Posted by Ursh at 203.59.4.5 on May 16, 2000 at 00:50:24:
Evenin' All!
First message on this board, awwwwwwww... and all that shit. So I have this assignment to do and I have chosen Chasing Amy as my movie to annalyse. The point is to set up oppositions within the movie and show how they create the story. For instance in Chasing Amy there are clear oppositions with [Gay vs. Straight]. That one is easy, as is [Black (Hooper) vs. White]
What I'm trying to figure out is wether there is an oppostion between [Love vs. Sexuality]. During the course of the movie Holden, showing his complete ignorance, comments that gay sex is not "real sex".
Also Alyssa comments that "fucking" describes "any sex when it's not about love..." So there is a destinction made between sex and love. Is this an opposition within the movie? If it is, doesnt that set up Alyssa as just "fucking" around while she is "gay", but falling in "love" when she is with a man?
Pray do shed some light on the matter, I value other's opinions! :)
love to all