Violence in the Media

Article #1

I believe the author in this is trying to show readers that Tarantino is a hypocrite. The article and video both prove the authors point. There are many examples in the article, such as when Tarantino says he thinks violence is the worst aspect of life, yet he believes violence in movies is cool. Tarantino also stated that he is not responsible for anything that happens in the real world because of his films; he thinks the only thing he is responsible for are the characters in the movies. I think that the authors points in this article are valid, and because after watching the video interview, it made Tarantino, to me, seem dishonest.


Article #2

Lasalle, the author, talks about violence in the media and violence in real life. He basically says that media is the new trend in the society today. He also talks about the violent media and how it is not the reason of tragic events, but the media may inspire someone to do something tragic. Lasalle compares media producers to the Taliban because of who they both target. Lasalle, being a known critic, also mentions how he thinks critics should be more honest in their reviews to movies. They shouldn't sugarcoat their true opinions on the movies just because of how people may react to their review. I also agreed a lot with this article. I don't think it's okay to blame media for someones tragic behaviors, but I do believe the media may persuade someone to do something tragic.

Article #3

Manson, in this article, also talks about media and violence. Before media was something people thrived for, when a murder happened people just blamed the person who committed the crime. Nowadays people always have something or someone else, other than the person who actually committed the crime, to blame for it. Manson doesn't believe this is how it should be. I do agree with most things said in this article, although I do believe there can be other people or things to blame at times.