Its a very saddening notion that people seem to be hell bent on seeking out old movies and TV shows from the past, and coming up with 'startling revelations' that they are offensive, sexist, promote drug use, promiscuity etc...well a big fucking DUH!
Its almost like they think such movies are obscure and they are the only ones that know about them.
My attitude about all such movies is that they exist, it was a different time, we don't live or behave the same way, we accept that society and humanity has changed. And leave it at that. I am not into censorship or revisionism. Let it be. Slap a warning and explanation at the beginning if you want.
But this constant faux outrage at older movies is just getting stupid.
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Redsfan001 (6003)
2 years ago
I'm a gen Xer so I'm sandwiched between two giant generations. I was a teen when this movie came out.
The very permissive attitude towards sexuality from the boomers is slowly but surely being replaced by a more Puritan type era of the 1950's by the Millennials.
It's not just high school movies that are getting rid of sexuality in film, but pretty much all Hollywood films in general. Even BOND films 007 has no dick swagger.
We Gen Xers are just the observers.
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moviechatterer (13270)
2 years ago
So on this same logic , "American Pie" would not be made today?
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Redsfan001 (6003)
2 years ago
Yes, sexuality in films is pretty much gone in 2021.
It's a little bizarre to me because newer generations are watching and are exposed to more porn than my generation or boomers ever watched.
For some reason millennials want sexuality to be compartmentalized to just porn only.
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aavfreak (2861)
2 years ago
It's been a bizarre ride. We can see people killing each other on screen all day every day. Even during prime time broadcast shows, but throw in a little sexual activity and it's "holy shit, we can't let our kids see that!"
It seems like upside down world to me.
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Redsfan001 (6003)
2 years ago
I'm thinking this could be a "standard" generational swing in attitudes towards sexuality in film.
Boomers were rebelling against the greatest generation and the silent generations lack of sexuality in film with Barbarella (68). The Jazz age in the 20's was highly sexual and liberating until the "Fatty" Arbuckle affair pretty much killed it and new standards were introduced.
Some great films were still made in the 1940's and 50's so I'm still optimistic. But film without sexuality is painting with one less color.
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moviechatterer (13270)
2 years ago
so are there *any* teen films these days ?
I suspect the torrent of MCU sewage is occupying the teen's cinema time/money and drowning out anything else.
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Redsfan001 (6003)
2 years ago
Perhaps. But Iron Man's Tony Stark was stud bedding beautiful women until he was domesticated in later movies, and now his character doesn't even look/think about other women. In fact, NONE of the super hero characters show any signs of sexuality.
The #metoo movement and Harvey Weinstein trial pretty much put the nail on the coffin of sexuality in film, which was fast heading that direction anyway.
How long a basic part of human nature is neglected in film is anybody's guess.
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moviechatterer (13270)
2 years ago
The #metoo movement and Harvey Weinstein trial pretty much put the nail on the coffin of sexuality in film
Well , I can see how that might put the lid on rape , coersion , controlling behavior, bullying and bribery as a storyline (and casting routine) , but surely hollywood is aware of non predatory, non mysogenistic techniques too?
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Redsfan001 (6003)
2 years ago
The basic sexual instinct in men that was shown in this film, WAS seen as a normal healthy sex drive in the 1980's. It has now been deemed "predatory" by Hollywood.
If you could direct me to a recent big budget movie in the last 5 years that depicts a sex drive in men similar to this movie that wasn't portrayed as predatory, I would appreciate it.
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