What makes the perfect sex scene? The pure eroticism? Its emotional undercurrents?

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Writers, artists and filmmakers have used sex to evoke a multitude of different emotions to the audience, like love, hate, confusion, lust, among many, many more. But every one of the best movie sex scenes of all time adds something essential to a story, whether it be comedic, dramatic, or stylistic. The scenes on this list are ranked by their importance to the narrative of a story, not by how sexy they are. Subscribe for more filmmaking videos like this. How could I not put The Notebook on the list? Do I hate sentimentality in sex? Do I loathe impassioned embraces in the rain? The Notebook treats sex less cavalierly than some of the other examples on this list, which adds dramatic weight to its inclusion in the story. Ghost follows the story of a dead-man Patrick Swayze who must find his killer to save his girlfriend Demi Moore. Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren star in this anthology film about sex and romance.
Movies With Good Sex Scenes
Here's the thing. People have sex. Movies have sex scenes. Wouldn't it be intriguing if a movie featured two actors having actual, consensual sex, instead of just mimicking sex in a way that looks great onscreen but is almost certainly very, very awkward in real life? Yes, obviously, we're aware that porn exists, but we are not talking about porn here.
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