Do you think that a male rape scene enhances or takes away from a movie?

Question

I think that the scene in deliverance was okay because it added to the idea of the story of how things had gotten out of hand but the scene is Pulp fiction was not necessary and I thought it was degrading to Ving Rhames character.

Answer 1

the concept in pulp fiction was simple ving rhames was trying to kill bruce willis. They were both caught by some wackos. Now when willis escapes he could have left rhames there and gone on about his life. But he didn't. He turned around and saved the same man who was trying to kill him. So what was the purpose in the rape scene. This is probably the most degrading thing that can happen to anyone! So yes willis saved the man trying to kill him from what a lot would call a fate worse then death. Rhames then spared bruce willis's life. Him doing so went against all gangsta/mafia mentality.
So rethink the scene and add in all the details everyone seems to leave out.
Rhames was trying to kill willis. willis saves rhames. rhames gives back willis his life. There was the point.

Answer 2

I think it would depend on how you relate to the characters, because a male rape scene could be disturbing, powerful, or even funny depending on whather or not you're feeling the character's plight. I for one just take those rape scenes for their cinematic quality. I'm not gonna go to a movie just to see the rape scene, but I'm also not gonna get all freaked out and turn away from the screen when there's some dude getting "plugged". The funniest part is that there are no more female rape scenes in movies since the 70's. After the 80's all the rape scenes in movies have been men.

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Do you think that a male rape scene enhances or takes away from a movie?
I think that the scene in deliverance was okay because it added to the idea of the story of how things had gotten out of hand but the scene is Pulp fiction was not necessary and I thought it was degrading to Ving Rhames character.

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Answer 6

I think it really depends on the movie. Remember that in Pulp Fiction, Bruce Willis' character finds retribution in Rhame's eyes because he saved Rhame's character from continuing to be degraded.

Personally I do not prefer to see any rape scenes regardless of who's involved.

Answer 7

well, yeah. i maybe one of the only people in milky way who hasn't seen deliverance, but it's such a part of cultural folklore that i well versed with the film and the themes. i didn't understand the scene in pulp fiction either and thought it was used for comic effect only. and as a way to get willis off the hook with the ving ranhes(sp?) character. other than that it was pointless..male on male sexual assult is something that is rarely explored. there's some guy down in the houston area who's been raping guys and the cops down there think there's been more than the 7 rapes reported. most guys aren't coming forward because of the shame. and i have to admit, i don't know if i would either. i would probably go looking for the guy to kill him myself than have my picture splashed across the papers or give witness in a courtroom..

Answer 8

I think the rape scene in deliverance was integral to the story as it showed the true horror of their experience. I can see your point of view in terms of the rape in pulp fiction, but pulp fiction doesn't really have a plot. Its just a load of people talking about random stuff mixed with a lot of violence. Ving rhames character was really a nasty guy who was capable of doing equally degrading things to people! I think that with any controversial scene, it really depends on the story as a whole.

Answer 9

I think it depends on the movie. Like in A Clockwork Orange, the rape scenes are totally nessesary to show the viewer how little they care about other people. In other movies, however it seems a bit unnessesary.

Answer 10

Unfortunately, with the world we live in, anything violent that filmmakers can put into films seems to enhance movies. That aside, it depends on the types of movies which you, yourself, are more likely to watch. There are plenty of movies out there that don't contain violence at all. They are just harder to find.