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Wolverine really does look like two Batmen kissing

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[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 111 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'd be curious to see the data of married Hollywood celebrities and how long their relationships last vs how many intimate scenes they have on film are. Of course, the data would be nearly worthless because humans are complex and there are millions of valid reasons why a relationship would end, but I'd like to see the numbers, anyway.

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 77 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Not in Hollywood, but a local actress here got divorced by her husband when he saw a sex scene in his wife's new Netflix show. Apparently the actress didn't tell her husband that the show would have some sex scenes and the husband got real mad. Why do Netflix shows always have unnecessary sex scenes anyway?

[–] darthsid@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What kind of Netflix shows are you watching?

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] darthsid@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I recently watched Wednesday again with a friend - great Netflix show without sex scenes. Good fun, great mystery and loveable cast of characters!

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 9 points 2 years ago

They gave Prince Wednesday his own spinoff? Wild.

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[–] Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago

They are professionals. It's part of the job. It'd be like being a spouse to a stripper. You know what they are doing, so you should be ok with it.

[–] NJA@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They feel a paycheck coming their way most likely

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If they're paying my wife 1 million a day she can kiss whoever they want.

[–] triclops6@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's quite an indecent proposal!

There was a movie about that but I can't remember the name

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[–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What can I get your wife to do for 20 bucks?

[–] Twelve20two@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago

A firm handshake, maybe with eye contact

[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago

My wife went to school with someone from a popular TV show a few years back, where she'd be in sex scenes fairly frequently (from what I hear, I watched a few episodes and hated it). She had a long-term boyfriend at the time, and it didn't take long for him to not be cool with it.

She also went to school with a musician that had a stab at a solo career. She had some raunchy scenes in a music vid, and that quickly led to her breaking up with her boyfriend.

Those are my only two frames of reference, but I imagine it's quite hard to deal with emotionally, even if you know it meant nothing and is just a part of the job.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Stanley Kubrick caused Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise to divorce over this.

[–] Powerpoint@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago

I think it might've been the whole cult religion thing instead

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

And that's why he will always be the goat

[–] Cosmicomical@kbin.social 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ever wondered why the divorce rate in hollywood is so high? Must not be easy to deal with that shit

[–] KrummsHairyBalls@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well I doubt they care because they are also acting in a different movie kissing someone else.

I'm sure the divorce rate is high because they are limited to a small dating pool. The average person, you and I, are not severely limited to other famous people, and divorce rate for normal people like us is extremely high as well.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago

Just do what Leo does and date some random teenage Instagram model.

I doubt those relationships last long or are fulfilling, but I also doubt any celebrity marriage is fulfilling and there's a lot more baggage involved.

[–] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 25 points 2 years ago (6 children)
[–] wabafee@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] The_Vampire@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

Let's be real. A lot of people in the comments are saying "it's just a job", but that's irrelevant. Prostitution and stripping are both jobs, and I guarantee those who work in either have a vastly more difficult time finding people okay with that.

Is it impossible for the significant other to be okay with it? No. Will it be harder to have a relationship? Definitely.

[–] UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

Fuck you OP for that title, I can't unsee it.

[–] sederx@programming.dev 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Maybe they are not insecure?

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 75 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Why do people equate being secure with being ok seeing your wife kiss another guy? You can be secure and still against it

[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 60 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I’m so secure that my wife’s boyfriend told me he was taking her away to the cabin for the weekend and I decided I’d have the guys over for a poker night. They’re just good friends.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago

It's cool, John Redcorn is just helping with her headaches

[–] grue@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

A poker night and a poke-her night. Symmetry!

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[–] Norgur@kbin.social 41 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Be as secure as you will, if you see your SO in a romance scene in a typical hig h profile movie with all the right camera angles and music and all... it's bound to do at least something to you, right?

[–] ZeroTHM@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Only if you care at all about them and your relationship.

[–] kofe@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, and that something can be communicated. But at the end of the day it's their job. I follow a therapist on YouTube that talks about his wife's modeling career on occasion and he never really cared. He saw the work that goes into it and knows it's just that - work. I think on the rare occasions it did bring up some feelings of jealousy he communicated the insecurity and got reassurance from her. That obviously worked well enough that they've been married a couple decades.

On the work end, keep in mind how many times they have to shoot scenes/photos and how extremely unromantic/inauthentic it is.

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[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

No that's the point. If you are not insecure and trust your partner then you know it's just acting.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

I'm not suggesting that they might assume any of the acted scene had real feelings behind it. Yet still, visually seeing your SO seemingly doing intimate stuff will make you feel something. You might not be jealous or anything, yet still. That has nothing to do with insecurity. You can feel awkward without jealousy, can't you?

[–] kadotux@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 years ago

As a former polyamoric person, here's how I (still) think of it: You can't control your feelings (they are merely physical reactions to situations) but you can control how you deal with them. Or how you act on them.

So in a sense, in my opinion, you're both correct.

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[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Not really. Especially when you know what goes into filming them. From modesty underwear to lighting to 30 people around you just doing their thing for the production.

As a spouse of an actor you’d think you know just how “fake” the music and emotional impact is.

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[–] ComradePorkRoll@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It really depends on the actor. I think we can all agree that not every actor has the same emotional maturity and therefore will not all react the same to it. For example, take a look at what Jonah Hill expects from his partners versus Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively seeming to be a healthy couple while both have had some raunchy scenes in movies featuring other people.

[–] bandario@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago

Jonah Hill really is a piece of shit. I'm glad my gut instinct was to fall into a bottomless pit of cringe every time he appears on screen. I could never stand that fat little toad.

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[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wolverine really does look like two Batmen kissing.

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