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This past Friday I was able to head out to the movies to see Tyler Perry's Temptation. The movie stars Journee Smollett-Bell, Vanessa Williams, Kim Kardashian, Brandy Norwood, Robbie Jones and the very sexy Lance Gross. I enjoyed the movie a lot. I felt it was a bit predictable but still worth my $10.
I really felt that the movie provided something for everyone, whether you are married or not. Judith (Smollett-Bell) is a wife who is seemingly happily married to Brice (Gross) until she discovers what she's missing out on through a rich man by the name of Harley (Jones). Judith and Brice were that teenage love affair that resulted in marriage where they are each other's first. As Harley begins to challenge Judith's happiness and expose her to things that she's never experienced, she begins to give in. The story then spirals out of control resulting her basically reaping what she sewed.
The funny part is that Brice reminds me of a guy that I once dated. His relationship with Judith in many aspects seems like the epitome of what God intended where their curiosity remains at a minimal because they commit solely to one another by being each other's first in everything. Brice fails in the aspect of being a "manly man" with spontaneity and sexual adventure. Although he's a good man, he forgets the important things, is so non-confrontational til he doesn't provide a sense of protection to his wife and he doesn't pay attention to fine detail. He's so into sports that he doesn't recognize his wife receiving a phone call on her cell that she takes and then leaves the house at night to go meet someone. He's forgotten her birthday 2 years in a row. His idea of sex is the regular run of the mill missionary style in the bed only. Brice is a great guy, but his boring nature made me bored just watching. He's an example of a man who has gotten too comfortable with things being the way they are.
Harley steps in as this rich man with a private jet, sports car, and nice house. He's not the most attractive because clearly Brice is sweeter and more physically attractive, but his personality is more interesting. He pays attention to fine details. Remembering Judith's birthday when her husband, Brice, does not. He wants to do all of the wild sexual things that Judith only imagines. His bad temper and drug usage are all things that would make anyone just walk away.
Watching this story unfold, I could only see one thing. LACK OF COMMUNICATION between Judith and Brice. No relationship should be expected to work just because you love someone. Judith seemed afraid to express her desires and feelings while Brice seemed like any thought other than their norm was completely absurd. If a man, forgets your birthday, he's clearly forgotten you. They were both such a plain Jane couple living on a budget, focused so much on life til they missed opportunities to keep the spark in their relationship. Looking at all of this I can honestly see what would make a woman like Judith want to at least mentally explore the idea of someone else. She clearly lived in a box because her seemingly innocent nature and lack of knowledge of sexual adventure seemed a bit unbelievable but believable in the sense that when virgins marry, I assume what they learn from one another is all they know. Judith's terrible relationship with Harley proves that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Perhaps if Judith would have tried to work on her own marriage, she wouldn't have ended up in the mess of a situation that she is in at the end of the movie. But from another perspective, perhaps if Brice had been more tentative to his marriage, Judith wouldn't be so curious about finding what she was missing elsewhere. The plot of this movie also confirms my already standing opinion that young marriages don't tend to work out. It just seems like people need to get a lot of things out of their system before marriage. Although it's very admirable for two virgins to marry, my fear for them is sexual incompatibility or the curiosity that leads to wanting to explore your sexual options. My mother always encouraged us to date. Not be sexually promiscuous but to have friends of the opposite sex, go on casual dates and develop an idea of what it is that we like and don't like in a mate. After-all, how do you know unless you've tried it. It's kind of like food. You don't know what you do or don't like until you've had it. Of course there are somethings that you know you don't need to try first, but certain characteristics such as a person's romantic capability and sexual taste just aren't negotiable.
Overall, I feel that the movie is a must see. Some people say that it could have been just a Lifetime original movie, but I don't feel that way. I felt it was different than many of the movies that are being produced and had some valuable topics and morals presented. I'd rate the movie 8 out of 10. I thought it ended a little haphazardly with Judith being played by a completely different woman as they got older, yet Harley is aged with makeup and Melinda (Norwood) miraculously doesn't age at all. I often feel that Tyler Perry doesn't easily end his movies. My theory is that either there's a sudden running out of budget or some type of writer's block that causes his movies to end so suddenly. Either way, I liked it and I'd go see it again.
