The F Word In Movies-Overused!

You mean like saying it a bunch to where you eventually slip up in front of some big shot? Been there.

I meant a nun's habit - geddit?

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If I learned anything from This Film is Not Yet Rated (aside from the fact the the ratings board is homophoic as all get out), it's that while there are "rules", they basically do what they want.

I also think that there are considerations like whether it's used as a verb, an adjective, or an exclamation.

At least F-Bombs are quick....much quicker than that other phrase that gets so over used, Oh.......My......God. That one is driving me nuts lately.

The word did exist in the middle ages - An English court record quotes: " in English court records of 1310–11, a man local to Chester is referred to as "Roger ****ebythenavele", probably a nickname. ". The elision was done by the web site, but the four stars stand for The Word. It would seem that the word already was in existence as common language, so I guess Robin Hood may have known about it, although he probably would not used it around Maid Marian.

Disagree. I thought it fit the characters and their culture/lifestyle quite well.

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Hard disagree. It was way over used.
There was a line by the agent where he utters the word multiple times while on Belforts boat, and it was so cringe worthy.

There are some movies that use it a lot and yet the movies are still thought of as really good movies though, such as The Departed or The Big Lebowski.

Those movies it comes more naturally, in some movies it does seem forced such as the aforementioned Wolf of Wall Street

It still feels natural in The Wolf Of Wall Street, they just happen to swear so much it makes Lebowski and Departed almost look tame by comparison. In real life there are definitely communities where swearing occurs this often.

Sometimes the lack of swearing can hurt a film's realism. In Courageous there's a street gang which doesn't even use words like "damn" or "bitch". It's completely ridiculous, really takes you out of the experience and reminds you it's a Christian-produced movie.

I'm fine with most older movies not having swears in them though, the restrictions of the time meant they could only use limited language, plus people generally didn't swear as much then anyway.

But in Breaking Bad, it deals with criminals and gangs, and they hardly ever use the F word, and that show was a huge hit. So how much do audiences really care therefore?

There have definitely been voiced complaints about AMC's rules regarding shows, most particularly their hypocrisy with The Walking Dead where they show gallons of blood, but the characters can't say anything worse than "shît" (until recently when they finally can say "****" in limited amounts).


Maybe people don't get that bothered about Breaking Bad since it's not as heavily focused on violence as TWD, plus they did get away with a little bit more than that show. You can also find the uncensored episodes easier. With TWD they are only on Blu-Ray, Breaking Bad they are also on DVD.

Oh okay, but if Breaking Bad can get away with not using the F-word, then why does The Wolf Of Wall Street feel they have to try so hard with it in comparison?

The Wolf Of Wall Street didn't have to worry about network restrictions, so Scorcese was freer to do what he wanted to with it. I don't think he was trying to overcompensate or anything (unlike Tarantino he has movies where there's barely swearing in them at all, or even none), he just thought the amount of language used felt natural to the setting.

Oh okay, but other Scorsese movies such as Goofellas, Casino, The Departed, also have a lot of F bombs used. So does Scorsese like his characters being "potty mouths" as long as they are criminal characters?

Since Scorcese grew up in a neighborhood where gangs and criminal activity occured, he naturally feels drawn to those kind of stories, which means he also likes writing for characters who talk like that.

The f word probably appears every 30 seconds or so in the Big Lebowski but it’s used in such an inoffensive way. I find the banter between the characters very comical.
In a Tarantino film it’s definitely used in a more hurtful manner. I get tired of hearing it.

Exchanging millions of dollars and operating schemes to hide the extent of your losses? I seriously don’t get how you could/would accomplish that story without ****.

"Well, goshdarn it, fellas... I think we're gonna get rich!"
"Heck yeah, Jordie! We really got it made!"
"Let's throw a sweet freakin' party!"

Yeah I see what you mean is that if they do not curse it sounds corny, but how does Breaking Bad get away with it though? No one ever says Breaking Bad suffers from corny dialogue because of censorship.

It takes a really talented team of writers to make people not notice "Hey, maybe these guys should swear more". It's worth noting that as more and more people have started thinking the show is declining (this starts becoming most common around season 7), the more the complaints about the tame swearing have rised.

There was also the additional problem of the comics having a lot more curses in them, where there are pretty much at least 20 ****s every album. Breaking Bad had no pre-established franchise, so nothing like that to worry about.

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