Jan 03 2009
Cracking the Code, Part 9
Due to the scarcity of time machines, it cannot be completely ascertained whether our culture would have the same perspective of explicitness if the Code had remained in place until the present day. Still, it is a reasonable assumption that a larger portion of the population would appreciate movies in which any illegal acts were portrayed in a conservative manner and on a kind of need-to-know basis with the viewer.
The second section of the Code tackles the issue of sexual content within a film, a dilemma which has been faced by every developing genre from screwball comedy to action/adventure.