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Violence and Sex in Movies
Summary: French in his book "Screen Violent" stated that "since the turn of the century, violence closely followed by sex has been the most controversial and emotive aspect of the movies" (French 1996, p.4).
French in his book "Screen Violent" stated that "since the turn of the century, violence closely followed by sex has been the most controversial and emotive aspect of the movies" (French 1996, p.4). In fact, they are the subjects of attacks and occasionally defenses in the media. A lot of people believe that sex and violence are overused in movies and their effects are mostly negative. As a result, they jump into the conclusion that there are more criminals because the young audiences were influenced by violence images from movies. In addition, they claim that scenes which show the women's body on the screen are disregarding of women. However, some other arguments state that limiting the sex and violence scenes in movies not only reduces the creativeness of filmmakers but also hides the truth. Therefore, the roles of sex and violence in movies have to be clarified and understood...
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