I am 80 pages into a screen play I've been working on. A few scenes are laden with racial slurs directed towards blacks. The script is based in 1863 and they are Confederate soldiers talking to some free men and women who they encounter. It is only 2 scenes long, but they were written with the intent to show the "mental warfare directed towards them."
I have had a few people read it, both in the entertainment industry and out. It (the script) has received positive reviews overall, but some of them have said, "The language in those scenes don't need to be there...it is offensive." I have had other people say, "keep it there, it creates a huge amount of conflict. I hated reading it, and squirmed in my seat while reading it, but bravo."
I feel that the scenes and the language are imperative to the telling of the story. If the language is offensive and grinding on the nerves of those who read it and eventually see it, then I have accomplished my goal. I am, however, not taking it out because society has been conditioned to the "politically correct mentality."
Has anyone had a simliar experience and how did you approach it? Doesn't necessarily have to deal with offensive language......
I have had a few people read it, both in the entertainment industry and out. It (the script) has received positive reviews overall, but some of them have said, "The language in those scenes don't need to be there...it is offensive." I have had other people say, "keep it there, it creates a huge amount of conflict. I hated reading it, and squirmed in my seat while reading it, but bravo."
I feel that the scenes and the language are imperative to the telling of the story. If the language is offensive and grinding on the nerves of those who read it and eventually see it, then I have accomplished my goal. I am, however, not taking it out because society has been conditioned to the "politically correct mentality."
Has anyone had a simliar experience and how did you approach it? Doesn't necessarily have to deal with offensive language......