How Controversial Movies Changed Cinema

This video essay looks at the controversial movies that shaped cinema. Movies that get banned are a mixed bag, some ending up changing cinema forever or starting a new genre of their own, and others end up forgotten. But filmmakers that push the boundaries change the creative environment for everyone in their field. So by taking a closer look at the most controversial and banned movies we can learn how they changed the future of cinema forever. The movies this essay examines more closely are: The Exorcist, Psycho, Peeping Tom, A Clockwork Orange, Pink Flamingos, Cannibal Holocaust, Monty Python's Life of Brian, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Bonnie and Clyde, as well as the work of John Waters. FAIR USE NOTICE: This video may contain copyright material; the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is made available under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made "fair use" for the purposes such as criticism, comment, review, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that otherwise might be infringing. All rights belong to its owners. Timestamps: 0:00 Being Offended 4:00 Religion 8:25 Violence and Horror 12:25 "True" Stories 15:40 The Message 20:15 Current Creative Environment Music used: Twin Lynches by Density & Time (YouTube Audio Library) Corny Candy by The Soundlings (YouTube Audio Library) Josef Suk, Serenade, Op 6 by A Far Cry (YouTube Audio Library) Symphony No. 5 by Beethoven (YouTube Audio Library) Doll Dancing by Puddle of Infinity (YouTube Audio Library) Here Come The Raindrops by Reed Mathis (YouTube Audio Library) Final Girl by Jeremy Blake (YouTube Audio Library) Blue Danube by Strauss (YouTube Audio Library) 13 Cocktails by Dan Bodan (YouTube Audio Library) & "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #controversial #aclockworkorange #videoessay