Opinion | New rules for best movie Oscar: the eternal return of Hollywood’s hypocrisy

Similarly, to the “Hays Code”, the “Miller Code” appeared in the wake of series of scandals. Created in 2007, the #Metoo movement was rejuvenated and started to gain in both influence and popularity following the Weinstein scandal in 2017. The following revelations revealed the full extent of Hollywood’s moral bankruptcy. #Metoo was however not the first time that such criticisms were made against the movie industry. After all, the #oscarsowhite — which criticized Oscars for being overly “white” — started in 2015. However, it was the #mettoo movement that managed to exert a decisive influence over the movie industry.

As for the code created in 1930, the new censorship code, finally made official in 2020, originates in a decision taken by Hollywood executives. Once again, the code was primarily created to avoid a backlash and lose audience/money. Conveniently, the code also allowed movie stars to switch the blame to the entire society, thus perfectly hiding their own responsibility.

Time have changed, and the new code is not a set of clear laws listing what can be done or not. Instead, the “Miller code” follows the “Soft Law” model. The new censorship code incentivizes but does not officially forbid. However, the expected impact that is hoped for is exactly the same. Furthermore, some historical events and periods, such as Waterloo or the battle of Verdun, will be complicated to shoot if one hopes to win an Oscar.

History stutters but does not repeat itself. The new code directly descent from the counterculture paranoid premises that were born in the 60’s. Based on the idea that the representative of the “system” will never stop to track them down, the counterculture is the bedrock on which these rules are built. Considered as unconscious carriers of the systemic oppression and domination, white males, to name them clearly, are no longer individual actors playing a role, but oppressive symbols to be erased.

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