Anti-drinking warning in movie scenes - Page 2

Originally posted by: zorrro

@ bold- Many viewers do not seem to realise this simple fact. . They get all dreamy eyed and want to imitate the actors be it their hairstyle, clothes, behaviour. Since the actor is glorified it appears as if all the acts they do on reel is also glorified by the public and hence acceptable. When the storyline does not depict the actors suffering any ill efftect or getting into conflict with the law inspite of all the eve teasing , bank heists , taking the law into own hands , it creates the impression of acceptability of those actions. If the posts on IF are any indication it is clear that most of the fans cannot tolerate any thing said or held against their idols and so would be expected to emulate them in real life. Mindless etertainment can sometimes have far reaching unexpected effects.

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

Pakistani serials are sooo full of sanity, maturity, even the actors have that sense of social responsibilty. The couples in serials never even touch each other, but the romance - nuances in their expressions, etc simply makes one melt. Very matured you know... watching those serials made me realise, physical intimacy is absolutely un-necessary in movies!

Putting a warning in a movie is like closing the hoop house after the fox has got the chickens. It is pointless and doesn't serve a purpose. If a person is incapable of distinguishing between fantasy and reality, no amount of warning is going to change that. If a person is already drinking or smoking, no amount of warning is going to make them stop. The damage is actually done well before a person sees a movie. These warnings in movies are just a way for the government to pretend that they are doing a great job when actually they are doing jack shit.

Most bad habits are picked up from peers at a young age. Preventing bad habits starts at a young age. What we really need is an education system that raises young people who are less likely to make mistakes.

- Plenty of sports and extracurricular activities to engage young people in a positive way and protect them from loitering with bad individuals

- Smaller class sizes so teachers can pay better attention to students and proactively identify students falling behind

- Trained professional counselors at each school to talk to students about several serious issues in a manner that is relatable and understandable to kids and teens

- Healthy sex education

In the end smoking and drinking are personal choices. Individuals have freedom to do as they choose. What we need is

- Strict laws preventing sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors and frequent busts

- Laws prohibiting smoking in public places to protect people from second hand smoke

- Laws requiring bars to cut off people when they are getting too drunk

- Give tax breaks to bars and clubs to organize their own safe ride program to prevent drunk driving

- Cost effective rehab programs so people can get over their addictions

- Destigmatizing addiction so people are willing to admit their problem and get help

- Better health care so people can get prophylactics and screenings regularly at a low cost

Originally posted by: zorrro

Some of the Pakistani serials being telecast these days are real good. The actors must have the ability to emote for such roles. It is a welcome chjange from some of the pelvic thrusts of bollywood 😆

Originally posted by: zorrro

Some of the Pakistani serials being telecast these days are real good. The actors must have the ability to emote for such roles. It is a welcome chjange from some of the pelvic thrusts of bollywood 😆

Originally posted by: Quixotic5

Pakistani serials ?.. are they telecasted on Indian Channels ?..or just Pakistani channels?..which channels? 😆 ..i am curious to know how they portray things..i guess i ll have to subscribe to these channels since i never came across such serials even while changing the channels, although i dont even watch any Indian sereils , so there is a good chance that i might have missed it..but from whats written here in the above quoted posts,they seem very similar to Indian culture ( but may be not the loud costumes & fictionalized settings used in Indian daily soaps )

@ bold..i disagree..i mean its about time that we snap out of our victorianized mentality that needs to gloss over the raw reality..and in that, Bollywood still has a long way to go ..

Originally posted by: samarth300

No, I don't think it's working. Maybe the government should try something like make it mandatory for school to have a program that teaches preteens (like in 5th grade to 6th) that drugs in general(cigarettes, alcohol, medicine) are meant to be abused. And also about the addictive effects of it. But there is only so much that the government can do.