Article Responses

Article Reactions: Media Violence

In response to “Violent Media Poisoning Nation’s Soul”

               

     In the article “Violent Media Poisoning Nation’s Soul” by Mick LaSalle, he discusses how movies and reality influence each other. He mentions that the chaos and violence depicted in “The Dark Knight Rises” reflected the shooting in Aurora, CO. Although some movies may portrait situations that occur in real life, there is still a distinction between the two.  Movies should not be held responsible for the actions of people that watch them. Violence in movies should not be looked at as the cause of violence but as a way to entertain people. People are not so easily influenced by movies that they commit violent acts because they saw it on a screen. There are many aspects that cause someone to be violent, from mental illness to their upbringing.

In Response to “Everything Quentin Tarantino Really Thinks About Violence and the Movies”

              

     In the article “Everything Quentin Tarantino Really Thinks About Violence and the Movies,” by Esther Zuckerman, he discusses Tarantino’s outlook on the relationship between violence in movies and violence in real life. Tarantino enjoys violence in movies and believes that in real life it is a very serious issue. If he is asked about his thoughts on the relation between the two, Tarantino will not comment on the subject, for he has said it all regarding the topic. I agree with the feelings Tarantino has towards violence in movies and I enjoy watching the chaos. I do not believe that violence in films is morally wrong and that it does not directly reflect the violence in real life. There are ratings set aside for video games, television shows and movies to prevent the young, impressionable minds from being influenced by a fictional story. Violence in movies is entertainment and should be looked at as such.

In Response to “Columbine: Whose Fault Is it?”

               

     In the article ““Columbine: Whose Fault Is it?” by: Marilyn Manson, he discusses the issue that people are quick to blame others for violent acts and that media highlights violent offenders at the level of a celebrity. He brings up a situation where two young men died and were, “wearing makeup and dressed like Marilyn Manson” therefore he received the blame for the chaos. I agree with Marilyn that the media highlights violent offenders and are quick to blame something else for these events. When criminals get media attention, it motivates people to continue to do similar actions to receive the same spotlight. Because Marilyn dresses in a strange manor, he gets put into a category of “violent artists” when in fact he is not a violent person. People should take a step back and should not be quick to blame other people for violence.