Do people genuinely enjoy sex scenes in shows/movies?

When it’s well done, yes, very much. It reveals something about the characters and who they are. Some good examples in mainstream films are Maria Bello’s and Viggo Mortensen’s sex scene in A History of Violence and the Margot Robbie and Leonardo DiCaprio sex scene in Wolf of Wall Street. There are tons of others!

And if you really want to watch a non-porn movie that has a whole lot of (unsimulated) sex that is integral to the film, watch the 1976 movie In the Realm of the Senses. I recommend the movie, but probably not if you’re American — then avoid. But I really like that film. It’s in my top 100.

So many prudes in that comment thread! Lordamercy.