i cant believe it was banned
that must have been really insulting to the "freaks" in this movie. like they're so horrible to look at that their movie gets banned.
shareYes, I know we're a lot more open-minded nowadays, but you'd think even then people would've gotten the message of the film which was that despite our differences we are all human and deserve to be treated as such. I can't see how that could possibly be offensive then, now, or any time. It sounds like all they got out of the film is "those disgusting weirdos repulse me" which is sad.
shareI wonder if the ban was prompted by reasons other than featuring deformed and mentally handicapped people centre stage? The Freaks adhere to a challenging morality or ethic, probably out of necessity, which causes them to take the law into their own hands when one or all are offended, wreak a horrible revenge and appear to be able to get away with it. Even now this is quite subversive and showing a community somewhat outside of society possessing a measure of power could have as posing a potential threat against the mainstream.
My other suggestion is that Freaks would almost certainly have been misunderstood by a sizeable moral majority. As a "horror" movie it may have garnered a reputation as a work of exploitation and a particularly tasteless one. And as we know only too well some films are quickly labelled and dismissed by those in authority who don't even bother to watch the works themselves.