“Isn’t being shocked, shocked, agitated, the purpose?”
Movies, television shows, and even theater productions can have many dazzling moments and may not be appropriate for all viewers. That’s why recently, many studios have chosen to provide viewers with advanced information about the controversial content they’re about to see.
These triggered warnings are definitely helpful for people who are sensitive to certain materials – but not everyone agrees. In fact, many actors openly admit that they don’t consider the warnings triggering. They would like viewers to know nothing about the content of a program or presentation before seeing it. While this can sometimes maintain an element of surprise, it is definitely not the right choice for most audience members.
Read on to find out what these stars had to say about the trigger warnings…
1. Matt Smith
Matt Smith recently shared that he doesn’t agree with warnings before TV shows or theater productions. Your gift, Dragon Househas often been criticized for not including warnings, but he does not think they should be added. The actor, who tends to play polarizing characters, says telling viewers what to expect before they see it defeats the purpose of a challenge.
“Isn’t being shocked and shocked and agitated the point?” he advised The instances. “It’s okay to feel uncomfortable or provoked when watching a painting or a play, but I worry that everything is being dialed in and dumbed down. We’re telling the audience that they’re going to be scared before they watch anything.”
He continued: “Too much policing of stories and being afraid to do them because of the weather is right and a shame. I’m not sure I’m ok with the firing warnings.”
2. Edie Falco
When Edie Falco starred The Sopranosthe show did not provide warnings before controversial episodes — even though the series “always surprised anyone about something.” Looking back, she says the goal was to shock people, which is now lost with trigger warnings.
“You can push the envelope and make people uncomfortable — forgive me, but without using a trigger warning,” she said on Smart Man: David Chase and the Sopranos documentary. “The bottom line is you want to shock people and give them emotions that might be uncomfortable and make them learn to care for them. That, my friend, is life… You won’t get warnings when horrible problems occur.
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3. Judi Dench
When Judi Dench When she realized that many theatergoers receive warnings before shows and other productions begin, she says she was very shocked. She joked that there should be “pretty long firing warnings” before King Lear and Titus Andronicus – and added that if people were so delicate, they should probably stay away from the theater.
“I understand why they exist, but if you are so delicate, don’t go to the theater as you might be very surprised. Where is the shock of seeing and understanding this your way?” she advised the UK Radio instances.
4. Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes is firm in issuing warnings, explaining that he believes that anyone who goes to the theater should be “shocked and disturbed” by what they see. While he doesn’t support most trigger warnings, he believes there should be an exception for triggers that would “affect people physically,” like strobe lights.
“I don’t think we used to trigger warnings. I mean, there are very disturbing scenes in Macbethmurders and horrible problems. But I think the impact of theater should be that you are shocked and need to be disturbed. I don’t think you want to be prepared for these things and when I was younger I never put out warnings for exhibitions,” Ralph told BBC One. Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
He continued: “Shakespeare’s plays are full of murderers, full of horror. As a young student and theater lover, I never had experience issuing notices telling me, ‘By the way, King LearGloucester will have its eyes gouged out’… Theater needs to be alive and join the mainstream. It’s the shock, the surprise, that’s what makes being an actor (in) theater so exciting.”
5. Ian McKellen
When Ian McKellen was starring Frank and Percy in London, the play featured warnings about robust language, sexual references and mourning – and Ian found the whole thing ridiculous. He did not respond when asked how he felt about these warnings being in theaters.
“Cinema exteriors and in lobbies, including this one, the viewer is warned ‘there is a loud noise and on one level there are flashing lights’, ‘there is reference to smoking’, ‘there is reference to mourning’”, Ian advised Sky Information. “I feel like it’s ridiculous. I would really like to be shocked by loud noises and outrageous stage habits.”
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6. Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett says he believes the excessive use of warnings is preventing people from having honest, in-depth conversations. When it comes to theater, she believes there is no better feeling than watching a production “with a bunch of strangers at midnight, together looking at what you are dealing with, and then focusing hard” – even if it offends. you or challenge your ideas.
“Culturally, we are afraid of difficult conversations…no matter how we want it,” she said The instances. “We talk about radical candor, but when there is an alert triggered by something you may be implying that there is a lack of mutual respect or that the subject was not interrogated correctly.”
7.Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino is not a fan of triggered warnings, explaining that he believes being offended by materials is the “first response of a very thin mind.” Although he has been offended by films in the past, especially one specific film that he considered “racist”, he came to the conclusion that this was “his problem” and that it was “just a film” after all.
“I reject the phrase ‘offended’. Anyone can be offended by something. Frankly, I feel that most of the time – and there are certainly some exceptions – saying you’re ‘offended’ by a film is the first response of a very thin mind. ‘I didn’t like it, and here’s why, blah, blah, blah…’” Quentin said The Liberation.
He continued: “But man, being offended? Art is no offense. And although, in rare circumstances, I can understand, it is simply ridiculous to be offended by the content of a film.”
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8.Christopher Biggins
British actor and TV character Christopher Biggins had a powerful response to learning that the Globe Theater was issuing warnings ahead of the production of Cheese and guava. He called the whole thing “waking up crazy.”
“If you have to come up with warning signs for Shakespeare, where do you stop? Do we need indicators for everything under the sun? It’s a joke. What they are trying to do is an insult to the mindset of the viewers,” said Christopher mentioned. “You go to the theater because you want to see something, I don’t know anyone who goes on a whim and says let’s see what it’s like.”