Classic Films

However, those films pushed the envelope in order to tell a compelling story about fascinating characters. Too many movies since then have pushed that envelope in order to titillate, to shock, to appeal to the prurient interests of teenaged boys (or those with the mentality of a teenaged boy).

Think of the violence at the end of the first Godfather film, intercut and contrasted with the baptism of the baby. It's almost Shakespearean!

I've been accused of being somewhat puritanical, especially about language. When every other word is "fuck", it's hard to shock the viewer. If you only say it once, at the moment of greatest provocation, it's so much more effective.