why do we glorify violence on television and in the movies but try to condemn it in real life?
395744
ever notice how everybody slows down on the highway to look at the traffic accident, and the traffic stops if it a gory one, it's like that.
120799
My personal opinion to this subject, is that this is a reaction to the controversies, frustration and maltreatment that people receives daily.\nYou know, everyone of us perceives and reacts differently to the various situations.Racism, is a scream of modern people.Racists, are trying to express their own problems with violent reactions and according my opinion they are not realizing why they react like this. \nViolence is the result of a subconscious reaction to their reality.\n I want to add here the said of Man Tomas:\n"These people whom we treat badly and prevent from following their wishes, whom we do not be sure are provided with a proper education, whom we embitter with our wrath, whom we go to any lenghts to make submissive, these are the people who will raise the next generation".\n\nOn the other hand, there are a lot of interests behind of this situation that want to see people divided and not united and they take profit, they try to maintain an absolutely nonsense situation. \n\nKaterina
275285
B/C a lot of the time, if we actually verbalized what we really feel, we could probably end up either hurting people or hurting ourselves b/c they would kick our a$$
629858
Well, I guess its goes back to the American dream and the philosophy that everyone likes to watch someone else be happy. I mean, why do we watch t.v. if they basically have the same storyline? It is just what we have been used to,; it's part of our heritage. It goes back to history, where in almost every war Americans come out successful and with a better way of life. Another thing is the opposite ending. What if our lives ended with a virus killing us all or world domination by a single person? We tend to become ignorant of that stuff because we just try to live out our lives in a way of being stress free. Or at least I do. This is the American teen that is addressing your question. Just ignore this if anyone has a different opinion about Americans life than me.... I'm not that cultured.. although I'm working on it. Hope this helped!!!
604027
I think all movies offend some people.  Should it be a religion, a race, an age or a size, or a location.  Whatever it is people can always find a reason to be offended.  Nonetheless we got to be able to handle it like entertainment, not like your bible.  Maybe it's the large voice the christian church is that gives them the ability to create a raucous like that.  But I think they are abusing their power.  Separation of church and theater, please!
466505
very bad, real life is not as it is portrayed on tv, even reality TV. People get depressed bc they are bombarded with the ideas that that is how reality is supposed to be like and they think "why cant i get it together..." well the truth is life is too complicated and too boring at other times, to be on tv.
962863
All people like violence, if you check history, every single civilization has had very violent moments, and some of them were just for kicks. We enjoy boxing, wrestling, jackass and gore movies... they enjoy the real thing more. We've "freedom of religion", but that really means Christians first and we'll kick your ass if you don't agree with the Bible (which is what our troops are trying to prove). We're in the exact same position as they are, except we've money and we're entertained enough to be able to ignore it.
104811
Because it is easier to blame our human weaknesses on God than on ourselves.  God does not want us to kill and any common sense reading of virturally any religious text makes that obivious.  However, by appealing to our fears and prejudices, leaders can twist the words of God to convince some people that they are doing God's will when they are doing violence.  \n\nAny time you hear someone call for violence in God's name, be suspicious of the speaker.  They speak for themselves, not God.
229777
Desensitized is more like it. We are exposed to countless horrors on a daily basis, each new act of violence more heinous than the last, so it's little wonder that we suffer from sensory overload and shut down somewhat to escape the pain.(It's a defense mechanism.) I suspect all is not lost, though...you thought enough to ask the question. Maybe that's how change begins.
879803
Television entertains people, no doubt, but it also is out to prove an agenda or set of opinions on what is right and wrong.  Meanwhile the society slowly gets brainwashed, between tv, the newspapers, radio.....and any other source of media.  So lately, I'm not so sure television, specifically the people who produce and air the shows/movies, aren't more concerned about proving a point rather than entertaining people.
851308
I'm getting to the point that I cannot read or watch anything with violence in it, especially to children and animals. I had to stop reading horror books about 30 years ago because of that, and now I am just unable to watch a movie or any tv where there is violence especially involving children and animals. So I guess that's my personal taboo. \n\nI think people should talk about everything, and not be afraid to talk about everything.
117641
I would prefer not to but today's society wants it then turns around and says it's wrong.  In most cases it is more subtle in America.  Threats, attitude, bluffing is used more since people are now afraid of getting killed so blatant violence is not used as often but mind games and the threat of violence still hangs around.
530138
There is great debate over this. Originally, social scientists (of the 1960s) claimed that audiences certainly would be influenced by what they saw on screen. But in those days, the subjects of social studies were perceived as inferior and incapable of understanding their position in life.\n\nIn more recent times, the social sciences tend to regard the people they are studying as more capable and self-aware individuals. Audiences are now perceived as being intelligent enough to not just copy what they see in film.\nNowadays, social scientists tend to ask more emotion-based, qualitative questions, rather than scientific, positivist questions, so they realise that not everyone interprets things in the same way, and that audiences can read whatever meaning they want to in a film. Supposedly this means that films cannot influence audiences...\n\nPersonally, I do think that film can influence our lives, but in a more subtle way; I do believe that mainstream (Hollywood) films carry within them the political beliefs of the culture that produced them. When we are constantly bombarded with their hegemonic content, it is sure to influence the way we view the world.\n\nSome postmodern films from the horror genre have attempted to critique violence in film, but to do so they have had to include it. Natural Born Killers by Oliver Stone is a classic example of a film which was slated and censored for containing gratuitous violence, even though it tried to critique this very thing!\n\nContact me if you want any more details!
1075306
Probably violence, maybe some foul language--I think the rule is if the f-bomb or s-word is dropped once in a movie, it automatically ups the rating.
762825
Yes, the masses are led to a certain extent regarding watching and copying. The Media is the real big brother, they can manipulate the school of thinking of the population. Eastenders for example is a prime programme that can affect people, the audience (some) will try to bring scenes that they have watched on an episode into a number of arguments and quarrels,  This is done without actually meaning to do so in most cases, but key phrases and actions are copied when perhaps that person gets into an argument with a partner. Were quick enough to pick up catchphrases so why not actions?
310435
I can only answer from opinion, but I think that most movies use swear words now because that's the only way they feel they can relate to "normal people."  It boggles my mind why they feel they have to use so many swear words when most are not necessary to get the point across.  Some use it for comic relief, as in when children use swear words.  People might think, "Oh, that's funny a kid said f*%!"  Why is that funny?  Some movies use profanity just to put it in there, just like they use nudity when it's not necessary, it only detracts from the movie.  In sum, I think they use them to make the movie seem more real, like day to day living.  It doesn't work.
823144
There are a plethora of contributory factors that have led to the increase of violence among the youth in our society. Some of the most oft mentioned cases are associated with the increase in the violent content of movies, television, music, video games, etc. It is averred that these vehicles of entertainment have a desensitizing effect upon the impressionable minds of the youth. Children observe the indiscriminate violence portrayed in a fictional sense, and have difficulty distinguishing the actual effects of its application in reality.\n\nUndoubtedly, this desensitization process plays a role in the increase of violence. However, I believe we are just scratching the surface when we assert that this is the root cause of violence among the youth. In fact, we would do a disservice to our youth if we were to accept this assertion as the primary cause. I think the root cause lies much deeper.\n\nChildren have been witnessing violence in a fictional sense for decades....  To See  more click on link  below