If you take people from the 1920s and place them in this century they would probably have a minor cardiac arrest just by watching "Transformers" in 3D. ... We solely rely on the music to feel what the main character is feeling which shows us the importance of sound effects and music in movies, especially in silent ones. ...
The female characters are dressed in such way that they are forced to been inactive whereas the male characters' costumes are obviously made for the environment that the film was set in, as the clothes are worn and dusty and easy to move in. ... The first was Fay Wray in King Kong, a character renowned for her high pitched call of fear. ... Altaira's whole purpose of her character is that of a reward, to be fought over by the hero and the evil robot. ... In the original film, which was made in the late 1970's, the character Ripley, is part of the crew in charge of a space-shi...
Another example from the 50s is on the situation comedy I Love Lucy, in which the show's married main characters had to sleep in twin beds, so as to not make any suggestions that they had a physical relationship. ... By the 1960s, television shows and movies were getting more suggestive, and minor profanities, mild violence, and mild sexual themes were being allowed in television and, more prominently, movies. ...