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This past Friday I was able to head out to the movies to see Tyler Perry's Temptation. The movie stars Journee Smollett-Bell, Vanessa Williams, Kim Kardashian, Brandy Norwood, Robbie Jones and the very sexy Lance Gross. I enjoyed the movie a lot. I felt it was a bit predictable but still worth my $10.
I really felt that the movie provided something for everyone, whether you are married or not. Judith (Smollett-Bell) is a wife who is seemingly happily married to Brice (Gross) until she discovers what she's missing out on through a rich man by the name of Harley (Jones). Judith and Brice were that teenage love affair that resulted in marriage where they are each other's first. As Harley begins to challenge Judith's happiness and expose her to things that she's never experienced, she begins to give in. The story then spirals out of control resulting her basically reaping what she sewed.
The funny part is that Brice reminds me of a guy that I once dated. His relationship with Judith in many aspects seems like the epitome of what God intended where their curiosity remains at a minimal because they commit solely to one another by being each other's first in everything. Brice fails in the aspect of being a "manly man" with spontaneity and sexual adventure. Although he's a good man, he forgets the important things, is so non-confrontational til he doesn't provide a sense of protection to his wife and he doesn't pay attention to fine detail. He's so into sports that he doesn't recognize his wife receiving a phone call on her cell that she takes and then leaves the house at night to go meet someone. He's forgotten her birthday 2 years in a row. His idea of sex is the regular run of the mill missionary style in the bed only. Brice is a great guy, but his boring nature made me bored just watching. He's an example of a man who has gotten too comfortable with things being the way they are.
Harley steps in as this rich man with a private jet, sports car, and nice house. He's not the most attractive because clearly Brice is sweeter and more physically attractive, but his personality is more interesting. He pays attention to fine details. Remembering Judith's birthday when her husband, Brice, does not. He wants to do all of the wild sexual things that Judith only imagines. His bad temper and drug usage are all things that would make anyone just walk away.
Watching this story unfold, I could only see one thing. LACK OF COMMUNICATION between Judith and Brice. No relationship should be expected to work just because you love someone. Judith seemed afraid to express her desires and feelings while Brice seemed like any thought other than their norm was completely absurd. If a man, forgets your birthday, he's clearly forgotten you. They were both such a plain Jane couple living on a budget, focused so much on life til they missed opportunities to keep the spark in their relationship. Looking at all of this I can honestly see what would make a woman like Judith want to at least mentally explore the idea of someone else. She clearly lived in a box because her seemingly innocent nature and lack of knowledge of sexual adventure seemed a bit unbelievable but believable in the sense that when virgins marry, I assume what they learn from one another is all they know. Judith's terrible relationship with Harley proves that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Perhaps if Judith would have tried to work on her own marriage, she wouldn't have ended up in the mess of a situation that she is in at the end of the movie. But from another perspective, perhaps if Brice had been more tentative to his marriage, Judith wouldn't be so curious about finding what she was missing elsewhere. The plot of this movie also confirms my already standing opinion that young marriages don't tend to work out. It just seems like people need to get a lot of things out of their system before marriage. Although it's very admirable for two virgins to marry, my fear for them is sexual incompatibility or the curiosity that leads to wanting to explore your sexual options. My mother always encouraged us to date. Not be sexually promiscuous but to have friends of the opposite sex, go on casual dates and develop an idea of what it is that we like and don't like in a mate. After-all, how do you know unless you've tried it. It's kind of like food. You don't know what you do or don't like until you've had it. Of course there are somethings that you know you don't need to try first, but certain characteristics such as a person's romantic capability and sexual taste just aren't negotiable.
Overall, I feel that the movie is a must see. Some people say that it could have been just a Lifetime original movie, but I don't feel that way. I felt it was different than many of the movies that are being produced and had some valuable topics and morals presented. I'd rate the movie 8 out of 10. I thought it ended a little haphazardly with Judith being played by a completely different woman as they got older, yet Harley is aged with makeup and Melinda (Norwood) miraculously doesn't age at all. I often feel that Tyler Perry doesn't easily end his movies. My theory is that either there's a sudden running out of budget or some type of writer's block that causes his movies to end so suddenly. Either way, I liked it and I'd go see it again.
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