With respect to that type of specific circumstance, there really isn’t much difference between the two parties, but the similarities between the two parties make it an intrinsic exception, hence why I put emphasis on age bracket in my OP.
Should an 11-year-old be able to consent with a 17-year-old? I think not.
They’re movies. Fiction. People know the difference between real life and fantasy, as well as how those relate to real-life experiences and emotional dispositions regarding the two.
My answer going forward might deviate a bit from the original question, but I feel like I should touch up on a post you made in response to an older post of mine that I never got around to addressing, because it seemed like you misunderstood it.
One could argue that a film which graphically depicts and glorifies a sexual relationship between a child and an adult is (arguably) problematic, but to employ censorship of that nature on speech over disagreement with the position in question is a patent and flagrant violation of the free speech principle, one that will only cause more problems rather than attempt to ‘fix’ whatever problem such an act would attempt to create.
At the end of the day it’s just a story made for the entertainment and enjoyment of its audiences precludes it from even being a factor.
I’m sure there are NOMAPs who would like to escape to a reality where such things are legal and harmless, and fiction/fantasy gives them the opportunity to make peace with that while existing and being conscious of the reality we live in. I see no hard, conclusive evidence where such interactions would drive them to ‘make it real’ by way of acting them out with a real child.