Solipsist Cinema

In this essay I talk about different approaches filmmakers use when implementing rape scenes into their films, and why some are more effective than others. I also bring up the ethical concerns of even depicting rape on screen in the first place. It's a sensitive subject, but I think it would be a bit cowardly if I never addressed it. Join me on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/solipsistcinema for exclusive Q and As and to support the channel. All music was produced and created by myself Chapters: 0:00 Tell Don’t Show 7:49 Lacking Substance 11:58 Savagery Done Right 17:32 Presenting Nuance Films, television shows, and other media mentioned: I Spit On Your Grave (1978), Irreversible, The Nightingale, Requiem for a Dream, Pleasure, Trauma (2017), The Girl Next Door (2007), Maniac (2012), Psycho, Mysterious Skin, A Serbian Film, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Hard Candy, Funny Games, Straw Dogs, 13 Reasons Why, Se7en, Michael (2011), Ted Bundy (2002), Happiness, Mystic River, Elle (2016), Babylon, Death Proof, Monster (2003), Mad Men, Saw, Saw 3, The Human Centipede 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions, feedback, or anything else, contact me at solipsistcinema@proton.me https://www.patreon.com/solipsistcinema Follow me on Letterboxd: SolipsistCinema Instagram @solipsistcinema Twitter @solipsistcinema ------------------------------------------------------------------- Fair use is applicable to all the movie and television show clips used in this video, as specified in Section 107 of the Copyright Act. I am in accordance with all four aspects of this act. Part 1 is the purpose and character of the use. I am in accordance with this because I am commenting, reviewing, educating, and transforming the context and content to a point where it is something new. Part 2 is the nature of the copyrighted work. I am in accordance with this because I am not trying to present the used content as my own and am commenting on it and using it to create something new. Part 3 is the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole. I am in accordance with this because any of the clips I use are a inconsiderably small portion of the source material. Part 4 is the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. I am in accordance with this because my use of the material will have no financial harm upon the original work and I am crediting them easily so viewers can view the content for themselves.

How culpable is Oppenheimer for the usage of the Atomic Bomb? Would it have been distasteful of the film to have shown footage of its detonation? Join me on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/solipsistcinema for exclusive Q and As and to support the channel. All music was produced and created by myself Chapters: 0:00 Culpability 5:48 Against Empathy 7:54 Alternatives 9:42 Exploitation 14:21 Working Together Films, television shows, and other media mentioned: Oppenheimer, Blonde, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Twin Peaks: The Return, Arrival, The Pianist, Spiderman 2, Schindler’s List, 12 Years A Slave, Come and See, Baraka, Saving Private Ryan, Hacksaw Ridge, Watchmen, The Wolverine, All Quiet On The Western Front, Ted Bundy, Ex Machina, Detroit: Become Human, Jung_E, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Sam Harris Podcast Ep. 14 With Paul Bloom Wolfenstein: The New Order E3 Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkJErwqI-2A Make A Wish Kid Disney Vacation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CUo-klyT_4 Malaria Kid Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ste2gIgLsNg Links to info about make a wish and malaria: https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2018/12/11/make-a-wish https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities https://rarest.org/general/common-make-a-wish-wishes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-11-20/batkid-cost-san-francisco-105-000-says-paper Links to research about Atomic bombs: https://thebulletin.org/2020/08/counting-the-dead-at-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/ https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/bombings-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-1945/ Join me on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/solipsistcinema Questions, feedback, or anything else, contact me at solipsistcinema@proton.me Follow me on Letterboxd: SolipsistCinema Instagram @solipsistcinema Twitter @solipsistcinema Fair use is applicable to all the movie and television show clips used in this video, as specified in Section 107 of the Copyright Act. I am in accordance with all four aspects of this act. Part 1 is the purpose and character of the use. I am in accordance with this because I am commenting, reviewing, educating, and transforming the context and content to a point where it is something new. Part 2 is the nature of the copyrighted work. I am in accordance with this because I am not trying to present the used content as my own and am commenting on it and using it to create something new. Part 3 is the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole. I am in accordance with this because any of the clips I use are a inconsiderably small portion of the source material. Part 4 is the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. I am in accordance with this because my use of the material will have no financial harm upon the original work and I am crediting them easily so viewers can view the content for themselves.