I just wanted to chime and and thank everyone, especially the OP, for this thread. I love Shakespeare as a storyteller and wordsmith and I enjoy some of the film versions of his comedies (Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night’s Dream).
But I won’t watch graphic violence, abuse, abduction, or torture on film. I have an active emotional imagination and that stuff haunts me. It’s not entertaining. I did see Schindler’s List because I felt the need to contribute to humanity’s efforts to “never forget”. But I far prefer to research this kind of evil in print, along with how I can possibly help to work to end it.
One of my kids is like me, and she is assertive about it. A second is also sensitive, but doesn’t deal as well with the pressure to conform. I hope that society becomes more accepting of people who choose not to consume certain types of media, rather than thinking of us as fragile and/or in favor of censorship.