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skysenshi (10.27.2001)
Great for Sexual Anthropology studies...
Psychologist A.H. Maslow could not have been more descriptive
when he said, "Monkeys who physically dominate an a group
sexually dominate the other members." This can also be said
for all primates as studies indicate. Maslow is known for equating
dominance with powerful feelings of self-preservation manifested
through high self-esteem, confidence, and feeling of ability and
usefulness. Connecting this theory with many other psycho/anthropological
studies will also show a marked similarity of concept in sexual
behavior.
This much is portrayed heavily in Desert Island XX, where
everybody fears death as an impending ocurrence and desperation
is seen in how the strong exert sexual dominance over the weaker
surviving members. When confronted wtih a situation that drags
one back to a primitve, most basic level of life, one can't help
but also go back to the most basic in the hierarchy of needs:
Physiological.
What's great about this title is that it gives you a very close
look at the base of human nature—a dark side of everyone
that not many are aware of. It can be a big slap in the face,
especially as the sex scenes can be violent and bloody as with
the case of the defenseless virgins in this anime. This is a form
of exaggeration, actually, but reality is just below the surface
if you know where to scratch.
For those who are looking for reprieve from the S&M depiction
of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, I could say that the lesbian lovemaking
parts are quite well done. They're certainly a nice change from
the sadistic heterosexual fornication that one is subjected to
in Desert Island XX. There are no distasteful male-oriented
Freudian gadgets like dildos, beads, tubes—just skin, tongue,
hands, and more skin.
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