Obscenity
I was watching "A History of Violence" on TV this weekend, and in one of the scenes, three men get killed trying to kill a different man. The boss who ordered the original killing gets mad that it has gone awry, and he shoots one of the already dead men in the chest and yells at him, "How the **** do you **** that up?" That's a direct quote, because the swear words have been blocked out.
Doesn't it seem to be a little bit beside the point to edit out the swearing on such a violent scene? Or, to be more to the point - which is more obscene, really? A few swear words, or shooting a man in the chest instead of trying to save his life?
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Have you seen "This Film is Not Yet Rated"? It talks a lot about the non-sensical-ness of film ratings & how they are based upon a "parental" advisory board (where no one is a parent). Basically, violence is OK, sexuality is not-OK, non-heterosexual violance, definitely not OK. not that you couldn't figure that one out.
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