This Film Is Not Yet Rated
I found this image by doing a google search under “sexy woman billboard,” and it is originally a poster for the movie “This Film Is Not Yet Rated” by Kirby Dick.
The poster reveals a skinny, naked, white woman, and the way her body is portrayed makes her an object of sex for any heterosexual man to be tempted with. Her figure is relatively perfect to where she’s not too skinny, but she still has some curvature, which is what many men are really attracted to. Being that she is naked and has a tattoo of the MPAA logo on her lower back, or in other words the famous “tramp stamp,” implies to the reader that she is obviously not a virgin, but happens to be experienced with sex.
The lighting in the poster really focuses on the curves of her body making her seem soft and sensual. She has her back to the viewers and her head is also not in the picture, which increases the viewer’s curiosity and interest. The background of the poster is red, which gives a fiery, sharp, negative feel to the scene. Often times in movies after a man and a woman have sex the woman tends to light a cigarette, and the smoke in the poster sets the right mood to get the viewer thinking of sex. This poster was censored, and the smoke also implies to the viewer this story is a hot, rebellious topic that is up for debate.
Her beautiful body and the intention of sex over the striking red background filled with smoke really tell the reader that something bad or rebellious is happening. Her skinny, naked body screams seduction and that women are objects of affection. It is also saying that women are not strong independent people, but are there to please and cater to men through the use of their body.
Comments
The censored version of this has a big, obnoxious box over the ladies rear -- which is also used to cover nudity throughout the film. The rectangle also covers the MPAA 'tramp stamp.'
I thought it was a really weird choice, considering the content of the movie. So many of the women in the movie are talking about their movies being censored for unconventional (ie: not white, male, or hetero) sex. Like the woman who directed Boys Don't Cry was told that Lana's orgasm was just too long and the director of Love & Basketball was told that she needed to edit or remove a scene in which 'penetration' was obvious.
At any rate, the movie is kind of funny because the out all of the MPAA people and then Kirby Dick submits that movie for rating! HAR! to that.
Posted by: Heather Larson | September 25, 2007 07:58 PM