Legion of Decency Question

Started by red solo cup, June 12, 2018, 07:30:49 AM

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Jayne

Quote from: red solo cup on June 13, 2018, 02:05:17 PM
This was a seriously messed up movie.

In the book the girl gets away with it and her mother dies.  The movie, to meet morality standards, had to change the ending so that evil was punished.
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drummerboy

Quote from: Jayne on June 13, 2018, 04:48:49 PM
Quote from: red solo cup on June 13, 2018, 02:05:17 PM
This was a seriously messed up movie.

In the book the girl gets away with it and her mother dies.  The movie, to meet morality standards, had to change the ending so that evil was punished.

The same thing happens with the Alfred Hitchcock Presents.  Hitchcock, who loved to push the boundries with the censors, often had the evil doer get away with their deed; however, in the dialogue with which he closed the show, he always narrated a different ending in which the evildoer's deeds caught up with them
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Gardener

Quote from: drummerboy on June 13, 2018, 11:11:47 PM
Quote from: Jayne on June 13, 2018, 04:48:49 PM
Quote from: red solo cup on June 13, 2018, 02:05:17 PM
This was a seriously messed up movie.

In the book the girl gets away with it and her mother dies.  The movie, to meet morality standards, had to change the ending so that evil was punished.

The same thing happens with the Alfred Hitchcock Presents.  Hitchcock, who loved to push the boundries with the censors, often had the evil doer get away with their deed; however, in the dialogue with which he closed the show, he always narrated a different ending in which the evildoer's deeds caught up with them

A more realistic thing, though. Evil appears to win in this life, but it will and shall be punished eventually.
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drummerboy

Quote from: Gardener on June 14, 2018, 05:53:29 AM
Quote from: drummerboy on June 13, 2018, 11:11:47 PM
Quote from: Jayne on June 13, 2018, 04:48:49 PM
Quote from: red solo cup on June 13, 2018, 02:05:17 PM
This was a seriously messed up movie.

In the book the girl gets away with it and her mother dies.  The movie, to meet morality standards, had to change the ending so that evil was punished.

The same thing happens with the Alfred Hitchcock Presents.  Hitchcock, who loved to push the boundries with the censors, often had the evil doer get away with their deed; however, in the dialogue with which he closed the show, he always narrated a different ending in which the evildoer's deeds caught up with them

A more realistic thing, though. Evil appears to win in this life, but it will and shall be punished eventually.

True.  I've heard he was Catholic, you can tell that if influences his work, besides the fact that his wife helped him write, which would explain the large amount of episodes dealing with marriage
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Carleendiane

Quote from: Lynne on June 13, 2018, 05:25:39 AM
Quote from: Críostóir on June 12, 2018, 11:28:24 AM
Both of the lists below are apparently incomplete:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_condemned_by_the_Legion_of_Decency


I'm surprised that the Exorcist is on there.

Why? I thought it was a "bad" movie, though I am probably one of the few that never saw it, lol. I had people tell me, "Don't watch it! Don't watch it!" Was it not bad?
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Quote from: Carleendiane on June 20, 2018, 09:13:20 PM
Quote from: Lynne on June 13, 2018, 05:25:39 AM
Quote from: Críostóir on June 12, 2018, 11:28:24 AM
Both of the lists below are apparently incomplete:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_condemned_by_the_Legion_of_Decency


I'm surprised that the Exorcist is on there.

Why? I thought it was a "bad" movie, though I am probably one of the few that never saw it, lol. I had people tell me, "Don't watch it! Don't watch it!" Was it not bad?

I've never seen it because I was told a girl does terrible things to a crucifix...

The one that's condemned for no apparent reason (at least to me) is Ice Castles. What could possibly be wrong with that one?  I mean, it's cheesy, sure, but immoral?  Nah...
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Lynne

Quote from: Carleendiane on June 20, 2018, 09:13:20 PM
Quote from: Lynne on June 13, 2018, 05:25:39 AM
Quote from: Críostóir on June 12, 2018, 11:28:24 AM
Both of the lists below are apparently incomplete:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_condemned_by_the_Legion_of_Decency


I'm surprised that the Exorcist is on there.

Why? I thought it was a "bad" movie, though I am probably one of the few that never saw it, lol. I had people tell me, "Don't watch it! Don't watch it!" Was it not bad?

I haven't seen it either because I've heard it's really scary (I don't do scary movies). However, it's based on an actual exorcism, although the real one involved a boy who became possessed when he used a Ouija board with his aunt. They were Lutherans, I believe, but eventually had to go a Catholic priest for the exorcism.
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I think the USCCB revised the rating on The Exorcist to  "adults with reservations".
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