What nudity in film offends you?

[romantico]

My girlfriend HATES the nude scenes in "Clockwork Orange". I remind her thats the point but she really gets bent out of shape over it.Thats the ONLY film that she says they push it. We have seen tons of foreign films where they literally have sex on screen(non-porno)& she has no problems.

Then my mom has always said the nude scene in "Titanic" wasn't needed & she thought it was awkward in the film.

SO, I go to thinking. Is there ANY nude scene in a film that has offened you? The closest thing that comes to mind is RObin Williams Nude scene in "The Fisher King", but that was more in a funny way. Is it possible for ANY nudity in film to offend you?(unless your a conservative)

[Worst Username Ever]

1. Only offended when there is not enough nudity!

[Goldmund]

2. Not me

I find the whole "nudity is offensive" idea really archaic and, frankly, weird.

[indigobusiness]

3. Nudity is offensive only when gratuitous.

Like foul language.

[gratuitous]

12. You've never even seen me nude!

Er, have you?

[indigobusiness]

23. Offend

me.

[aden_nak]

4. When actors/actresses use "stunt butts" that bothers me.

I don't even know why. . . it just bothers me. For $7 million, you can shake that ass a little.

[hackwriter]

5. Completely gratuitous strip club scenes

Ever noticed how whenever a movie has no sex, they always put in a strip club scene, just so they can have a completely gratuitous tit shot?

The other kind of nudity that offends me is full-frontal female nudity when the men are discreetly covered. If you don't show willy, don't show bush.

[redqueen]

9. I was going to say no nudity offended me

but I agree with your examples... maybe the gratuitous stip club would be okay if they visited a Chippendale's too. :)

[gratuitous]

18. And so what if I own a strip club?!

It's a legitimate business.

[indigobusiness]

29. Harvey Keitel ruined

piano playing for me.

[sniffa]

6. midnight express

but for other reasons

[pagerbear]

7. "Working Girl"

When Melanie Griffith is vacuuming nekked. I understand it was part of a longer series of scenes that made it make sense, but it was edited down to just one. As such it seems really, really gratuitous.

[gratuitous]

22. Son of a--

Doggone it, I'm getting a little fed up with this!

[nyhuskyfan]

27. I'm amazed you still show your face in public...

I think just about everyone in this country has seen a gratuitous sex scene at some point or another. You really get around.

[nyhuskyfan]

8. Two words....

The Shining.

[indigobusiness]

32. Ouch...That was the most affecting use of nudity.

Oh, man...that scene brutalized my psyche.

[nyhuskyfan]

35. It was a horror movie...

And that might have been the most horrific scene of all -- although those two girls in the hallway were freaky, too (as well as the scene where she reads the lipstick in the mirror).

[indigobusiness]

38. The bathtub scene was masterful

nothing has ever gotten to me like that.

[kick-ass-bob]

10. Movies that should have nudity that don't

Now, THAT'S offensive!!!

[nyhuskyfan]

30. Agreed

Demi Moore was just dying to bust out of that bra in Disclosure. But nothing. I was offended.

[NanBo]

11. only when accompanied by violence

I can't stand that.
On a plus note, when I saw the movie with Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates and she got naked and hops in the hot tub, the audience cheered! It was very cool :)

[MercutioATC]

19. I could have lived happily never having seen that scene.

Ewwwwww!

Yeah, the human body's beautiful and all that....but some people should NOT be naked on something the size of a theater screen.

[lightbulb]

13. I'm no prude - but nudity in films is often distracting

Because it is so often unnecessary and poorly placed. Let's be honest - Most of us don't see strangers nude in the real world very often unless we spend and exceptional amount of time in clothing-optional environments. Consequently, seeing strangers nude on film carries a certain charge with it for most viewers, and while there's nothing inherently wrong with that charge, it can ruin the vibe of a film if used incorrectly, which it often is. It takes a lot to actually offend me in a film, personally, but a bad grasp on the subtlety of nude scenes by a film maker can be pretty annoying.

[politicat]

14. Naked freeperdom.

Bodies don't annoy or offend me. Personalities do.

Pcat

[JVS]

15. It bothers me when nudity is put in a film where you wouldn't expect it

It can be embarrassing when you are with someone at a theater and unexpected sexual content arises in the film.

[barb162]

37. I agree with that and always want to say that it seems like almost

every film now has gratuitous nudity unless it's "Harry Potter" or kid films. I feel assaulted by it almost. I always say somehow or other the great movies of the late 30s, including many love stories, had NO nudity and were all time classics, like Casablanca, Philadelphia Story, etc. Can you imagine if those movies were remade now?

