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Kissing Jessica Stein

Stephanie Villi

July 18, 2008

Human Sexuality

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"Kissing Jessica Stein"

In the movie, Kissing Jessica Stein, Jessica Stein, a single girl in the city, is tired of being

alone. In a moment of desperation, she answers Helen's personal ad looking for a new "friend."

The two quickly become friends and get more than Jessica ever bargained for when their

friendship turns into a full blown romantic relationship.

Jessica is a sensitive New York journalist who is tired of being alone. She's been told

she's too picky when it comes to relationships and wants to make a change. When she sees

Helen's personal ad, she's a little hesitant, at first, because she's never answered an ad before,

and especially not a homosexual one. She starts to wonder if she's as straight as she really thinks

she is and gives in to answering the ad. Helen, who is a hip gallery owner, recently   came out

after a string of meaningless sexual encounters with random men saying she's always been a

lesbian, just in denial. Both are confused about their sexual orientations.

In the movie, Helen was the dominating one, in and out of the bedroom while Jessica is

the emotional one who would rather have a deep meaningful comversation with someone. In a

more politically incorrect way of saying this would be that Helen is the man in the relationship

(aka butch lesbian) and Jessica would be the woman. Comparing the two to people in real life,

Helen does a good job and comparing to some of the people I know within the art industry.

Being a theatre major and knowing quite a few homosexuals and bisexuals, her personality type

fits with one girl I know. Both are in the art industry and have domineering personalities. The

Jessica type reminds me of a girl at an all girls summer camp who is curious and wants to

experiment but not go so far as to be a full blown lesbian.

In my opinion, the movie does a pretty decent job...