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The Rating System:
♥ Why did I waste $ on this movie? I could have had a meal for the price I paid to see this in the theater. Or thank God I checked it out of the library.
♥ ♥ It’s okay, but I’d tell others to go to the library to check it out.
♥ ♥ ♥ I loved it, and I would recommend it or give it as a gift to my movie buff friends.
♥ ♥ ♥ I loved it, and I would recommend it or give it as a gift to my movie buff friends.
By Grace Tzeng
When I first saw the woman with a white lab coat holding what-appeared-to-be a dildo attached to a machine near the description of the film, I thought, “Is this movie going to show bizarre sex rituals? Will ten women climax together in one room? Is the machine gonna measure how intense their orgasms were?”
I honestly looked past the movie because I thought it was gonna be too weird; and I wondered what else was playing at the theater. But when I read a description of Orgasm Inc. and saw a trailer for it, I changed my mind and wanted to see it. So I dragged my very supportive brother to see it with me; and I’m happy that he found it informative and funny.
Director Liz Canner’s documentary delves into the debate of whether women’s sexual dysfunction is a physiological or a psychological issue. And it raises the question of whether or not there is a sexual dysfunction in some cases.
Canner did an excellent job interviewing therapists, physicians, pharmaceutical company CEOs as well as women with sexual concerns. She presented facts about government legislation and medical statistics in an interesting way. The movie was both serious and humorous.
Although each woman’s case of feeling sexually inhibited is different, I believe that many women who suffer from being sexually apprehensive is caused by something similar to what the Indian woman in the park (in the film) suffered from.
As more and more cases of sexual dysfunction surface, more and more experts will try finding a cure for the ailments. Either sex therapist Laura Berman or her sister gets $75,000 from pharmaceutical companies for a one-day appearance on TV to promote medicine.
There was one point where my brother, another male sitting in the aisle seat, and myself were squirming in our seats and turning our faces away during a partial filming of a medical procedure. For those faint of heart (don't worry) it wasn't gory. It was more the idea of what was happening that made us uncomfortable.
However, there were other moments of the film that had my brother, other audience members, and me laughing out loud.
I recommend that you see the movie. It will definitely give you a better understanding of how some women think about sex and how some women view their bodies. And the film will shed light on how pharmaceutical companies are trying to assist women while making a profit as well.
2 comments:
I enjoyed that review. I think because it's a documentary you could have been more explicit about details without worrying about spoiling it. For example, what did the Indian woman in the park suffer from? Now I'm left guessing! Did the pharma people seem slimy? Is there a women's Viagra about to surface? (And will women actually buy it?)
Those are the questions I'm left with :)
Anonymous, thank you for commenting. Actually I included the Indian woman in the park so that readers would be curious to see the film. And it worked!
Hopefully you'll be able to see it at a theater (although it's in limited release.) Or perhaps you might be able to see it on DVD. You'll have to see the movie to know if the pharmaceutical people were slimy. I know the suspense is killing you, sorry.
About the female Viagra, my bet is that women would purchase it. If men want to enjoy sex, I'm sure women feel the same way. :)
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