I think lot of forced sex addict register this scene on a VHS rape, and watch it many many times ! There was really few rape scenes in mainstream movies, and most were banned from TV. So Death Wish is like the first one to disturb the mind of all modern family !
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This is a case self censorship in the fact that the distributer wants to get more audiences to see the film and quite frankly this really annoys me, its the only reason that kept me away from seeing The Woman in Black and waiting for it when it comes out on Blu-Ray. However with The Hunger Games this is a different case. I haven't seen the film, but I have read the book and even on the page it was disturbing enough for the young adult crowd to which this is film that is aimed. The fact that its being tipped as the new Twilight is further pushing this particular audience demograph into seeing this film. Although it pains me to say it, I think the distributors were right to shed the very brief scenes of intensity.Now after having said that, I really do hope that Fox haven't taken my comments to heart because Ridley Scott's upcoming film Prometheus has to be released uncut with all the intensity LEFT IN UNCUT!!
Surely 'self-censorship' is an oxymoron, as censorship is a kind of restraint or suppression, and you can't do that to yourself as it would by definition be voluntary, hence not censorship.It is entirely a marketing decision and not 'censorship', as a 15 uncut was available in both cases and the studios simply wanted to make the film available to a wider demographic. This is so far from being anything new and I'm surprised at the amount of people that don't realise this, and at how it's suddenly being reported in the media when it's a regular occurrence.In the case of The Women in Black I'm not so keen on it as it's not specifically aimed at a younger audience, so it feels like a money-spinner. The Hunger Games, however, very much is and so it would obviously be beyond foolish to have allowed it to be released with a 15 rating.I have not seen The Hunger Games yet. I'm not sure I will personally like it but I am glad if it's going to take over Twilight's crown as it does at least seem to have a heroine who is strong, brave, resourceful, and actually DOES something, as opposed to Bella, who by the third Twiglet film literally has to be carried around by the other characters, spends almost all her time sulking and moping, and who's only ability seems to be 'allowing-herself-to-almost-get-raped' - either metaphorically or actually.
I stumbled across the books about 2 months ago. I'd seen the titles on bookshelves and mentally made a note to research what they were about. I was aware that the film was coming up as well and ended up reading the first book not really being aware that it was aimed at teenagers.I should point out that I am a 41 year old male at this juncture and I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It was a fast and thought provoking read. Obviously I snapped up the remaining two books and read them straight through. In short, I loved them. I loved them in part because they reminded me of a time in my life when I was younger, my teenage years and the sorts of films and books I used to read back then. As a teenager of the 80's, I'd have loved to have this type of book and resulting film to read and watch back then.I did worry how the film makers and BBFC would approach the film but I believe all parties have done the right thing here. While going through the books, my 9 year old daughter wanted to know what I was reading, as I'd talked about it, and she wanted to see the film. I said that I would see the film first to check it out and would think about taking her to see it. Knowing the film had been cut and toned down, I feared the worst for the film but I have to say, compared with the imagery of the book, the film plays it incredibly safe (and well) given the subject matter. The violence is shot tight and nothing is lingered on. Also there is some rather creative use of sound to lessen the impact of some of the deaths so on balance, I had no worries about taking my daughter to see the film. I know this might not be the case with most parents, but I work as a cinema projectionists and films are a large part of my free time at home and my kids do get to see 12 cert DVD's etc. I make a point of taking about films to my kids and they have known about my interest in the making of films and that they are not 'real' from an early age. This is why I know I can confidently take my 9 year old to see a film like this without being overly concerned. Having said that, I would not necessarily be happy about a bunch of 12 years old's going to see it without some sort of responsible adult supervision. The film is dark and the themes touched upon are aimed more at the older teen and adult.Anyway, my daughter enjoyed the film and was glad to have been able to see it. We have talked about the various aspects of it over the last few days and she's looking forward to seeing it again on BluRay in a few months.Hopefully, the 'uncut' version will be made available for home viewing as well. Not that I'd be running to show my daughter that version but just so that I, as an adult, can have the choice. If the extended or uncut version can eventually find it's way onto DVD, I'd say well done to Lionsgate and the BBFC for tackling what is essentially difficult source material, and acting thoughtfully and sensitively towards the end product.
Hunger Games- Lawrence is excellent, she is the film. Tucci is very good as the the cynical host.The film is very good, but it has an annoying habit of just stopping for a while before picking up again.It should have been thirty minutes shorter. Its intersting to compare Hunger with Royale. Lawrence is better than everyone in Royale, but Royale is easily the better film. Its tighter and has wonderful social comment about the teenagers relationships when facing life or death situations. I like the fact that twelve year olds can see this or The Women in Black legally on the big screen. The Women in Black freaked me and both my kids out. Our nerves were shot for hours.We all loved it! It put Hostel ,which didnt scare me once, to shade. I wish i`d seen quality horror like this when i was twelve, fair play to them.
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