# Natalie Portman finally... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-portman-finally/421718 "2007-10-06T01:31:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-portman-finally/421718/21 "2007-10-07T10:02:03Z")
I’m kinda curious about the bruises she has all over her body, actually. IE: are they relevant to the story here, or did Miss Portman just happen to be covered in bruises for whatever reason. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-portman-finally/421718/22 "2007-10-07T12:25:15Z")
[QUOTE=Raguleader] I’m kinda curious about the bruises she has all over her body, actually. IE: are they relevant to the story here, or did Miss Portman just happen to be covered in bruises for whatever reason. [/QUOTE] The guy comments on the bruises. ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-portman-finally/421718/23 "2007-10-07T13:25:36Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] The guy comments on the bruises. [/QUOTE] And they have makeup for that, so if they were natural, they would have covered them up or shot around them. Unless she just happened to have them and they decided it worked for the character or something. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-portman-finally/421718/24 "2007-10-07T13:58:59Z")
I never in my life thought I would be envious of Jason Schwartzman. Motherf&cker. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2007, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-portman-finally/421718/25 "2007-10-08T01:00:16Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] The guy comments on the bruises. [/QUOTE] Missed that part, kinda hard to hear the dialogue in this. ---
**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-portman-finally/421718/26 "2007-10-09T15:08:55Z")
Eh, I wasn’t impressed. This falls again into the “piss me off more than turn me on” type of nudity that some starts do. It’s obviously their choice in what they feel comfortable in showing, but there were several scenes where she is artfully posed to be clearly naked, yet not showing a damn thing. Especially since topless pictures of her at the beach have been available for years. I can understand not showing her private bits, but the carefully placed arms and such just bug me somehow. Add to that the fact that the piece was one of those overly dramatic and angst-y films and I rate it a huge “meh!” ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-portman-finally/421718/27 "2007-10-10T09:53:06Z")
There’s a fair bit of Natalie nudity in _Goya’s Ghosts_. Not very sensual, though. She’s in a filthy dungeon and fairly filthy herself. And then she gets raped by a priest. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-portman-finally/421718.md?page=1)