Comments on: MONSTER’S BALL by Marc Forster http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/monsters-ball-marc-forster/ thinking film Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:08:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Max Love http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/monsters-ball-marc-forster/#comment-401581 Max Love Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:34:53 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/monsters-ball-marc-forster/#comment-401581 Halle is an amazing actress and deserved an award. To say this is damaging to black women is crazy. If anything it could be viewed as displaying how gorgeous sisters are. Infact rather than set women of color back it probably opens doors for more awards. Embrace sex and love scenes as the beautiful thing it is. I didn't see anything wrong with that scene. It was very tame actually. How one views it is normally a reflection of how liberal minded one is and how one feels about themselves. Halle is an amazing actress and deserved an award.
To say this is damaging to black women is crazy. If anything it could be viewed as displaying how gorgeous sisters are. Infact rather than set women of color back it probably opens doors for more awards. Embrace sex and love scenes as the beautiful thing it is. I didn’t see anything wrong with that scene. It was very tame actually.
How one views it is normally a reflection of how liberal minded one is and how one feels about themselves.

]]> By: Janet Strommer http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/monsters-ball-marc-forster/#comment-350294 Janet Strommer Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:24:01 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/monsters-ball-marc-forster/#comment-350294 I watched the unrated version of "Monster's Ball," and there's no explicit -- as in, "actual" -- sex in the film. From what I read on the movie, there was NO actual sex. And even if there had been actual sex, I'd say that Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton should be commended for their courage. Sex is a good and healthy and pleasurable part of a life. It should be portrayed on screen as such. I watched the unrated version of “Monster’s Ball,” and there’s no explicit — as in, “actual” — sex in the film.

From what I read on the movie, there was NO actual sex. And even if there had been actual sex, I’d say that Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton should be commended for their courage.

Sex is a good and healthy and pleasurable part of a life. It should be portrayed on screen as such.

]]> By: kelli sumpter http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/monsters-ball-marc-forster/#comment-350257 kelli sumpter Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:01:43 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-reviews/monsters-ball-marc-forster/#comment-350257 The uncut sex scene shows that the two were not acting but having actual sex. It is therefor sad that the first oscar given to a black woman was given for Halle Berry being willing - the only willing woman in Hollywood- to actually have sex on film. She lost her husband over it but more than that - she did more to set back black actresses than slavery did for her race. The uncut sex scene shows that the two were not acting but having actual sex. It is therefor sad that the first oscar given to a black woman was given for Halle Berry being willing - the only willing woman in Hollywood- to actually have sex on film. She lost her husband over it but more than that - she did more to set back black actresses than slavery did for her race.

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