http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2009/07/20/a-frozen-flower-for-jhj-nono/ Fri, 11 May 2012 01:31:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2009/07/20/a-frozen-flower-for-jhj-nono/comment-page-1/#comment-583 wulijohyunjae Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:09:17 +0000 http://jo-hyun-jae.com/?p=282#comment-583 Don't worry, prissymom -- we will risk our necks to say JHJ will not allow himself to be exploited or be persuaded to do sex scenes for cheap thrills. He is not just an actor; he is an artist. And he has too much self-respect to indulge in such antics "for art's sake". Don’t worry, prissymom — we will risk our necks to say JHJ will not allow himself to be exploited or be persuaded to do sex scenes for cheap thrills. He is not just an actor; he is an artist. And he has too much self-respect to indulge in such antics “for art’s sake”.

]]> http://jo-hyun-jae.com/2009/07/20/a-frozen-flower-for-jhj-nono/comment-page-1/#comment-581 prissymom Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:57:22 +0000 http://jo-hyun-jae.com/?p=282#comment-581 i have not seen this movie, but from Eliza's review (and from wuliJHJ's May 14 post) i could guess why the story didn't move Eliza emotionally - i think it's because the story was built around the sex scenes among the 3 lead characters, and not the sex scenes built around the story. the sex scenes became the main attraction and not the acting nor the story... there are many movies like that nowadays - a large dollop of sex scenes put in to attract viewers, justifying these scenes as "for art's sake". i know that actors are not supposed to put boundaries or limits to their craft, that they should expose themselves to different acting challenges so that they will grow and improve, but i do hope that our JHJ will not allow himself to be exploited/used in such a manner - doing sex scenes in his movies to attract viewers. he has gone very far in his career, he has gathered a very big and very supportive fanbase (not only in his native Korea but in other parts of the world as well) without having to show too much flesh nor having to do sexual calisthenics onscreen. if in the future he does decide to take on a role that will require him to do sex scenes i hope and pray that the scenes will be done with sensitivity - focusing on the love behind the sex act and not just on the sex alone.... i have not seen this movie, but from Eliza’s review (and from wuliJHJ’s May 14 post) i could guess why the story didn’t move Eliza emotionally – i think it’s because the story was built around the sex scenes among the 3 lead characters, and not the sex scenes built around the story. the sex scenes became the main attraction and not the acting nor the story… there are many movies like that nowadays – a large dollop of sex scenes put in to attract viewers, justifying these scenes as “for art’s sake”. i know that actors are not supposed to put boundaries or limits to their craft, that they should expose themselves to different acting challenges so that they will grow and improve, but i do hope that our JHJ will not allow himself to be exploited/used in such a manner – doing sex scenes in his movies to attract viewers. he has gone very far in his career, he has gathered a very big and very supportive fanbase (not only in his native Korea but in other parts of the world as well) without having to show too much flesh nor having to do sexual calisthenics onscreen. if in the future he does decide to take on a role that will require him to do sex scenes i hope and pray that the scenes will be done with sensitivity – focusing on the love behind the sex act and not just on the sex alone….

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