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Yeah, I can see how that could be possible, but at the same time you can get offended by all movies. Just try hard enough to read into it and you will be offended.
So this means: have restrictions in the freedom a director or moviecompany has. Which I don’t think should be done. I think people should get some brains and educate themselves. 300 just happens to pack a lot of over the top nonsense. The bad guys happen to be persians but in their depiction are closer to martians than real life persians. Be it in the past or present. If you can’t see this, than I don’t really care if you are offended by it.
A director should be able to make a movie like 300 without being restrained because some people don’t get the intentions.
I believe in freedom above restraining. Even if it means that people might take offense. So be it.
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No no no! You read me all wrong. Like I said about society and Nazi’s, you don’t have to control everything. But what you do need is a society where portions of the people speak out against things they see as legitimately offensive. It keeps society in check. The movie can still be made, but you need an alternative viewpoint voicing a cultural debate. Basically, it’s important to have the whiners because they keep society conscious that if these aspects of a movie are gradually accepted, they can lead to more dangerous feelings, such as obvious racism.
The whiners are those people nudging you on the shoulder so that things don’t get out of hand. It’s about cultural checks and balances, not government censorship. It’s their right to make the movie, and it’s the peoples right to voice complaint.