Also, there is the issue of drugs. Her addiction to cocaine is revealed. The use of drugs is a common issue in today's modern movies, and that is one of the reasons Cruel Intentions is different in terms of its cultural context. Cecile and Annette (Tourvel) worked together to produce copies of Sebastian's journal, which revealed Catherine's true self, and they handed them out to the student body and faculty. Cecile directly gets revenge on Catherine. In Dangerous Liaisons, she does not. This also relates to cultural context. It shows how more independent women are in the modern world. In Dangerous Liaisons, Tourvel dies of misery and Cecile goes into the convent. This shows that women were much weaker and less independent in society in the late 1700s. The last scene in the movie shows Annette driving off in Sebastian's expensive car. This is a typical ending to a modern story. In the book, her character dies, but in the movie, she is the vengeful, independent woman. It is apparent that the morals and values of both works change because of their cultural and historical context. Dangerous Liaisons was basically written to teach young women in society what not to do. This kind of literature was looked down upon at the time it was written. "In 1824 a decree of the cour royale de Paris condemned it to be destroyed as "dangerous". This verdict remained the official one throughout the later nineteenth century. The book was spoken of only to be deplored: "a picture of the most odious immortality, that should never have been revealed even supposing it had been true", "a work of revolting immorality", "a book to be admired and execrated"."(Laclos, p. 7) It was considered to be an immoral book. The movie was made mainly for entertainment purposes. Since we basically live in an immoral society, it was well accepted as a good movie. Although the schemes that Catherine and Sebastian thought up and carried out were at times blown out of proportion, I think today's audience is entertained by that sort of character.