• WhyFlip@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      No, it’s not. Has everything to do with sex scenes not adding anything of value to a film.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Might have something to do with movies catering more heavily to “Family” audiences (the functional death of the R-rate film in theaters) while TV shows cater more heavily to childless adults.

        We’ve literally coined the term “sexpository” to justify injecting gratuitous naked time into our 8-12 hour prestige TV shows. We’ve also made these sex scenes a lot gayer, which rubs the Family Friendly crowd the wrong way but plays great with the 20-30 somethings who are all on board with it.

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          I think this is it. Most movies are trying to avoid an R rating and slide into PG-13, because PG-13 movies generally make a lot more money than R-rated ones because the audience is greater.

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      2 months ago

      Nah if you want to watch porn you can just watch porn.

      Access to adult content is never been easier so we don’t need half-assed versions in our film.

      also, there’s some selection bias as the “top X grossing films” has included more and more childrens films over time as adult consumption of all content has moved out of the theatre and to the internet.