The graduate, The system of objects, 40 year old virgin, and 10. 9/23 - 10/05

All of the movies give us some sense of revolution, new concept, yet old, because sexuality has always been present, since the beginning of time; accepting is a whole other story. In the graduate we have the romantic comedy, well in all the movies, a romantic comedy is present. The graduate shows us the clumsy male who makes all of the wrong moves, like in the 40 year old virgin, and in 10. The men are not the usual seducer, commander, or in control. They are all confused, afraid, and act as a woman would be expected to so. The women are strong, charismatic, very modern, and in touch with who they want what they want, and definitely; how they want it. The cougar in the graduate is the typical cougar, out for sex, passion, and attention. In the 40 year old virgin the woman is the one wanting and needing sex. In 10 Jenny is the broad. Jenny is ready for free sex with no strings attached. Jenny digs status, and she is the man. All three movies show us the switching of gender roles, the use of construction for who these women must represent. Women are portrayed as all knowing, strong, independent, and intelligent. Sam in 10 is as well as Jenny the "modern day woman", they are just a different type of modern. Sex in all three movies is used as a motive of fulfillment for women, but also for men; they would not be chasing after them just for fun, but expecting sex or love. All movies and the excerpt show us that specific designations are made because something is expected in return.