Question about rape scenes in mainstream movies

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Re: Question about rape scenes in mainstream movies

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My personal preference is ‘unwilling’ and ‘reluctant’ with some genuine stress, shock and discomfort. An absolute classic scene for me is that of jeanne tripplehorn in Basic Instinct. Feels very realistic.
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Two movies that come to mind for me are:
The klansman 1974-with Lola Falana,very realistic rape scene,I'm talking its up there with Irreversible
Also the Gauntlet 1977-with Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke,which makes me wonder about Ms.Locke ,because she played in a lot of movies where she did a rape scene.
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I think Locke mainly (only?) did rape scenes in movies directed by her partner, Clint Eastwood, so it makes me wonder about him too, especially since his "good guy" character in High Plains Drifter also rapes a woman (but it's supposed to be OK because "she wanted it really.")
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skuttrusk wrote: Fri Feb 06, 2026 3:01 pm I think Locke mainly (only?) did rape scenes in movies directed by her partner, Clint Eastwood, so it makes me wonder about him too, especially since his "good guy" character in High Plains Drifter also rapes a woman (but it's supposed to be OK because "she wanted it really.")
Oh, Locke/Eastwood... One of the messiest Hollywood break-ups ever, and that says something.

That said, Sondra was excellent as a victim.