Ah, the world is no longer a simple place. For example ‘salgado’ the minor gratification that was used for officials during the Portuguese era in Goa, often consisting of some fresh river catch or a bottle of Port perhaps, has completely morphed into something else.
By the way, Salgado means something salty, a roadside snack in Brazil and therefore tasty, a treat. It was never a substitute for one’s government salary. Now that Salgado has turned into huge amounts, 10 times to a hundred times that official’s salary, depending on the nature of the ‘favour’. From no cash, it has turned into a sophisticated no tax paid money laundering process often involving offshore protection. So, is it any surprise that movie sex scenes have undergone a similar metamorphosis. From an unsupervised, spontaneous let it go where it goes kind of thing, calls are now being made to have the whole scene supervised. This might not work. Male actors were probably being drawn to this kind of role for its obvious perks. You love what you’re doing and you get paid for it. Not only that, with constant supervision and direction for the action, the male spirit may not be able to rise up to the occasion making the whole crowd-pulling shoot into a B grade flop film. But methinks this whole intimacy coordinator idea may have other useful practical applications. For example for one or both parties of those newlyweds who have come into the relationship without testing the waters so to say, or have been brought up in a strict Goan religious conservative environment where one is taught that every action is bound to be a sin, would certainly need this type of tutored coordination. In any case, this new kind of lifeskill motivation is probably here to stay. At worst it may turn out to be a minor distraction in a torrid no holds barred film scene or honeymoon exercise and at best, it can provide ideas that the two parties in action never contemplated, not to mention gig employment for one or more ‘event coordinators’. Who wants to say cheers to Dame Emma Thompson who has the stern bearing of someone who may find good use of her own idea. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62502506 Roland. Toronto.
