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How much sex in films/television is too much?

George_Washington said:
Oh really? This is what I've said:

"I think violence to a certain extent is simply neccessary in a film."
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And I said, from my first contribution to this thread, that violence within the context of a larger story is not what I have a problem with. It is the use of violence as the focal point of an evening's entertainment that bothers me. Bothers ME. I also made it quite clear that I am making a statement of personal values and do not support censorship. I see a hypocrisy in the acceptance of violence as opposed to the acceptance of sexuality and you want to tell me that it is not because of our puritanism and sexual hang-ups but because violence is less "disturbing." Which is ridiculous.
 
mixedmedia said:
And I said, from my first contribution to this thread, that violence within the context of a larger story is not what I have a problem with. It is the use of violence as the focal point of an evening's entertainment that bothers me. Bothers ME. I also made it quite clear that I am making a statement of personal values and do not support censorship. I see a hypocrisy in the acceptance of violence as opposed to the acceptance of sexuality and you want to tell me that it is not because of our puritanism and sexual hang-ups but because violence is less "disturbing." Which is ridiculous.
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Alright but see I don't think it really is because of our "puritianism." People feel like that all over the world, which accounts to why Hollywood movies do so well abroad. Maybe in other parts of the world they feel a little less so but the difference really is small. American movies do vastly well abroad. Some even do better. Tom Cruise's Last Samurai actually did better in Asia than it did here. And Kill Bill did extremely well over in Asia, especially over in Japan. So I really don't think it's cause us Americans are hung up over being conservative or anything. Definitely not that we have sexual hang ups...
 
Not sure how relavent this is but the Economist recently described the view of american from the rest of the world as puritans and pornographers!
 
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