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Admitting your passions
I’ve often heard people say that “Exit to Eden” is a terrible film. Maybe it is: I watched it for the first time at the age of 18. It was my first introduction to the idea of consensual BDSM, and it blew me away. I can still remember the beautiful revelation: there are people out there who want the same thing I want, and it’s OK to want it.
The following scene stuck in my mind, because I could see myself reacting like the main guy character if I ever faced a similar questioning.
Is it a good film, though? I don’t know. I’m a bit scared to re-watch it.
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But surely you aren’t going to be embarrassed if you now think it’s crap. The important thing is that it meant someting to you when you were 18, and that’s a plus whatever you may thnk of it now. (Sorry to be preachy).
No, I won’t be embarrassed, but I’m reluctant to spoil the memory I have of it by the reality of how good or bad it actually is.
I may watch it anyway.
Still it is some sort of introduction to BDSM, but compared with nowadays, tame. Some scenes really funny
Erik
Ok, I don’t ever think I’ve said this in a blog comment before, but my what a lovely bottom that young man has!
Next time I watch that scene, it will be on mute so I don’t get distracted by the questionable acting.
I agree with Indy. What a lovely peach. I like the collar too!
I don’t know if I ever saw the movie, but I really enjoyed the book.
Hugs,
Hermione
Greetings:
I would not say that Exit to Eden was a bad film. It was not a great film, wasn’t as bad as the critics said it was. The BDSM aspect was supposed to be just backdrop for a murder mystery/suspense. The actors, however, rose above the material.
I would read the book as well, as it was a good book and much better than the movie.
As krampus said so eloquently, if it means something to you then it’s important to you. Embrace it.
Adieu and much happiness to you,
Chevaliersg
Yeah I have watched old movies and TV shows and then wonder why I ever watched them in the first place. Now unless it a DVD with commentary I don’t disappoint myself. “Young Frankenstein” is just so dated but the commentary was funny.
Don’t watch an old movie you used to like unless it has something new on it.
“The following scene stuck in my mind, because I could see myself reacting like the main guy character if I ever faced a similar questioning.”
This made me think of something that happened when I was about 19-20. I had a typical first job and one of my friends was a woman about 30 who I had a crush on. Typical teenager, I had trouble showing up for work on time. One day I am walking out with Pat and I mentioned that I was having trouble getting to work on time. She smiled and said that I needed to get spanked. I got embarrassed and said “who would do it?”. She laughed and said Jeanie should, she’s your boss. I didn’t know what to say. The fact of the matter is Jeanie was a nice looking woman and I already had that fantasy. The plant being open 8-5 to she could have spanked me in her office after everyone left.
I didn’t say anything and I am still sorry I didn’t say “your right she should”. They were good friends and it would have gotten back to her. Maybe I could have gotten it in front of Pat
I’ve heard girls talk about what a great ass the “Exist to Eden guy” has. Now that I’ve seen for myself…I actually feel a little bit less heterosexual.
Now I’m hesitant to watch the whole movie, for fear of learning things about myself that would make life more complicated.
Hey was the woman in that scene possibly the same that took a spanking, in a fantasy clip from the movie (Live nude girls)? starring Kim Catrell. Her personal fantasy was to be spanked by a mafioso boss?
I thought the film was a joke, but it’s been so long since I’ve seen it, and this scene was pretty hot — thanks for sharing it.
The book was very good and I’ve read it about three or four times. To me, it really pinpointed a lot of the reasons why we do what we do. I think this is the only S/m novel Anne Rice wrote that had a modern setting, am I correct here?
I had the same experience with the book! I didn’t see the film for years – I heard it was a cheesy cop comedy and couldn’t bear to ruin my favourite BDSM/philosophical novel. But when I finally saw it, it was so different from my mental image of the book that it didn’t really matter; it was just a cheesy film that spread a bit of awareness about BDSM. All good.
These days I think the book is really problematic – the way that both of the characters “grow out” of their kink as soon as they discover “true love” – but it was totally eye-opening for me, and very valuable. I loved all the backstory into their childhoods, the way she challenges the myth of the “route”: that every kinky person must have some reason or trigger for being abnormal. I loved the emphasis on adult agency and consent. And the On The Road scenes with the butter and cinnamon, and the barbeque shrimp, and fucking on a pile of hand-made quilts in the back of the car – those were memorable and beautiful even if they could have contained way more kink.