Hollywood Censorship Wars

 

Please record your answers to the following questions from the movie, “The Hollywood Censorship Wars,” presented in class.
Please provide concrete details from the film to support your answers. This will be due the class after the film is
finished viewing.

 

Why were motion pictures the subject of debate in the early 1990’s?

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What is the most censored film in history? Tell me two key facts about the film.

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What famous inventor target censors? What tactics and topics did this inventor explore?

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Who did Hollywood hire to represent the motion picture industry for censorship? Please discuss the Code he implemented
after the stock market crash.

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How did actresses during this time advocate for sexual freedom?

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What types of films and content went against the Hollywood Production Code?

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How were people of color roles unrealistically displayed on camera?

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How did Hollywood censor content about soldiers and war?

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How did Communism affect Hollywood?

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Why did the Hollywood Production Code crumble?

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What is the current code in Hollywood?

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What is the new debate in media regulation?

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What groups fuels modern censorship?

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Tell me something you found interesting from the film.

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Finally, should the current code in Hollywood be regulated, altered, or eliminated? Why?

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