[nyhuskyfan]

40. I can imagine it...

"Oh yeah. Well, I bet you give a damn about THESE" (sound of blouse ripping)

[JVS]

44. "How could I stay mad at those, Scarlett?"

[barb162]

45. don't make fun out of me; I am a very sensitive person

[JVS]

48. I was just writing the next line of the dialogue. No making fun intended

[barb162]

46. I am trying to make a serious point (teehee) that movies can in fact

be made without these ridiculous sex scenes

[Q3JR4]

16. I'm not easily offended. n/t

[CanuckAmok]

17. When it's Michael Douglas. Brrrr.

n/t

[romantico]

24. I don't understand body doubles!

I guess if an actor is has no butt wants to fool people by having an 18 year old muscle jock flex his tush & think its him, well thats just sad.

Found an entire site where they actually rate the nude scenes an actor does.


http://www.cndb.com

[lightbulb]

28. know what you mean

That guy is creepy. Could barely make it through Basic Instinct.

[On the Road]

20. I Was Bothered by "Love, Actually"

because it contained the repeated scenes of pornstars doing it in different positions on set. Pretty explicit.

Not from my point of view -- I liked that subplot and thought it was kind of touching. but because my daughter saw it while visiting a friend (she was 13 then). Most R rated movies are fine (what was the big deal with The Matrix, for example?) But that was not the expectation I would have had going into it.

I try to be tolerant and don't put too many limits on what she watches but that was a little too much from my point of view.

[CatholicEug]

21. Violence

Well, I guess I see the point. The nudity in that movie is almost always associated with violence (the two rape scenes). Generally, nudity in movies don't offend me, but I wonder sometimes if it's really necessary or if the director just added it to titillate because the story was weak.

[redqueen]

26. Hi there!

Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Magrittes Pipe]

25. The nudity in "Stewardess School" really distracted from the dialogue.

It was truly a shame.

[indigobusiness]

31. Well....there IS that.

Now I'm forced to contemplate gratuitous non-nudity.

[romantico]

34. Has anyone seen the DREAMERS

or Twentynine Palms, or Swimming Pool? I think more graphic nudity is becoming a little more mainstream as long as its not a sexual act.

[gratuitous]

36. Well, thanks to this thread

I went and put on an extra pair of underwear so that I'm no longer naked underneath my clothes.

[indigobusiness]

41. Now THAT'S

gratuitous.

[GRLMGC]

50. hahaha

n/t

[TrogL]

33. Ron Jeremy

[Selwynn]

39. Most of it bothers me because so much of it is insulting and offensive

That's because so much of it is unnecessary, awkward, stupid, gratuitous, and frequently reflects attitudes about women and personal values that I don't share.

Having said that, the minority of films in which nude scenes are not those things are usually beautiful and meaningful. It's not the human form that bothers me, it is the attitude and message that bothers me in so many hollywood films.

[gratuitous]

42. All right, I've had it!

Anyone looking for gratuitous nudity can just go piss up a rope.

[tjdee]

51. I am SO SICK of seeing women's breasts I could spit....

I agree with what you said. 90% of nude scenes are actually nude WOMAN scenes, and so often it's unnecessary to the plot--not to mention incredibly sexist IMO.

Halle Berry's salary got bumped up when she showed her breasts in Swordfish, I've heard--it's like, come ON already.

I have the utmost respect for women with "no nudity" clauses in their contracts, like Julia Roberts...their films are no less enjoyable, either.

[DrWeird]

52. Really?

I've thought it's more of a 50/50 split between women's breasts and guy's asses. Which just goes to reflect how scared of genitals Americans are.

"I have the utmost respect for women with "no nudity" clauses in their contracts, like Julia Roberts...their films are no less enjoyable, either."

Well, it's hard to be less enjoyable then Julia Roberts films.

[tjdee]

54. She's the first one I thought of, LOL...Sarah Jessica Parker has one,

Kirsten Dunst, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Aniston...

But I don't think it's 50/50 at all. And when you see a man's butt, there's a good chance you'll catch a boob too.

Male nudity is on the rise though. I'd agree with that.

[AngryAmish]

43. Not nudity but in Magnolia

when Tom Cruise had a hard-on in his tighty whities. I hate Mr. Cruise (as an actor, I have no idea about him as a person) so that really offended me.

[indigobusiness]

47. That offends me

and I didn't see it.

[ScreamingMeemie]

49. Basic Instinct.

I thought the nude scene in Titanic was really well done. :hi:

[CO Liberal]

53. Any Nudity Involving Ann Coulter

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[sonicx]

55. gratuitous is ok with me

;)