Growing up, like most people, I heard more than once the admonishment "Never discuss religion or politics". What a boring life that makes for! :) But all levity aside, it seems to me that our business -- the entertainment business -- may be facing some very dark times ahead, esp. if you care about genuine freedom of speech and/or creative freedom. And IMO, that necessitates a dialogue regarding those issues, esp. as there seem to be too many people out there who are choosing to deal with the possible upcoming changes to our society by burying their head in the sand (which, I've always said, only makes it easier for someone to come and lop it off).
The first thing that worries me is Project 2025, and it's overly vague (deliberate, IMO) definition of what constitutes porn. Frankly, there's a lot of stuff out there that nobody except for an ultra-prudish religious fanatic would consider porn that could fall under that definition if the coming administration decides (as they likely will) to adopt the Heritage Foundation's (the author of Project 2025) notions of what constitute it. Pretty much any sort of sexual depiction, or even expressions of romantic affection, could be considered porn. "Bad language" could even include such tame stuff as "heck" or "darn", and also receive what one might call "The Scarlet P". Violence is an open question, though there are certainly those who feel depictions of it -- at least past a certain point -- qualify as obscene. And then there's any number of things that might be considered unseemly whose depiction might fall under that overly broad definition of porn, from racketeering to meth production to a heist. What could make things even worse still if if the so-called "Christian Nationalism" movement sticks its mitts in there as well (as they very much want to do), as they hold even stricter views still. We could wind up with an industry where everything is either a knock off of the "God's Not Dead" franchise, or "patriotic" movies that would make John Wayne's films look like pinko lovefests. And frankly, as a screenwriter, I have less than no desire to write stuff like that.
The other thing that worries me is the regime (let's be honest, since that's what it's really going to be) will try to engage in a de facto nationalization of both the news and entertainment ends of our industry. Oh, they won't seize the companies outright, a la Castro (we're not Marxists, after all!), but an Executive Order could be issued (esp. if we're under a declared State of National Emergency) allowing representatives of the government to come in and dictate what is and is not to be produced, what will and will not be depicted, what subject matter is and is not appropriate to go before the cameras, etc. There are definitely those involved in the incoming regime who very much would like that. Frankly, I don't want Donald Trump, the Republican Party, the Heritage Foundation, Lance Wallnau or any of the goons involved in the Seven Mountains Dominionism/New Apostolic Reformation stuff, Trad Caths -- any of them! -- controlling what I can watch, or what I, as a screenwriter, can write.
Finally, to all those who say, "Don't worry -- the First Amendment will protect us!", all I have to say is this: laws and constitutions, much like Voodoo, only work if you believe in them. And frankly, IMO, the incoming regime only believes in them in the extent they can be used to achieve their goals. Once they start getting in the way, I believe they will be cast aside. There's actually many ways the regime can get around them: Executive Order, Enabling Act, Holding a Constitutional Convention, or even just out right ignoring them, a la Andrew Jackson ("The Chief Justice has issued his decision; now let him enforce it.").
So anyway, what do you, my fellow creatives, think about all this? Do you feel concerned as well? Or do you feel sanguine that somehow "the center will hold", to riff a bit on Yeats? Let's hear your voices!
I think your fears are in vain. The themes of the films are dictated by large corporations that use them to advertise their products. the state can limit them a little, but in order to introduce global censorship, the state must start fully financing Hollywood from the state budget, because business will stop financing projects.