Big movies then, inappropriate now? Vice versa too?

[billd91]

Do I think most of the movies being talked about would be released nowadaze? Sure. As long as the studios think they could make money on them, they'd be released. Even after 9/11, you'll see Arab terrorists in movies and destruction in New York. The 9/11 attack has only suppressed things a little, they'll be back.
Now, it's also likely that some of the movies made at one point in time would be a bit different if made now. But not necessarily that much. You wouldn't see James Bond slapping a woman's butt these days like you did in the old James Bond movies (From Russia with Love, I think, is the one I specifically remember). But he still sleeps around fairly shamelessly, though he does get chided about it. The main gist of what's going on is the same, the details are a little different because we're a little different.
Overall, we still see evil non-Iraqi Arabs like in Hidalgo, we still see ultraviolence like in Kill Bill, there's still plenty of bizarre racial and ethnic stereotyping as well as parodies of such things.

 

[Kaodi]

Another example...

During my OAC (Gr. 13) Law class, we watched a movie called The Verdict. In this movie, the main character, a male lawyer, is betrayed by a female colleague/love interest to the opposing side of the case he was working (and of course being the main character, his side was the good side). When he found out, he walked into the restaurant where she was and punched her in the jaw.
Now, my female law teacher tells the class that that would *never* happen if the movie was remade (The Verdict was made late 80s or early 90s I believe). I disagreed. I said it while what it depicted was wrong, I thought it was possible if the movie were remade they might leave it in. I told her that if the person in question were male, and he punched him in the jaw, it would be viewed as being OK, or even good.
In this example of course, the problem is that a man hit a woman, which is viewed as completely off-limits in our society because of the very real problem of spousal abuse. However, what my teacher was suggesting, based on the evidence presented in The Verdict, was technically sexist. What he did was wrong under the law, whether he had hit a man, a woman, a child a dog or an emu (sorry, that last one just sort of popped up, hehehe). But of course people who make movies never depict things that would be illegal in real life, right?

 

[dirty.hump]

something else that wouldnt be released or even made back in the days is southpark id say.
unless it was done by bakshi and stored with fritz the cat.

as everyone else said blazing saddles would probably have to be released by blacks to not get labled as racist.
but assuming the actors were changed it would probably have snoop dogg or one of those wayans as.s h.oles in it with a hiphop soundtrack and loose all of its social/political commentary.

 

[DM_Matt]

And then you've got your Birth of a Nations, movies that reflect even less savory aspects of their culture.

Daniel

Now, now, just because it almost singlehandedly resurrected the KKK doesn't mean that its...well, actually, yes, it does mean its evil.

 

[MonsterMash]

Going way back, you couldn't really remake the Rudolph Valentino movies like the Sheik.

The other thing with older movies is the amount of smoking as well as drinking.

 

[WayneLigon]

I've heard it said as well that All in the Family, hands down one of the best shows evenr done for television, could not be made today. That's really pretty sad.

 

[CCamfield]

That hasn't changed too much really. I mean if you ever watched an episode of Frasier, I don't think there was a time that Niles came over that they didn't drink Sherry. And most of the cop shows now days have someone who either has a drinking problem or is getting over one.

Well just the coverage of people having drinking problems is a shift. I don't think they showed that much in The Old Days.

How much sherry did they actually drink in Frasier episodes? Did they sit down and go through a bottle?

 

[Henry]

The old paradigm of "Man as complete head of household" (as in Ozzie and Harriet, and Leave it to Beaver) would not fly in current times. I think Rosanne's parody of this in her series about 10 years back underscored this nicely.

As far as current shows and movies in previous eras? It's not just rated R - anything with PG-13 or higher would be seriously scrutinized, if not outright banned.

Just looking at old films does stress how the undercurrents of society have changed. Look at the Modern "Ocean's Eleven" versus the original. In one scene, Dean Martin (while drinking with a buddy) pats a woman on the rear as he summarily dismisses her from the room so they can talk "man talk."

I wanna see George Clooney or Brad Pitt get away with that one.

 

[Quasqueton]

I've heard it said as well that All in the Family, hands down one of the best shows evenr done for television, could not be made today. That's really pretty sad.

Actually, it has been made "today". But the family is black. I think it is titled, "The Hughley's" or something?

Quasqueton

 

[Dimwhit]

Warner Bros. Bugs bunny et al. cartoons are edited for violence, but some of them were also really racist. Like bugs bunny outsmarting the black boy (using gambling as a hook!) and some WWII propoganda. Doubt we'd see that as a cartoon movie trailer now.

You're not kidding. I have a Bugs video with Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips. No way that gets aired today. In fact, I think that particular video was pulled due to complaints. And this was 15 years ago.

Of course, it's permanently archived on DVD for me now...