Bad Language in Movies

You're allowed to say what you want, as are we all. Profanity, along with sex, drugs, and violence all occur within a little realm I like to call reality. As the media are meant to be representations of reality, these things are bound to appear at least every now and again. The problem arises when audiences begin to be handed these things simply for their own sakes. When a filmmaker places character or plot driven profanity and violence in a film, that filmmaker is crafting a story for the audience and attempting to make it as believable as possible. However, when a 89-minute film has 75 minutes worth of violence and profanity just for the sake of violence and profanity, it becomes a cinema of attractions existing solely for shock value.

So, no, I don't think the FCC should crack down on foul language in films. But I'm not offended by foul language and gory violence. I'm offended by the idiotic garbage being churned out by the media on a daily basis. I'm also offended by the hoards of mindless Americans who will pay to see it. For example, #1 at the box office this past weekend was Disturbia, making $22.2 million. I'll bet there's a lot of profanity and violence in this film, judging by the trailer. However, what offends me is that I'm sure only a miniscule minority of the audience walked away saying, "That movie was much better when it was called Rear Window."