Originally Posted by
bravenewworld1
Episode 6 i could not disagree with more.
Rape along with death and torture is a fundamental part of human fears and is not something that should be left off the table simply because for every one well written and produced movie we see, there are 300 that are complete shit. Which goes for any topic, genera, twist or anything. The reality is most movies are copy cats and that wont stop anytime soon.
In fact i might suggest the opposite. I think it needs to be embraced and allowed in better detail in movies. Maybe even "normalized".
I dont know if that is the correct way of saying it, but.... uhhh.... so, when i got in to foreign movies, mostly Asian and Italian. I started noticing that on topics like rape or child abuse, they have a much more realistic and acceptable to the buying into the story, view. They tend to create far more dimensional characters and people, people you see and know in real life, unlike one of your examples Bound for Vengeance (which i found hilariously bad). At the end of the day this realism stays with you more, the character stays with you more, the events stay with you more and while being less hyperbolic and dramatic, it ends up being more effective.
Ive spent years attempting to figure these things out and i have no idea if its accurate or not, but i think this is because there is simply a level of reality that they are willing to accept, that Hollywood and Americans/American movies in general, attempts to pretend does not exist or attempts to sugar coat because the reality of situation did not bode well with test audiences.
I think at the end of the day your premise, your issue, is more with lazy and shit writing and production than rape in movies. As i said before, for every one original, quality, well made movie, youll have 300 that attempt to copy it. Which is not going to stop anytime soon and anyone who appriciates movies has a problem with it, but whatever.
P.S. Forgive the poorly structured and worded post. I am very tired but for some reason cannot sleep.