violence articles

Article 1 (Quentin Tarantino):

In Quentin Tarantino's mind he doesn't want to concern himself with the notion that violence in his films are correlated with violence in society. He views them as two separate entities. In one of the quotes he says that it is disrespectful to accuse him of causing violence in society and blames it on mental health issues and gun control problems. I believe some of Tarantino's arguments are very true. Movies are meant for entertainment purposes. What is the point of an action film without violence? It needs to be realistic for the movie to be more entertaining. For instance, if somebody was shot, you would expect blood, but if there were none the validity of the movie would suffer. I don't agree that movies have no affect on a small portion of the audience because not everyone in the world is rational. Irrational people don't understand the intention of the movies, but that doesn't make it Tarantino's fault.

Article 2 (Violent Media):

Mick LaSalle is arguing that we created the horrors of recent tragedies that have happened in America. He talks about Newtown and how it felt as if America was being attacked from within. He brings up a very good point that although the tragedy stops us in our tracks it did not surprise anyone. He continues to say there is a connection between society and entertainment. Video games are his example of how the youth in America becomes desensitized to violence. By the time they are adults they have already seen thousands of violent acts played out in a virtual world or scene in a movie. I disagree with this point. I am an avid video game enthusiast and I have still never thought it was right to actually go out and commit and acts of violence that have happened in any video game I have played. I think there is a line to draw between different human beings and how their mind works. Anyone who thinks it's okay to go and do the things they see in a video game or movie needs mental help because they can not distinguish a clear difference between right and wrong.

Article 3 (Columbine):

Marilyn Manson makes the best argument out of all 3 articles. He starts off by saying if you believe in Christianity you are already praising someone who is glorified for death-suicide. He then goes on to talk about how we are more televised as a civilization as before and we know more of these things are happening as a result. He explains how horrible it is that we sit back and watch tragedies happen just like it is another TV show. Sure, some may sit in awe or be saddened, but the concept is still no different. Then he talks about how America glorifies the people who commit the heinous acts. We give people who are put down and angry heroes to aspire to be. They see the recognition and publicity they get for such acts. He then blames the law, and how a lack of rules has America's youth more cynical than ever. Finally, he says the only people to blame is each one of us. I think that this is one hundred percent true. The only actions that we can take to stop tragedies like Columbine is to change how society treats one another, and if that changes then maybe these acts can stop too.