Abstract
The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that motion pictures today are more visually intense than those of the past. We compute the visual intensity for a sample of 550 films over the last 100 years. Our results show that, on average, recent movies are 2.5 times as visually intense as those from the Golden Age of Hollywood. We also observed a substantial increase in all genres of film. Finally, we propose a simple five-point rating system for visual intensity as a guide for viewers.
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