Hollywood’s degradation is nothing new. “Family values” did not become the norm in Hollywood until after the Hayes Code was passed in 1934, largely due to the efforts of the Catholic Church and the women of the Legion of Decency. Take a look at movies from the 1920’s, nudity is common, lesbianism, homosexuality, divorce, etc. Plenty of “the World, the Flesh and the Devil,” as one Greta Garbo flick was entitled. Granted it was not as visually graphic as today as that was not socially acceptable, but the themes were all there. Only when what was essentially censorship was imposed on Hollywood did the sexual content of movies become less obvious, more hidden in innuendo. I agree Hollywood is basically a bunch of sickos, but they are reflecting society to a large extent, not creating it.
I agree. In the early movies,Douglas Fairbanks played a private eye called “Coke Ennyday’.....And they weren’t talking about coca cola....