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| Smoking in movies; Discuss | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 16 2008, 08:08 AM (114 Views) | |
| Troyminator | Mar 16 2008, 08:08 AM Post #1 |
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All extracts from the BBC
Does it strike anyone as mildly ridiculous that they want to prevent kids from seeing someone smoking in a movie (something that is NOT real) because of how "damaging" that could be...when OUTSIDE the cinema the same kid would see REAL people smoking REAL cigarettes!!! Any thoughts? |
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| Poppy Snuggle Glass | Mar 16 2008, 10:27 PM Post #2 |
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It is ridiculous, kids only have to walk past any pub, club, offices or even hospital to see any Joe Bloggs light up. Also, experimentation does not necessarily lead to addiction anyway, which Mr. Hull’s evidence seems to imply. Also I find the ‘evidence’ overall somewhat hard to chew; I highly doubt that films featuring smoking are the likely factor in encouraging teen smoking. But of course half the UK’s teen population aim to emulate EVERYTHING they see in films; in that case all films featuring alcohol consumption should be rewarded an 18 certificate too, if the ‘international evidence’ is correct than it would certainly help to stomp out Britain’s underage drinking culture. But of course smokers are the West’s modern day communists, only out to corrupt our precious youth. It’s an amazing shift from the glamorized images of smoking in the early half of the twentieth century to a culture that condemns smoking as a ‘social evil;’ an evil which is most likely responsible for global warming, obesity, panda shortages and the artist formally known as Prince. I’m bemused at how modern day films ‘glamorize’ smoking when compared to the Hollywood films of the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. If anything there has been a decline in the representation of smoking, and moreover, smoking advertisement in the film industry. Hmm, perhaps most Humphrey Bogart classics should bear an 18 certificate then. :rolleyes: |
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