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1. Legal and ethical issues
LEGAL The issues: Exampleswithinthe film
Discrimination: People judgingoracting
negativelytowardsbasedon
where theyare from, age,sex
etc.‘’the unjustor prejudicial
treatmentof different
categoriesof people“
The filmshowsnoevidence of
discriminationtowardsthis,e.g.Finnisa
culturallydiversecharacter/actorandhe is
a mainprotagonist,sois Reywhoisa
strongfemale maincharacter.
Copyright: The exclusive andassignable
legal right,giventothe
originatorfora fixednumberof
years,to print,publish,
perform, film, orrecordliterary,
artistic,or musical material.
The ownersof Star Wars,Disney,ownall
copywriterstoanythingStarWars related
whentheyboughtthe company.Also,the
mainscore isownedbythemand anynew
musicfor the film.
ETHICAL –Offensive material The issues: Example within the film
Violence/sex/language: “behaviourinvolvingphysical
force intendedtohurt,damage,
or kill someone orsomething“
“strengthof emotionorof a
destructive natural force“
The filmhas violenceinitandevenwiththe
spectacularspecial effectsinthe movie it’s
not toographic.There is no sex orbad
language inthe movie.
Children: beingyoungerthanthe
‘majority’there are restrictions
on whatchildrencanwatch
Filmcontainsviolence,howeverit’snot
that graphic.Howeverthe movie may
containsome scenesthata parentdoesn’t
like butitis upto them.