10 and sex

In the movie “10” directed by Blake Edwards, the idea of sex first appears to be as something open. As I discussed in my last blog, the idea of sex being so open, first started in the late 1960’s. The movie was made in 1979, which displays a great example of the different mindsets that I discussed previously. It is about a man named George Webber having somewhat of a midlife crisis after his 42^nd birthday. One day when he was driving around the town (Beverly Hills) he notices a woman in the vehicle next to him. When he sees her he is immediately captured by her beauty. His infatuation convinced him to follow her all the way to the church. Although George has a girlfriend, Sam, he still makes the decision to stalk this beautiful woman he saw on her honeymoon. Because of the relationship problems George was having with Sam, he carelessly assumed that if he found this woman he is infatuated by, that she would be the perfect girl for him. As he sat on the beach in Mexico, he sees the girl known as Jenny lying n beach sun tanning in her bathing suit. He could not help himself but to stare, further increasing the infatuation burning inside of him. He then notices that Jenny’s husband fell asleep on a surfboard and was drifting further and further into the ocean. He rents a boat and attempts to save him, which he manages to do so, barely. Because of his courageous act he becomes a hero, and was even recognized in the news.  Jenny’s husband was so badly burned that he stayed overnight in the hospital. Later that evening George is invited by Jenny to her place, where they go out for dinner, walk on the beach, and then head back to her place. She plays some music that as she put it likes to “Fuck” when played, seducing him. At last George is about to get what he wanted all along. The phone then rings and its Jenny’s husband calling from the hospital. As George was horrified by the call, Jenny seemed relaxed and even mentioned that she was with George. George is confused, and changed his mind about having sex with her. He was so disgusted by the fact that she was open with her marriage, and that she was willing to have an affair with another man on her own honeymoon that he stormed out. George lost interest in Jenny because he realized that she was not what he imagined. She lacked the values that he looked for in a woman. As I mentioned above, it is a great example of showing the different mindsets around that era. The character George grew up in the 50’s and 60’s, while Jenny grew up most likely in the late 60’s and early 70’s. It clearly displays the openness about sex through Jenny’s actions and George’s repulse.