In filmmaking and video production , a scene is generally thought of as the action in a single location and continuous time. Due to the ability to edit recorded visual works, it is much shorter than a stage play scene. Because of their frequent appearance in films, some types of scenes have acquired names, such as love scene, sex scene , nude scene , dream scene, action scene, car chase scene, crash scene, emotional scene, fight scene, tragedy scene etc. There is usually an opening scene and a closing scene. A scene is a part of a film, as well as an act, a sequence longer or shorter than a scene , and a setting usually shorter than a scene.
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Sometimes, you go to a movie expecting full frontal. Other times Whether it was the inexplicable PG rating or nudity from a star who seems too wholesome to strip down Mary Poppins fans should click away now , audiences were shook when they saw these actors in the flesh. Here, some of the most shocking nude scenes in cinematic history. It's pretty standard to see nudity in an R-rated comedy. In fact, we go in expecting raunchiness and a least some nakedness at this point. But because sexism, usually it's the women who strip down. Titanic is one of the biggest moneymakers of all time—and the PG rating certainly helped an R rating limits a film's audience and, thus, its earning potential. But in spite of that family-friendly rating, Kate Winslet went topless for one of the most famous nude scenes ever. The Big Lebowski is one of the least predictable movies ever, and perhaps its least predictable moment might just be when Julianne Moore swings from the ceiling while fully nude.
Why do we see movies? Is it for the stories? The characters? The joie de vivre one gets from seeing a film that truly celebrates the human experience? Or is it the butts? Yeah, it's probably just the chance to see our favorite stars in their birthday suits, showing off what their mamas and papas gave 'em. And while the Internet can provide all the screencaps one could want, there are still a few nude scenes so memorable and distinctive in they had to be seen on the big screen:.
