We all know about the joke about how most men learnt to use the Internet because they were out looking for pornography. Funny as it may sound, there is some truth to it. The convenience of downloading porn and shopping for adult movies online have made video rental obsolete. You no longer see hooded men or women entering video shops trying their best to hide their identities anymore.

Instead, you see brown packages delivered through the mail – packages containing pornographic DVDs and sex toys. Even if I am glad that more and more people are opening up to the idea of adult films being artful, what bothers me is that there are still a lot of people who associate pornography with just sleazy sex. It is a pity that people swiftly categorize adult movies as being sleazy without even taking an objective look at the processes involved.

Although watching pornography is quite common -- and men openly talk about videos they have watched -- rarely will you see people get together to watch the latest porn flick. Watching porn in a group usually goes out as soon as one emerges out of adolescence. Yet, you see them in movie theaters, lining up to see grotesque horror movies or sci-fi action flicks, and calling these violent films artistic.

They talk about graphics, storyline, characters, directors, producers and all the factors that would make a movie great, without realizing that many adult videos have the same things!

Perhaps this attitude is partially due to the rise of reality porn where people videotape their own sexual exploits. This is unlike in a movie. Adult movies have storylines; there are scripts written and followed. There are real sets with lights, hi-tech cameras and other props to make the scenes more believable. Actors have "costumes"; there are dressing rooms and hairstylists.

There are directors, cameramen, an editing team, as well as a producer. Amateur porn on the other hand, does not have all the factors listed above, and are not considered artsy. A pornographic movie is not done in two days either, unlike what a lot of people think. The producers of adult movies work just as hard as their counterparts in the mainstream movie industry.

There are budgets to consider, castings, sets to furnish, film crews to hire and most especially finding the right script to use. If you have seen how professionals come up with adult movies, you would be ashamed at even thinking that all pornographic films are plain sleazy.

Surprising as it may sound, a lot of couples watch pornography -- either because they want to spice up their relationships or because they want to try out something new in their love making sessions. A lot of married men watch adult clips to see how they can enhance their skills at pleasuring their wives. Women also watch porn, to see what kinds of positions or techniques can be used to give their partners more pleasure.

Many an adult movie takes care to not be sleazy. They are erotic and provide much pleasure to people in relationships who are seeking to pep up their sex lives.