Nasties are the films that exhibitionist would not show in cinemas. These are films with gore, sex scenes, horror and other explicit themes. These are horror films. Usually low budget, special fx driven films. Usually had challenging ideas like rape, kidnapping etc.
As cinemas refuses to show these, people who wanted to watch these would have to rent through VHS pirates.
The fear behind the non showing of this is because the government would worry that people were going to reenact the scenes in the films.
Who should regulate what is socially acceptable?
⚫Pressure groups
⚫Director/Producer/Distributor
⚫Individual responsibility (Do I wanna expose myself to these themes?)
⚫BBFC - Appointed a charter they have to analyse against, get paid to certify. Need a certificate to be released in cinemas and DVD
⚫Government
Individual and government are in conflict over film regulation/banning
The banning of films can be bypassed by online viewing, some even use it for advertising! Most films are banned before they are even viewed, creating a moral panic
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