As Hollywood outgrew the days of the “Code” that limited sexual and violent content films became much more lurid in their depiction of both. Does violence on film promote violence in real life? What limits can or should there be on the violent content of commercial films? What good or bad consequences can you foresee of any “controls” that the government or the industry attempts to impose? Is the current system of “Ratings” effective or useful? 2. Sex has become more graphic in films as the years since World War II have passed. In Casablanca the encounter between Rick and Ilsa was presented as if no sexual contact had taken place, but was still considered controversial. How has increased acceptance of graphic sex transformed the social role of film since World War II? Should the explicitness of such content be regulated by the government or the industry? Does the current system of “Ratings” suffice?
