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 PASSION
& POWER: The Technology of Orgasm
(First
Run Features) Documentary. 74
minutes. Not rated. From torturous looking table size monstrosities to
today’s fancy pants gizmos, the vibrator has been around since the
creation of Earth. Passion &
Power opens with a historical look at a plethora of vibrators and
their variety of uses throughout the years. The documentary, while keeping
the female orgasm in the forefront, then morphs from the vibrator’s
growth to women’s liberation and demand for social equality.
Tastefully done, Passion
& Power employs old newspaper advertisements (did you know Sears
once sold vibrators in their stores?), antique vibrators, and interviews
to show how far the technology has come, but also how socially backwards
its acceptance has fallen. The women interviewed are open and informative
on the subject. This is an informative piece, not one of pornography,
though some would beg to differ I bet. A majority of the production is
done so in a scrapbook like fashion- screen subjects framed with girly
furls and pretty backgrounds. I loved the historical look at the vibrator,
but found the women’s lib stuff a bit tired. However, how can one not
feel outrage over
Texas
laws making it unlawful for a woman to own more than five vibrators? Oh
yes, and we see evidence of one woman’s struggle against this law as she
fell victim to its absurdity. Like Secret deodorant, Passion
& Power is strong enough for a man, but made for a woman. –
Denis Sheehan
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