Comments on: Mrs. Henderson Presents: Judi Dench Coasts on “Cute” http://www.theottery.com/2007/06/mrs-henderson-presents-judi-dench-coasts-on-%e2%80%9ccute%e2%80%9d/ "If an otter can't have fun doing something, it just simply won't do it." Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:14:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dormouse http://www.theottery.com/2007/06/mrs-henderson-presents-judi-dench-coasts-on-%e2%80%9ccute%e2%80%9d/#comment-673 Dormouse Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:06:58 +0000 http://www.theottery.com/2007/06/mrs-henderson-presents-judi-dench-coasts-on-%e2%80%9ccute%e2%80%9d/#comment-673 I have to say that I find the idea of an "ethics" of nudity in art kind of absurd. Particularly "classical" art. To me, it simply...is. In theatre...maybe. I don't know. I guess don't find nudity offensive. What's *done* with it might be, but the state in and of itself has no moral value or lack attached to it in my mind. Does this mean that I want to go about looking at naked people all day? No.(Hence me averting my eyes at the male full-frontal nudity in <i>Mrs. Henderson Presents</i>.) Does it mean that I think we as a society are too fixated on the value (or lack thereof) of nudity? Yes. I have to say that I find the idea of an “ethics” of nudity in art kind of absurd. Particularly “classical” art. To me, it simply…is.

In theatre…maybe. I don’t know. I guess don’t find nudity offensive. What’s *done* with it might be, but the state in and of itself has no moral value or lack attached to it in my mind. Does this mean that I want to go about looking at naked people all day? No.(Hence me averting my eyes at the male full-frontal nudity in Mrs. Henderson Presents.) Does it mean that I think we as a society are too fixated on the value (or lack thereof) of nudity? Yes.

]]> By: theottery http://www.theottery.com/2007/06/mrs-henderson-presents-judi-dench-coasts-on-%e2%80%9ccute%e2%80%9d/#comment-672 theottery Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:07:09 +0000 http://www.theottery.com/2007/06/mrs-henderson-presents-judi-dench-coasts-on-%e2%80%9ccute%e2%80%9d/#comment-672 Ah, I forgot to mention that Mrs. Henderson is on DVD (and has been for quite some time)--the movie came out in 2005. Ah, I forgot to mention that Mrs. Henderson is on DVD (and has been for quite some time)–the movie came out in 2005.

]]> By: K http://www.theottery.com/2007/06/mrs-henderson-presents-judi-dench-coasts-on-%e2%80%9ccute%e2%80%9d/#comment-671 K Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:28:32 +0000 http://www.theottery.com/2007/06/mrs-henderson-presents-judi-dench-coasts-on-%e2%80%9ccute%e2%80%9d/#comment-671 thanks for the review... i think i shall skip this one at the theater! ;) off to berlin! thanks for the review…

i think i shall skip this one at the theater! ;)

off to berlin!

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