viewers also increases. This summer's smash hit Independence Day grossed more money than any other film in history, and it was full of violence. The other summer hits included Mission: Impossible, Courage Under Fire, and A Time to Kill. All of these movies

contained violence, and all were highly acclaimed. And all, with the exception of Independence Day, were aimed toward adults who understood the violence and could separate screen violence from real violence. There is nothing wrong with having violence in film. If an adult wants to spend an evening watching Arnold Schwartzenager Save the world, then he should have that right.

Film critic Hal Hinson enjoys watching movies. In fact, he fell in love with movies at the same time that he remembers being afraid for the first time. He was watching Frankenstein, and, as he described in his essay "In Defense of Violence," it played with his senses in such a way that he instantaneously fell in love with movies. T

into the ring and fight. Its good versus bad. The show, of course, is humorous, as it is meant to be. The characters are so strange that they are comical. They roam around the ring, yelling and screaming, looking quite ridiculous. They play to the crowd, either making them boo or cheer. Occasionally, for example, if say Hulk Hogan is winning a

There is another aspect of violent movies that Rosenblatt touches briefly on. This is the progression of weaponry in movies. The progression has been incredible, indeed. In many violent movies, it is the type of weapon and how it is used and depicted that make the movie so violent. It has gone from the .357 Magnum that Clint Eastwood held to a thug's face and said "Go ahead, make my day," to the magnetic pulse rifles seen Arnold Schwartzenager's latest The Eraser. Men seem to have a fascination with gadgets and technology, and this is what Rosenblatt uses to defend this progression. Just as with a new cordless power super duper drill, a high tech weapon to even the odds is "neat." Rosenblatt uses a good example in the movie In the Line of Fire. There is a scene where two duck hunters at a pond are approached by the assassin. They are fascinated by the double barrel pistol made by the assassin, as most guys probably would have been (Rosenblatt 591).

Sometimes, Rosenblatt explains, you really want the bad guy to succeed. He uses two good examples to illustrate this point. First off is Terminator, the movie that started Arnold Schwartzenager's career. In the movie, his job as a cyborg was to kill Sarah Connor(AKA Linda Hamilton). No matter what amount of destructive force was aimed at the Terminator, as long as some part of him was functioning, he would still go after her. Rosenblatt also uses an example that is not particularly violent, but does show how we sometimes tend to root for the bad guy. The example he uses is The Great Gatsby. Gatsby, according to Rosenblatt, is so appealing because he not only was a self made millionaire, but also because he was a criminal. On his way to the top, Gatsby murdered a man. He makes the ultimate sacrifice to achieve success (Rosenblatt 590). After reading this novel, I can say I was quite upset when Gastby died. He was the bad guy, the criminal, yet I wanted to see him succeed.

fight, the bad guy's friends might join in and gang up on Hulk. All of this violence, and the kids love it (Rosenblatt 589).

Though I watched a few while growing up, I don't feel that they had any adverse effects on me. I am not a violent person or perform random, spontaneous acts of violence. I believe this is because my parents told me that what I was watching was not an acceptable way to act. This is what parents have to do. It is their job to teach wrong from right.

that he almost instantly fell in love. Hinson feels that most movie lovers were incited by the same hooks as himself. Movies were thrilling, dangerous, a

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