Aroused

Aroused is a pretty interesting documentary about the motives of the most famous women in pornography.We fellow the director/photographer Deborah Anderson on a special shooting with Pornstars. The Black and White cinematography is gorgeous. There's a lot of nudity in this documentary but this is for art value. This is not gratuitous. The most interesting to listen are actually Kayden Kross, Katsuni, Francesca Le and Misty Stone. The movie is pretty short and also some of the pornstars don't speak much ( Lexi Belle, April o' Neil and Lisa Ann). We see an other angle, actually the more human angle of these women. This is not an easy job and even one of them compares this job to the job of stuntman, because they risk their lives with STD.

Pretty Good!

The only thing in the filmmaker's mind is to present herself as a talented artist, but ironically it looks super unprofessional and Pretentious. It was a waste of time for everyone.

I very much enjoyed this documentary. Sex workers are both glamorized and despised in our society. The enduring value of this film is the personal perspective of the women who work in adult movies. Some of the stories are very sad but others are a celebration of the human spirit and sexuality.

I thought the agent who was interviewed was shallow in her judgment of the path these women have chosen. She seemed unable to grasp the fact that being filmed naked does not destroy a person. She is in the wrong business.

I understood that most of these women want to move on and that this is a difficult business for many. The fact that some adult production companies are now owned and operated by women means that there is less opportunity for men to exploit and abuse these sex workers. The next step is to legalize prostitution and have strong labor unions for all sex workers so it is easier to move on. But that would require a sane, reasonable and caring society. I don't see much of that in the USA today.

Count as a documentary if the film maker is answering her own questions? After the first 15 minutes I realized this was about a whole different kind of masturbation. Over stylized and way self important. Stop moving the camera, I'm getting motion sickness. Not art and not interesting. If there was a point I was missing it. Why Black and white? Is there really such a high percentage of girls with strong religious backgrounds or is that an effect of selection and editing? I flipped channels and started watching House of Lies on SHO instead. This has nothing really to do with Aroused but I needed to fill in 10 sentences and there is not enough to talk about in Aroused. Griffin Dunned is a terrible actor. House of Lies is lousy too BTW. Yawn.

I enjoyed the actresses giving their stories and giving the viewer a glimpse into their lives and a vivid portrayal of why they got into the pornography business. It is sad and enlightening. It also gives you more respect for the industry. On the other hand I could not stand how Deborah Anderson constantly interjected her off handed self promotion, and name drops on numerous occasions. A documentary should be about the people on the subject of the film, not the person making it in my opinion. She is very annoying and distracts from the film. The actresses are very open and honest. It is worth watching if you have Showtime. If you do not have subscription take a pass. Again this is just my opinion haha.