It's a very tough subject. I can completely sympathize with Soderberg and the other directors. When my pulisher wanted to take things out of my book, because some peopel might find them offensive, I had a hard time doing it. They were minor pieces, but I felt they added to the story. I can only imagine the time and effort that these artists put into their work, to get their movie just right. And to think that somebody else is coming along and cutting it up just because they don't want to watch parts has to be painful. That is why I said I could argue both sides of the story. I honestly can see their point.
But I'm a libertarian, and tend to fall on the 'more choice is better' side of things. More information, more choice... So I would ask again, from a purely philosophical standpoint, how is your viewing of Titanic harmed if somebody else somewhere else is taking out the breasts so they don't have to watch them? You still get the complete movie. How is your experience harmed by the way they choose to watch?
There has to be a line drawn somewhere, and it's goign to get sticky somewhere in the middle.
