Last night I saw the movie Don Jon. This film is the first written and directed by its star Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It is a super smart take on the way media can affect a relationship, and I think Gordon-Levitt did a great job writing it. It wasn't written one sided at all and he wrote a woman's side and her perspective very well with both Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore's characters. These two woman had opposite effects on his character as a man but both had very significant impacts on him.
Jon is a good looking, slightly into himself, man who enjoys pornography more than an actual sexual relationship with a woman. After dating Barbara for a couple months the intentions of their relationship start to shift. Jon than meets and older woman, Esther, who shows him a deeper meaning he has been missing in his intimate life.
The movie takes an unexpected turn in the end, but in a good way. I highly recommend this movie because it is super funny but also emotional. Its also extremely well written and Joseph Gordon-Levitt's talent shines through in his directorial debut.
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