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  1. Benson R

    Smoking in the movies

    I think there are two undisputable points here. One, as long as people smoke in real life, there will be smoking on film. Two, as long as people tell kids they shouldnt smoke, they will want to smoke. My point being that even if all movies were to treat smoking as a taboo, that wouldnt...
  2. Benson R

    Smoking in the movies

    I also disagree with this. I am sure studios want directors to avoid showing brand names so they are not endorsing specific products, but the two directors mentioned did not make up those brands for that reason. Both Tarantino and Smith create fake brands to make there world seem real, but...
  3. Benson R

    Smoking in the movies

    I'm really sick of people complaining about this. Smoking is a lot less common in movies these days then it used to be. If anything it stands out more when it is used, due to it seeming unusual. It depends on the movie though, independent and more character based films use it more, but big...
  4. Benson R

    Smoking in the movies

    Jeez does this really need to be said. Red Apples are not real cigarettes, I repeat it is not a real brand. Just like Kahuna burgers which also appear in from dusk till dawn, Tarantino likes to make it clear his films occupy the same universe and repeats made up brand names to help bring that...
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