how you make yourself feel better?

What?

It means I give you 3 gold stars for your name.

Saw this the other day so now I'm an expert too. In my ever so humble opinion, that was not a nude scene. She appeared to be nude but that was not a nude scene. She was more nude in Mother! than Red Sparrow.

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