This article contains quotes regarding Quentin Tarantino's opinion on violence. Tarantino believes that movie violence and real violence are in completely different realms. Therefore, he is able to be comfortable with movie violence but uncomfortable with real violence. He explains that violence in real life is unexpected, whereas movie violence is. In real life, there are no warning signs such as a change in music or lighting. I agree and disagree with Tarantino's points. I don't think movie and real violence live separately. I think the two types of violence coexist and are capable of influencing each other. An act of violence, such as a school shooting, may not have been committed because a movie, but it can impact how a director approaches a violent scene. Likewise, a violent movie can influence an act of violence, like the movie theater shooting in Colorado. However, I do agree that it is okay to be comfortable with movie violence and not real violence. Action and violent movies are typically fiction, so the audience knows that the death of a character is fake. Like Tarantino said, there are also cues in a movie to let the audience know that something violent is about to happen.
Reading 2-Violent Media Poisoning Nation's Soul:
The author of this article, Mike LaSalle, says there is a culture problem because when the events in Newtown, Connecticut happened, we weren't as surprised as we should have been. The author believes movies and video games are to blame. Unlike Tarantino, LaSalle states that movies and society influence overlap and influence each other in complicated ways. He backs up his statements by talking about the shooting during "The Dark Knight Rises" movie in Aurora, Colorado. As a critic, LaSalle believes he and others should stop sugar coating their reviews when it comes to violence. He thinks critics should be straightforward as say if they found the violence disturbing. To fix this problem, he believes movies with violence should automatically be R-rated. Doing this, LaSalle believes this would reduce violence in PG-13 movies and prevent some violent movies being made. As I mentioned before, I do think movies and life coexist and effect each other. Therefore, I agree with that point LaSalle talked about. I don't have any protests about changing how movies are rated as long as it is reasonable. For example, in the movie Frozen, (Spoiler Alert), Hans was going to cut off Elsa's head. I don't think that movie should get an R rating. I also think we need to do more than change movie ratings to decrease violence. For example, reconsider gun laws.
Reading 3-Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?:
Marilyn Manson's main point is that the media is blamed for shootings and other violent action just so there is someone to blame, not necessarily whose fault it actually is. Manson points out the the first murder happened before books, movies, games or music. In the Bible, Cain killed his brother Abel. He recognizes that not everyone takes the Bible literally and explains that our society is built around Christianity's view of death and sexuality. Manson also believes society is not more violent, we just have more access to seeing violence via news. He also says the news is insensitive when it comes to tragedies such as Columbine. Manson also mentions that he and his music were blamed for Columbine because it was said that Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were fans of Manson and dressed like him. In reality, that wasn't true. Manson believes that kids are more cynical because they are more exposed to everything because of how gruesome the news is. Lastly, he thinks the National Rifle Association is too powerful to take on, so other people are blamed, like Marilyn Manson. I agree that the news will make any connection to find someone or something to blame in events like Columbine. I'm not sure if society has gotten more, less or stayed the same regarding the amount of violence, but I do think we have more access to seeing real and fake violence. Just because we have access to seeing violence more often doesn't mean society has gotten more violent.
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