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The decline of sex in films (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[-] Xatolos@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago

Seems to match when more people had better access to smartphones and watching videos not just in the privacy of their home. Could be a lot of people aren't watching movies with sex as often because you don't want to be on a bus/plane where others can see your screen and suddenly it's a sex scene. (Amongst other reasons)

[-] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

F in chat.

...because it's not in the movie.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So basically in the ~~distant future year of~~ year 2000 movies mostly had it all?

Like fast food (chains) - products topped with sugar, fats, and salt, so there is no need for actual quality?

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'd argue that it's more that pornography is easily accessible and there's simply not a need or market to titillate audiences like that. You're just alienating potential audience members who might have gone to see it with their kids, because obviously it's okay that they see a city destroyed or people shot in the head fifty times, but who won't buy a ticket because somebody is briefly showing boob.

I'm curious about what, exactly, counts as violence and drugs for this graph though. Is it extreme gore? Any violence at all? Any weed use at all? Drinking?

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

I was saying that movies with all of the above are for pleasing the average viewer (which doesn't exist), so something arising from financial pressure rather than art.

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[-] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

I scrolled past before I realized that reference wasn't really intended for humans.

[-] bulwark@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Interesting, I thought I noticed this trend but never saw it quantified. I guess the public sentiment changed around '05 about sex in movies. Might be they just get it from pornhub now instead.

[-] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Good

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

We need to go lower

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