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Scenes in older movies that would never be 'allowed' by studios now

Old 10-11-11, 12:32 PM
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Re: Scenes in older movies that would never be 'allowed' by studios now

William Shatner in Roger Corman's THE INTRUDER (1962) asking a cabdriver in the deep south, "Can you take me to Nigg**town?"
Old 10-11-11, 05:59 PM
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Re: Scenes in older movies that would never be 'allowed' by studios now

Originally Posted by mrhan
Big difference is it was a stranger that walked up to Shaft in the original version saying that line. I doubt that can be delivered like it's no big deal today in a movie set in 2011. It probably can be used in a period piece, though. As for Tarantino's character it was obvious he was a close friend of Jackson's character so that gets a pass. It would have been out of place if he took offense. It would have been out of character.
I don't think the original intention of the thread was about movies set today. It was just about movies made today. Gangs of New York had many instances of the n word being used. In the 1860's or whenever that movie was set, that word was probably used constantly.

I agree that no movie set today would have that word used and then have anything but a negative reaction following it though. But that's real life. In the real world today that word continues to get used all the time, but today it's not "ok" to use it and most people get chastised or beaten up for using the word.

A movie made today but set in the past would have no problems whatsoever using that word in everyday conversation with no reactions though.
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Re: Scenes in older movies that would never be 'allowed' by studios now

Originally Posted by whoopdido
I don't think the original intention of the thread was about movies set today. It was just about movies made today. Gangs of New York had many instances of the n word being used. In the 1860's or whenever that movie was set, that word was probably used constantly.

I agree that no movie set today would have that word used and then have anything but a negative reaction following it though. But that's real life. In the real world today that word continues to get used all the time, but today it's not "ok" to use it and most people get chastised or beaten up for using the word.

A movie made today but set in the past would have no problems whatsoever using that word in everyday conversation with no reactions though.
That's what I was getting at. It's not the word that's a problem but how the scene in Shaft would not work in a modern setting which is what this thread is about.

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