Censorship

Censorship

What are the things you think will get censored?

. Violence

. Graphic representation and realism

. Corrupt the young

. Controversy and the press

. Sex and Nudity

. Sexual Violence

. Religion

. Class

. Language

. Shock

. Drug abuse

Banned or cut:

Banned: When a film is taken away from cinema viewing completely due to indecent, harmful or offensive material.

Cut: When a film is edited or has had scenes taken out of it to make it appropiate for viewing.

Forna VS Kermode

Back in the late 90's there were programmes on censorship which shared different views on how censorship should be done. Both Forna and Kermode gave their views on Censorship, one for against Censorship and one against Censorship. Each made their views and opinions on the subject.

 Forna's Points:

1. The power of words and images on the public freedom of expression is allowing people to stir racial hatered e.g. Romper stomper "Nigga out".

2. Social stereotypes "KKK"

3.Public associate thenselves with the characters they see.

4.Undersuitable acts such as rape and illigal incidents encouragrs the audience to carry out those acts.

5. Manipulate humans desires "Seducing the audience".

6. Films start to break down barriers- a film about a woman getting raped and then enjoying rape.

Kermode's Points:

1. Being told what you can't and can watch difference between right and wrong.

2. Fear of expression- freedom of speech.

3. Sex doesn't occur during the making of films so there's no need to censor it.

4. The public should be able to distinguish between fiction and non-fiction.

5. Everyone has their own response to things-not just general emotion

6. Responsibility- Policing films is impossible - are films encouraging people or just shoe them realistic situations?

Overall, in my opinion I think it is good to have censorship, not just to warn the audience but to also look out for their safety especially the younger audiences. Films these days are more likely to corrupt different audiences minds because they are more exposed to things. Also censorship is a guideline in where audiences are suppose to be.