![]() The film also tackles an exploration of today's relationships. But unlike Shame, which treats this topic in an intense, dramatic way, Jon keeps it light, funny, and tries to show how easy it is for someone to unknowingly fall into this addiction in today's sex- obsessed culture. To show the media influence on sex, the film opens by crosscutting many sexualized commercials, film scenes, and television clips over the credits, while actual pornography clips are spliced throughout. He doesn't see it as an addiction, saying "It's porn. Jon loves porn he says it many times in voice-over and is consistently shown getting up in the middle of the night to go watch porn after just having sex in real life. Stories of sex addiction aren't new, having been dealt with most recently in 2011's Shame, but Don Jon feels different. When he realizes his porn may be too influential on him, he begins to change his lifestyle and beliefs with help from an older woman (Julianne Moore). But not even this relationship can compare to the happiness Jon has when alone with his pornography. ![]() After many one-night-stands, he finally decides to settle down with a "dime" named Barbara (Scarlett Johansson). ![]() New Jersey guy Jon (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) only cares about a few things in his life: his family, friends, church, and porn.
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