The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Rocky Horror embodies the nonconformative nature of pop culture in the 70’s, and led the way for LGBTQ+ rights and other unconventional ideals. It wasn’t considered for its time, but due to its popularity within cult classic films it is considered polarizing and ahead of its time. Sexual freedom, queer identity and other anti hereterosexual ideals gave the film popularity to those who didn’t have a voice and normalized drag culture and contributed to its widespread acceptance in the contemporary genres. The exclusive showings of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” manufactured an allure that both exoticized and made the film exclusive; this was also aided by its modern and unique fanbase. . Rocky Horror was and still is a revolutionary movie that focused on the ideals of being comfortable in your own body and finding your own identity. Having rock and roll ingrained in its soundtrack and even in the plot of the movie, mixed well with the movie’s theme. Rocky Horror was made for the outcasts, the weirdos, the rejects and the freaks. Rock and Roll, at its start and even following, had this stigma around it. Every element of Rocky Horror, especially with its pairing of Rock and Roll, helps embody the ideals of being yourself, no matter how society might view them.