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Uncomfortable? Definitely not, I'd say. Your judgement may be too harsh because it tries to focus on quite abstract aspects. What about a practical example inst
by marco1 11y ago
Uncomfortable? Definitely not, I'd say. Your judgement may be too harsh because it tries to focus on quite abstract aspects. What about a practical example instead?
There are quite a few (historic) films that I like very much. I'd love to show those to my younger sister or brother. But that one scene where somebody has their throat cut -- there's no way I can show that. But without that scene, it makes a great movie, even for younger audiences.
Moreover, your criticism states that skipping things is always bad. That's not true, of course. In practice, you can make good cuts and bad cuts. And to achieve good results, one has to make reasonable cuts that preserve all the important parts and don't hurt the film. If this is done, it can be a wonderful experience.
- callumlocke 11y agoI agree with you there's nothing wrong with cutting out a violent bit of a film so you can share it with your younger sister. I think what I'm uncomfortable with is the idea of set-it-and-forget-it automated filtering. Not censorship in general. Moreover, your criticism states that skipping things is always bad. I definitely never said that.
- marco1 11y ago> I think what I'm uncomfortable with is the idea of set-it-and-forget-it automated filtering. You see, this is not the point of this project and has never been intended or supported in any way. > I definitely never said that. What about this? > I know it seems very reasonable, inviting people to choose what they want to censor for themselves... but it just feels wrong. I'd much rather someone didn't watch my film at all than watch a butchered version. [...] Not a good attitude for life.