"You have to question a cinematic culture that preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a sexual scenario, which is both complicit and complex. It's misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman's sexual presentation of self."

Source : "How Did 'Blue Valentine' Change Our Concept Of Nc-17?" by Kat Rosenfield, www.mtv.com. December 9, 2015.

Ryan Gosling

You may also like: