Losing interest in "adult" content.

[Metalhead]

I used to love explicit sex and graphic violence in movies and on cable television series. It appealed to the teenage edgelord in me for a while.

But now I am coming to the opinion that I don't need that. I am also coming to the opinion that the more "adult" content a lot of these shows cram in, the more it feels like a teenage edgelord was in the editing room. Most of the time, I get the impression that they show that content in explicit detail not because it helps the story move along, but just because they can get away with it.

I am all for freedom of expression in cinema and television, but too many people in the industry are trying way too hard to be edgy. I no longer find that impressive. In fact, I now find it distracting from whatever value that show or movie had to begin with. There are times when movies and shows use such content to great and powerful effect. But most of the time, it's just in there to prove to me that I am watching an "adult" series. Frankly, a lot of it feels infantile to me.

 

[Rayner]

It's like how when you are a child staying up late like past your bedtime seems cool because that's what grown-ups do. Then when you are a grown-up stay up late kind of loses it's appeal when you realize that you have to be at work the next morning. Or better yet just how awful it can be when you go to bed late through no fault of your own and are tired at work the next morning.

I think you are right and it doesn't just stop at movies and TV because there are some people who try to be edgy just for the sake of being edgy and I don't understand why that is.

 

[SusanLR]

Life imitates art or art imitates life...whichever.
Art in this case is the movie.
I see so many explicit sex scenes in the movies and can't understand what they think they are proving. It doesn't really add to the meaning of the story.
Does it make people want to watch it? Drawing their focus back to the movie like a magnet?
Maybe for some. I could care less.

The language in many of the adult movies can be a turn off that ruins the movie for me.
The ones that F - bomb you to death seems silly and childish. But, it is the way of speech for a lot of people in real life.
This is something I don't get.
At first I thought only people with an angry personality did it. Or maybe it makes them feel big and powerful.
I never could figure it out.
The occasional curse word thrown into a convo can give a firm or angry meaning to emphasize something.
But, when it is like every other word and a part of their everyday language?
I wish someone could explain it to me.

 

[ZebraAutismo]

I actually favor a lot of kids movies and shows for this reason. They do it in books as well it’s so unnecessary. I’m not againest swearing, sexual content eric. Just don’t put it on for the sake of it.

 

[Chance]

I have given up on movies and TV for the most part. I just live my life in the real world. Occasionally I will watch something only to be overwhelmed with all the drama, and cussing, and low life tactics... And then suddenly I am reminded why I don't like that... Its because thats not who I am, nor who I want to be.

I would rather dive off into some book about Hermetic Principles, or learn about some far off place, or basically ANYTHING besides the drooling poop shows that are the content we call entertainment. But I also know millions LIKE IT... Thats why its a multi-billion dollar a year industry... Have at it, its your mind, just let me keep what is left of mine... : )

 

[Progster]

Overly explicit sex scenes in movies add nothing to the story and are just too much unnecessary information as far as I'm concerned. Never been into that kind of thing.

 

[Smiley]

I'll actually not watch movies or shows that have too much or too graphic violence or explicit sexual content, and I'm likely to be annoyed by excessive crude language or jokes.

 

[Mr Allen]

The nearest I ever get to viewing Porn is Googling pics of Soap babes I like

As for graphic violence, I play WWE wrestling games and 2D/3D fighting games on Xbox, that's about my limit.

 

[Lichi]

Being overexposed to something does make it less interesting some point. Either you start seeking the extreme end of it or you try to seek different stimuli.

 

[Metalhead]

Being overexposed to something does make it less interesting some point. Either you start seeking the extreme end of it or you try to seek different stimuli.

I have seen the uncut version of A Serbian Film. It does not get much more extremely edgelord than that. My problem is not that I am desensitized. My problem is that when people try to hard to be edgy, I usually realize how pathetic and sad it usually is, especially in cases of HBO and Netflix series where the screenwriting and the acting are often good enough to make them stand out on their own merits.

 

[Lichi]

I have seen the uncut version of A Serbian Film. It does not get much more extremely edgelord than that. My problem is not that I am desensitized. My problem is that when people try to hard to be edgy, I usually realize how pathetic and sad it usually is, especially in cases of HBO and Netflix series where the screenwriting and the acting are often good enough to make them stand out on their own merits.

So you're looking for another dimension of it to make it more complete. It's like you've already seen it it's all the same, you need it to have more flesh for it to even be tasteful.

I don't watch movies really. Violence doesn't really bother me, but I don't see the point either. My ex would want me to watch 80s horror movies with him and even though I didn't mind the pointless violence of Freddie slaying teenagers for no reason, I just didn't want to sit through the missing plot that made no sense whatsoever. This is why I don't watch movies.