Violence in Film
March 16th 2008 14:43
Film industry is an interesting subject to read about or to build a career in because it is always changing like a bad racquetball player. Spectators are in awe of how the film gets made. How did they do that car flip or blow up that building. What does it take to make a film? Why do some films get made when it is obvious that they are not all that great?
Instead of writing about the film industry, I am calling on you to start a discussion about violence in film. I need to get your perspective on whether art imitates life or life imitates art.
Does violence in film have a cathartic value or does it desensitize the audience members, make more violence?
What are the grounds for its legitimate use?
Can you offer some examples of films where violence was gratuitous?
I read one article We Were Soldiers Presents Worthwhile Violence by Chris Neuendorf :
“Violence in film can do one of two things, depending in large part on how it is presented: it can either harden the viewer, inducing him to accept as normal, and even to be entertained by, death and bloodshed; or it can awaken the viewer to the horrors of the violence endemic to a fallen world, and the value of the human lives it claims. The first type of violence can be termed gratuitous. The second type I would call sacred.”
Do you agree with this statement?
Is violence in films a major cause of violence in the world today?
I look forward to reading your point of view.
Instead of writing about the film industry, I am calling on you to start a discussion about violence in film. I need to get your perspective on whether art imitates life or life imitates art.
Does violence in film have a cathartic value or does it desensitize the audience members, make more violence?
What are the grounds for its legitimate use?
Can you offer some examples of films where violence was gratuitous?
I read one article We Were Soldiers Presents Worthwhile Violence by Chris Neuendorf :
“Violence in film can do one of two things, depending in large part on how it is presented: it can either harden the viewer, inducing him to accept as normal, and even to be entertained by, death and bloodshed; or it can awaken the viewer to the horrors of the violence endemic to a fallen world, and the value of the human lives it claims. The first type of violence can be termed gratuitous. The second type I would call sacred.”
Do you agree with this statement?
Is violence in films a major cause of violence in the world today?
I look forward to reading your point of view.
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Comment by Cibbuano
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It's a way of showing the harsh reality of places that we've never seen.
It can be used effectively in an anti-violence film.
It can be stylized into something with artistic merit.
Comment by Kenna McHugh
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Movie Roar
Good points, I like that.
Comment by Bryn
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