Controversial Moments: Straw Dogs (1971)


 
Sam Peckinpah skirted the lines of acceptability in this controversial moment from the 1971 film, Straw Dogs. Here, Susan George is held down and raped against her will, but subtle signs suggest that she may have enjoyed it. The film also seems to suggest that her character brought the act upon herself through her overt sexuality, which has earned critical disdain over the years.