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Anthony:

The movie that I watched for this week, Constantine, would almost certainly have been censored. This movie explores some of things in religion that most God fearing individuals would rather not. The idea that an evil would threaten the very existence of mankind. Not to mention the way some of the demons and victims were killed or eliminated. The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 or The Hays Code, established guidelines for movie producers. The following is a short explanation of his code:

The Code was based on three general principles: No picture shall be produced that will lower the moral standards of those who see it. Hence the sympathy of the audience should never be thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing, evil or sin. Correct standards of life, subject only to the requirements of drama and entertainment, shall be presented. Law, natural or human, shall not be ridiculed, nor shall sympathy be created for its violation. These were developed in a series of rules grouped under the self-explanatory headings Crimes Against The Law, Sex, Vulgarity, Obscenity, Profanity, Costume, Dances (i.e. suggestive movements), Religion, Locations (i.e. the bedroom), National Feelings, Titles and "Repellent Subjects" (extremely graphic violence) (BFI. n.d.)

Constantine (2005) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360486/

BFI Screenonline: The Hays Code. (n.d.). Retrieved January 24, 2017, from http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/592022/

Robert:

I'm pretty sure that "The Evil Dead" would have received an "X" rating upon release had it come out 50 years ago since "The Excorcist" had that rating upon its release. There is a parallel between the two since in both cases audiences became more likely to laugh at the scarier scenes than to be frightened by them. Both also had religious imagery that would be offensive to alot of people. Times have really changed since the late 1960s concerning the ratings system; films like "Midnight Cowboy" and "A Clockwork Orange" that had X ratings at one point would be very comfortably in the "R" category today.