The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a 2005 movie that follows four teenage girls as they navigate the complexities of growing up. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Ann Brashares and follows the lives of four best friends—Lena, Tibby, Carmen, and Bridget—as they spend a summer apart from each other. While the movie is primarily focused on the girls’ friendship and the challenges they face as they grow up, it also touches on the topic of sexuality.
The movie begins with the girls discovering a pair of jeans that magically fits all of them, regardless of their different body types. This serves as a metaphor for the girls’ friendship, which is strong and unbreakable no matter what life throws at them. As the movie progresses, the girls each experience different sexual moments.
For Lena, the most significant sexual moment comes when she meets Kostos, a Greek boy who she has a romantic relationship with. Lena is initially hesitant to explore her sexuality, but she eventually gives in to her feelings and the two share a passionate kiss. This moment is significant because it marks the beginning of Lena’s journey to self-discovery and her exploration of her own sexuality.
For Tibby, her sexual moment comes when she meets Brian, a young man who she develops a close friendship with. While the two never become romantically involved, Tibby does explore her sexuality by sharing a passionate kiss with him. This moment is significant because it marks Tibby’s first exploration of her own sexuality and her willingness to take risks.
For Carmen, her sexual moment comes when she meets her first love, a young man named Sebastian. The two share a passionate kiss and explore their feelings for each other, which leads to Carmen’s first sexual experience. This moment is significant because it marks Carmen’s first exploration of her own sexuality and her willingness to take risks.
Finally, for Bridget, her sexual moment comes when she meets Eric, a young man who she has a romantic relationship with. The two share a passionate kiss and explore their feelings for each other, which leads to Bridget’s first sexual experience. This moment is significant because it marks Bridget’s first exploration of her own sexuality and her willingness to take risks.
Overall, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a movie that explores the complexities of growing up and the importance of friendship. While the movie primarily focuses on the girls’ friendship, it also touches on the topic of sexuality and the different sexual moments that each of the girls experience. These moments are significant because they mark each girl’s first exploration of her own sexuality and her willingness to take risks.
While trying on some pants at a store, we see a tall, slender teenager take them off and stand there in her underwear for several seconds. She hands them to her friend to try on. The friend is also seen in her underwear for a few seconds
The girls make a pact that "any removal of the pants must be done by the wearer herself". They all look at one of the girls in particular while making this rule, because she is known for being a little promiscuous with guys.
Bridget follows Eric to a cantina (against the camp rules) and starts to dance provocatively with him.
A large group of teenagers go for a run. Several of the girls are running just in their bras and shorts.
Lena goes swimming in her bra and panties. We see her remove her shirt first, and then there is a shot of her taking her skirt off, but we only see her panties for about a second, when she jumps into the water. A boy jumps in the water to swim after her (he only takes his shirt off).
Lena's grandmother finds drawings that Lena has made of bare-chested men.
Lena and Kostas kiss passionately at the end of the movie.
Bridget purposefully walks past Eric's room, wearing a shirt tied up to expose her belly and open to show her red bikini top or bra beneath it (with some cleavage showing). He then follows her to the beach at night where the two end up passionately kissing. It is implied she lost her virginity to him but this is only implied and never actually said.