"Every guy watches porn, and if he says he doesn't he's a liar."

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2013)

"Every guy watches porn, and if he says he doesn't he's a liar." It's a line from Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jon "Don Jon" Martello, Jr. in Don Jon. So I definitely did not say that. A guy admitted it himself. I was kinda tricked (ahem*) into watching the film. So please don't judge. (:P) My first thought when I watched the film was erm, is this some kind of crude pornographic film? But this film is actually quite meaningful. Joseph Gordon-Levitt acted as Jon, a guy who had a routine lifestyle and unsatisfying sex life. He prefers porn videos compared to real action.
I was impressed. The film was hilarious, it was crude, it was satirical but it was real and honest. It made me uncomfortable initially. But it made me laugh throughout (because I can almost relate to the characters) and ponder about (the plot) later on. Somehow, through the characters, it will somehow help plan one's life and future relationship a little differently. Jon found release in his pornographic sites while Barbara romanticized her relationships, thinking that if a guy loves her, he should do anything and everything for her. It reminded me of how I used to judge ...
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