Exploitation, the explosion of violence in Hollywood in the seventies

Abstract

In this article, the violence will be captured by the cinematographic genre exploitation, both as an aesthetic language, as a communication device and meaning of the North American reality, a moment that brings together the largest number of exploitation works. The exploitation films stood out for the spectacularization of the violent scenes, showing the breaking of the moral values, that were one of the pillars of the traditional society until the advent of the counterculture. To this end, the genre will allow us to experience the violent daily life of the seventies, making it possible to address issues dear to the time, such as the limits that led to violent acts, as well, as the ethical-moral guidelines of American society in the counterculture years.