Comments on: I want you. I want you to beat me. Erotic Violence in “The Hurt Locker” http://whereisyourline.org/2010/03/i-want-you-i-want-you-to-beat-me/ a movie. a movement. and up to you. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:50:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ann http://whereisyourline.org/2010/03/i-want-you-i-want-you-to-beat-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1637 Ann Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:15:36 +0000 http://whereisyourline.org/?p=1346#comment-1637 I understand what he is saying, but I strongly disagree. He tried walking away 2-3 times. At that point, it was the other person's choice...are we blaming him now, too?! I understand what he is saying, but I strongly disagree. He tried walking away 2-3 times. At that point, it was the other person’s choice…are we blaming him now, too?!

]]> By: Eurosabra http://whereisyourline.org/2010/03/i-want-you-i-want-you-to-beat-me/comment-page-1/#comment-524 Eurosabra Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:20:41 +0000 http://whereisyourline.org/?p=1346#comment-524 Definitely a celebratory, cathartic moment similar to many I've witnessed in-field. Having faced death together and prevailed through courage and teamwork, they let loose. One question is whether their dubious self-awareness is enough to prevent harm, whether the implied cultural "rules" are enough to enforce boundaries at the knife's edge. Of course, explicitly negotiating a scene is excluded by the imperative to hide the eroticism of the event, putting them in a rather dangerous closet. Definitely a celebratory, cathartic moment similar to many I’ve witnessed in-field. Having faced death together and prevailed through courage and teamwork, they let loose. One question is whether their dubious self-awareness is enough to prevent harm, whether the implied cultural “rules” are enough to enforce boundaries at the knife’s edge. Of course, explicitly negotiating a scene is excluded by the imperative to hide the eroticism of the event, putting them in a rather dangerous closet.

]]> By: Marilla http://whereisyourline.org/2010/03/i-want-you-i-want-you-to-beat-me/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Marilla Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:35:39 +0000 http://whereisyourline.org/?p=1346#comment-514 The more I think about this scene, the more Cary Tennis's words make sense to me. In other news, hurray to Kathryn Bigelow for being the first woman to win a Best Director Academy Award! The more I think about this scene, the more Cary Tennis’s words make sense to me.

In other news, hurray to Kathryn Bigelow for being the first woman to win a Best Director Academy Award!

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