ABSTRACT
Sometimes people fall in love before they have sex. Sometimes the act of sex itself drives a wedge between them. They choreograph sex scenes, almost like they do fight scenes. Many directors enjoy working out the details, planning them, lighting them, rehearsing them, and shooting them. The odds of a real-life couple shooting a sex scene in a major motion picture are low. A Brad/Angelina combo with one of them directing only comes along once in a generation or so. Or maybe only once period. And when a couple like that gets divorced, nobody gets custody of the sex scene. Screenwriting at its best is lean and clean. The fewest possible words to describe any and all action, including sex. Know that even if one describe it in a few words, they will still shoot it as a real scene. Gratuitous sex is no different than gratuitous violence. It's gratuitous.
