Yes, you read right. I think this sort of movie is porn for women. Porn is all about ego gratification, right? For men, this means watching eager, naked women act like they're really turned on by less-than-average-looking men. The man thinks, "Hey, if those hotties like that shmo, they'd certainly go for me!" Gratification ensues.
With Bridget Jones, we have a sort-of-cute, chubby, silly, clumsy women who is fawned over and fought over by two gorgeous hunks and---SPOILER ALERT---one beautiful, thin lesbian. The average female watches this flick and thinks, "Hey, she could be me, and those gorgeous, affluent hunks (and even beautiful, affluent young women) would certainly love me for what I am!"
We all just want to be accepted for what we are (or feel like we are). Movies let us vicariously participate in the heros' lives, and porn accomplishes this feat in the most base, graphic manner. Men and women have different needs, and therefore need a different kind of porn. Nothing wrong with that.
With Bridget Jones, we have a sort-of-cute, chubby, silly, clumsy women who is fawned over and fought over by two gorgeous hunks and---SPOILER ALERT---one beautiful, thin lesbian. The average female watches this flick and thinks, "Hey, she could be me, and those gorgeous, affluent hunks (and even beautiful, affluent young women) would certainly love me for what I am!"
We all just want to be accepted for what we are (or feel like we are). Movies let us vicariously participate in the heros' lives, and porn accomplishes this feat in the most base, graphic manner. Men and women have different needs, and therefore need a different kind of porn. Nothing wrong with that.