5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Thinking XXX (2004)
Thinking XXX (2004)
Overview
For a book project, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders took photographs of 30 stars of adult movies, each pair of photographs in the same pose, clothed and nude. This film records the photo shoots and includes interviews with the performers and commentary from eight writers (and John Waters). The actors and writers discuss economics, nudity and exhibitionism, careers, and private lives.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
For a book project, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders took photographs of 30 stars of adult movies, each pair of photographs in the same pose, clothed and nude. This film records the photo shoots and includes interviews with the performers and commentary from eight writers (and John Waters). The actors and writers discuss economics, nudity and exhibitionism, careers, and private lives.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film leans left by humanizing adult film performers and challenging societal stigmas surrounding the adult entertainment industry, thereby promoting themes of individual agency and sexual expression against traditional moral frameworks.
The documentary 'Thinking XXX' showcases a visibly diverse cast, which naturally reflects the individuals within the adult film industry it documents. The film's narrative maintains a neutral and observational approach, focusing on the experiences of its subjects without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The documentary "Thinking XXX" includes gay adult film performers among its subjects, presenting them with dignity and complexity. Through interviews, the film allows these individuals to articulate their experiences and motivations, thereby affirming their identities and challenging societal preconceptions about their lives and professions.
The film humanizes individuals in the adult film industry, often portraying them as navigating societal judgment and hypocrisy. To the extent that this judgment is rooted in conservative Christian morality, the film's narrative implicitly critiques these religious viewpoints as restrictive or unfair, positioning the audience to sympathize with the subjects rather than the judgmental religious stance.
Thinking XXX is a documentary exploring the lives and experiences of various adult film stars. The film does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes, focusing instead on the perspectives of heterosexual performers within the adult entertainment industry. Consequently, it provides no specific portrayal or commentary on transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a documentary featuring real individuals discussing their experiences. It does not adapt any source material with pre-established characters, nor does it portray historical figures in a way that would allow for a gender swap.
The film "Thinking XXX" is a documentary featuring real individuals. The concept of a "race swap" applies to fictional characters or historical figures portrayed in adaptations, not to real people documented as themselves. Therefore, no race swap occurs.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
5.4
Critic Ratings
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