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Let me begin by telling you that I don not use bad language but I am against all censorship. The idea is simple: you do not like it? do not watch it ! you know they put rattings to show you from the beginning that there is something that could offend you? So do not go ! and let other people to see what the film maker wanted to say. Or pray for a better moral standard for all of us but do not cut the scenes because you do not agree.

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Yes, if not swearing fits the mood of the movie. But there many movies that do try to represent real life, but still try to keep everything censored. Such attempts don't work for my opinion.

If they don't engender those feelings, then they don't, but why do you assume that all languages with bad language do? I do not mean movies whose all purpose is saying dirty words, but films who have their own theme and idea, which can get you uplifted. An example would be Billy Elliot, a wonderful movie about a boy attending ballet lessons, which, as gentle as it may sound, does have some swearwords. That doesn't degrade the movie in this case, at least for me.

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Movies supposedly reflect real life. Fair enough. My reality does not involve swearing, except perhaps a 'damn' or 'hell' once in a blue moon. My friends, even those who do not share my beliefs, do not use expletives around me. I have never asked them not to do so - they choose to sound intelligent without obscuring their logic with filth. I am on a college campus all day, and I rarely hear the types of vulgarity portrayed in the movies.

Does the movie industry ever approach my real life? Do movies reflect the majority of people in the world who do not cuss habitually? Of course not. Their money comes from shocking us. I suppose the language most of us use daily would belong in a PG movie, but PG movies rarely treat deep subjects. There is no balance in the entertainment industry.

So my answer is that foul language is not necessary in the great majority of movie situations. There may be exceptions, but they should be treated as exceptions, and not as normal life. If we examine the personal lives of our revered stars, we find that they have no concept of 'normal life.' Reality has little to do with Hollywood. Since the trend is not changing for the better, I choose to see very few movies in the theater. Even movies edited for television are more and more rotten. I would rather stay at home and read or entertain myself in some other manner. The filthy language, coupled with the proliferation of racy subject matter, has made the cinema completely unattractive to me.

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I'm actually tired of bad language in movies. You just seem to miss the plot of some story lines. I just turn it off now and do not attend theatres as much as when I was younger..Just don't watch rated movies anymore..I have been showing my little brothers and sisters how to choose movies without offensive language

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I am more impressed with a screen play that can be aimed at adults, and is written in such a way as to there being no profanity. If a person can write in an antagonist into a storyline and use the essence of film and dialogue to protray the "evil guy/gal" without using profane words, that speaks much more volume for the writer in their ability to write. I don't think profanity is necessary at all if you have the talent to have a character be perceived without language of that nature. The problem is, I believe, is that most writers for screen plays, while they are talented in some aspects, take the easy way out by using profanity. It's much more difficult to portray an evil character who doesn't use bad words left and right, and most of them don't want to spend the time digging deep.

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Well, first of all...not all Marines need to swear to get their point across. I can say that with authority.

What happens is movies portray characters a certain way and then our perception of them becomes that. It isn't based in reality. So, the public's perception may be that all Marines are foul mouthed hard-butts, however, this is not true. If Marines weren't portrayed that way, this wouldn't be the perception.

John Wayne played many tough guy roles. Including military combat roles. He did not need foul language to convince us of his character.

Edited: funbikerchick on 20th Oct, 2005 - 7:22pm

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nighthawk,

I agree with your views on swearing. I find them especially credible considering that you said you were around it having heard it all and having used most of it.

I especially like your comment about how it really serves no purpose.

To add a little of my own insight, I feel the swear words themselves are not vulgar or crude, but they are generally used out of anger. It is what is behind the swearing that makes it bad.

It is usually a reflection of someone who lacks self-discipline, refinement, and other elevating qualities. That is not to say that someone that uses that sort of language isn't a good person or is a bad person. However our outward appearance and expressions definitely must be kept in mind as a power that draws others to ourselves that have similar tendencies and repels others who have dissimilar tendencies.

Thanks again for your views.

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Personally I don't think that there is anything wrong with foul language. I am one of the "teens" that aren't supposed to watch/hear the bad language. But lets get real, what kid hasn't heard a curse word in their life. And what kid over 11 hasn't cursed? Also MANY movies would be horrible without foul language, it kind of adds either a sense of humour OR a sense of "badness" which is needed in many action movies. But I will admit, some movies do take the foul words way over the limit, a foul word every other sentence said by the character is WAY overboard!

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