What Makes A Rape Scene Effective/Justified?

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.

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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
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