[milktoaste]

I recently changed my mind and decided to go ahead with this, purely out of respect for my 9th grade teacher who taught me the importance of arguing for unpopular opinions. I realise it's a completely redundant thread and I could just post a new thread every couple days and more people would read it. So I'm just gonna go ahead and get this out of the way so I can atleast do what I said I was going to-even if I am a little late.

I'd like to start by pointing out that rape scenes don't fly in my house. I'm guilty of watching and at one time owning movies with such scenes in the past, today they're not even allowed in my house. I think more often than not they're used as a replacement for good writing, and are the equivalent of a cheap shot or a low blow. I have no problem watching people beheading one another overseas, but a make believe scene in a movie will turn my stomach, strange.

Historically based or based on true event movies seem like a respectable door way for some form of rape scene. The reality of a disgusting act can also help show the importance/impact that act can have.

I couldn't agree more with ample warning of any kind of sexual assault in a movie, I too will never watch another movie with one in it(neither will my children if I can manage to raise them right) However rape scenes will, and should, stay a part of cinema the same as any other tasteless act(ref. porno). It is one of the last taboo's in cinema.