| Jumpin said: If Paul Verhoeven-like films aren't being made anymore, then there's a problem. His films have always been controversial, but that was the beauty of the 80s and 90s - controversial media was permitted, and widely distributed without having to worry about being extinguished by the puritanical movements. Now even streaming services are falling victim. |
What do you think couldn't be done about Verhoeven films today? Like, the social commentary? Social commentary is in everything these days. The violence? Verhoeven's violence was a bit cartoony which we don't really see much anymore, but thats because movies have generally moved towards realism, not because they moved away from violence. The nudity? Poor Things was criticized for being "pornographic" and that won several Oscars.
