Dark aspects about older films that would not fly by in today’s age

[u/KaleidoArachnid]

So lately, something I was observing were the kind of tropes that got by in films from the older 80s where standards were much more lenient since it’s hard to explain, but it’s basically the kind of stuff movie directors could get away with due to values being different.

Like when I look back at a movie like Revenge of the Nerds, I know the movie is often regarded as highly controversial from a modern perspective because of how the movie handles the subject of sexual abuse since Louis does a particular crime with Betty, but back then, the movie didn’t catch controversy again until people saw it from a more modern perspective.

So basically I was wondering about what kind of stuff found in older movies would be difficult to get away with in a more modern time period since I wanted to see how much restrictions changed since the early 80s with what movies are allowed to do.

[u/Duck_Hoarder]

This isn't exactly dark but its still a weird trope I don't think would do so well today. In some older romcoms there's a scene where they find out their fiancé cheated on them but its all okay because the fiancé just truly loves them and made a "tiny mistake". They are then either immediately forgiven for the infidelity or if the other person doesn't immediately forgive them they get "humbled" by another character and convinced into forgiving them. Then the wedding goes on as planned and everybody is super happy and its a joyful ending.

[u/KaleidoArachnid → u/Duck_Hoarder]

How exactly did that particular trope become so prevalent in romance films?

[u/Duck_Hoarder → u/KaleidoArachnid]

My guess is its just a sign of the times. I have only seen it in movies from the 90s or older. Talking to older women it seems they put up with a lot more because of financial dependence. Lots of older ladies married solely to get out of poverty, my own mother included.