Nudity reticence in John Wick 2 [closed]
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John Wick 2 is a solidly R-rated movie that delights in plastering the screen with gritty blood-and-guts. In a dramatically key scene featuring a very intentionally nude woman, every shot is awkwardly staged or edited to avoid actually showing any nudity above a PG level. Why?
The casting script must have clearly indicated that the most significant scene for the role called for full nudity.
Is there a business reason to avoid bringing R-rated nudity into an R-rated blockbuster action movie?
Or is nudity known to be a hang-up with any individual with executive authority in this production?
Best Answer
Sort of all of the above. Overall, sex or romance is clearly not part of the story, so showing a nude becomes gratuitous.
It does depend a lot on the story. If it has a host of questionable characters, such as a Jim Thompson book or perhaps Hubert Selby Jr.'s "Last Exit To Brooklyn", things such as nudity or physical sex are more likely to be accepted.
In general, the Puritanical attitude still has a grip of sorts in U.S. culture, and this shows up in the mainstream media. That's why there's no issue with violence, but when it comes to physical intimacy, you're starting to tread in murky territory.
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Can a 12 year old watch John Wick 2?
John Wick: Chapter 2 is okay for kids 14+ in my opinion, even though it has over the top violence. Just a warning.Are there any inappropriate scenes in John Wick?
John Wick is rated R by the MPAA for strong and bloody violence throughout, language and brief drug use. Violence: Dozens of individuals are shot, stabbed, strangled, blown up, and struck by cars. There is a scene of torture. A dog is killed.John Wick Chapter 2 2017 Naked Dead Scene
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