a key, bolted door, and bloody glass shards

i was watching this movie on Hulu the other night, and it got me to thinking. The Night Porter while certainly a movie ahead of itself at the time for the 1970s, seeks to explore the apparent yet confused relationship between Domme and sub. certainly, it again shows the lack of understanding today's media has in terms of portraying and defining the affection and tenderness which can be the driving force behind these lifestyle choices. for the most part, society is presented imagery which in and of itself is subjective and relies on outdated antiquated notions and stereotypes of what drives a bdsm relationship. in regard to this, things are just much too real. The fire and the passion is too hot. the characters involved are going to explode, incinerate, be blown to bits, lock one another way, engage in a beheading, or summarily destroy one another, going down in flames to their apparent obvious doom and deserving judgement. Most bdsm couples are portrayed as weird, kinky individuals who are on the edge of being serious psychotics or psychopaths with serious mental disorders.

that being said, where is the true representation of what bdsm is in a pure light? why can't W/we see a movie where the characters beat the crap out of each other, get dressed, embrace one another, and then sit down or go out for an enjoyable meal? why can't the film industry make that type of movie?

my Mistress told me in a recent discussion "that W/we are all perverts in some way or another". i agree with that assertion, but it pains me to see that the bdsm lifestyle still continues to be portrayed as a "sicko culture" with serious intimacy issues.

i enjoyed this scene with Charlotte Rambling from the Night Porter. it was remarkably real, and truthful to some of the ways W/we feel as people of the lovely bruise. while she acts confused as to what is happening. her emergence as a Domme is intimate and affectionate as she attempts to communicate Her needs to Her male submissive. the two show raw chemistry and intense passionate understanding as they come to grips with who they have become.