For the written section of Media, we have to create various Case studies on films. I have now researched into two films - Crash and A Clockwork Orange - to find that both films suffered public scrutiny and caused major controversy for the directors.
A Clockwork Orange caused an uproar due to its portrayal of "ultra-violence", despite it not being pornographic or violently explicit - it initially earned itself a X-Rating. However, after being re-submitted to the BBFC, it became an 18 certificate. Whilst the film Crash seemed to fit the criteria of moral corruption because of the pure subject matter.This made me think about our opening and what our film would be like if we had the chance to create the entire thing.
My first thoughts on this would be that our film would be implied -- this allows deeper layers of meaning to evolve throughout the film, where the audience would be forced to question and interpret the films for themselves. If we intended to create our opening/film with severe explicit nature - where it included scenes of domestic abuse, rape or aggressive behaviour, the story behind Annika's life would be too obvious. This too, would create great conflict in the public eye, particularly to people who disagree that such specific detail should be shown. The film classification may also appeal to a wider audience if our opening/film is implied, as the age certification would therefore be lower.
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