Violence in the Media
Violence in the media and in the movies today is more gratuitous than it ever has been. Many experts have pointed out that society should take appropriate ethical actions to minimize violence by adolescents. Many believe that this violence was caused by the increased brutality in movies today. I feel that this is not the case; adolescents in our society are intelligent enough to distinguish between fake movie violence and unfeigned savagery. Many examples pointed out by the media that are depictions of gross and savage violence, such as the Columbine High School case, have other reasons behind the violence. Home lives and the influences of friends or parents are other causes behind many of these violent acts. I strongly feel that adolescents today can distinguish between what is right and wrong, what is fake and real. Most people in society agree that the movies today depict graphic and gory violence more often than movies of the past have. In a survey of American people, 89% agreed that it is important for movie producers to reduce the amount of violence in films. Only 11% disagreed with this statement, saying that the reduction of violence in the movies is not important at all. For instance, movies such as the 1990
Violence in the movies and the media is getting more and more bloody and frequent. Movies such as Die Hard, where Bruce Willis' character kills 264 people in front of the camera, show unnecessary and savage violence. However, this trend of violence in the movies and the media does not mean that there is an increasing trend of violence in adolescents. Movies do not contribute to violent acts in adolescents. Adolescents have the intelligence and the power to think for themselves, and the ability to distinguish between the fantasy violence of movies and the real-world violence taking place today. Also, adolescents are able to tell what is right from what is wrong, an ability that is taught and demonstrated from birth. Other factors such as influences upon the aggressor by other people and home life and possible abuse present themselves more often than does movie violence in these cases. Finally, society does not need to take appropriate ethical actions to stop this increasing trend in violence- it is the responsibility of the parents involved in the case of violence to remedy the situation. Other factors than movie violence in extreme cases of violence are main contributors to the violent acts. Factors such as parental influence, home lives, and the influences of other friends may affect the person committing these violent acts. Home lives are important influences upon adolescents in that many adolescents that have
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