I was just wandering if anyone had any opinions on the statement 'To what extent do violent films influence and encourage audiences to undertake copycat killings'. Do you think that the violence seen in films by audiences has an effect on them and influeneces them to undertake crimes?
personally no ....i think tbh u hav 2 hav an inbalance mentally in the first place b4 such influence via visual media influences u 2 crime or violence.
b that imbalance by chemical or otherwise toxics i dunno...
as 4 the allowance of a kid that is underage 2 c such violence that is rated 18 the responsibility mus lie wit who ever allowed the kid 2 view it in the first place as the kid cannot dependin on age b held criminally responsible ...there 4 the parent/ guardian shud b held responsible n punished 4 there crime as they mus b an accessory after the fact if such a crime was 2 b committed by a minor....
so tbh in my personal opinion u really mus hav a chemical imbalance occurrin in the brain 4 media violence 2 influence
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Originally posted by jph123: I was just wandering if anyone had any opinions on the statement 'To what extent do violent films influence and encourage audiences to undertake copycat killings' ?
I have to agree with statement. I'm usually a peaceful sort of character, but since I've started watching westerns and WWII films, I've slaughtered thousands. It's so silly, but watching this stuff changes my mindset and 'makes' me go out and copy it. I really hope I never start watching porn...
Originally posted by maximus destinus: lol on a side note speakin from personal experience i hav watched many many violent movies n im still a coward ....aint made me violent ....lol
I agree, I watch so many violent films and I would never dream of doing anything of the sort. I think people just use that as a reason, you have to have something wrong with you to do anything so violent.
One of the standard MediaWatch arguments is that advertisements are made to influence people to buy the product. Advertisments succeed. Therefore exposure to violent films will influence people to become violent.
That is flawed logic. An advertisment is designed to sell a product, a film generally to entertain or inform unless it is a propaganda film. I would expect that a film made to promote violence in society would be banned.
However a diet of violent films may well result in violence being more readily tolerated and accepted as commonplace by some people. Such a person, if for instance the worse for drink and having their natural inhibitions reduced, may be nore likely to commit a violent act.
quote: Originally posted by jph123: I was just wandering if anyone had any opinions on the statement 'To what extent do violent films influence and encourage audiences to undertake copycat killings' ?
I have to agree with statement. I'm usually a peaceful sort of character, but since I've started watching westerns and WWII films, I've slaughtered thousands. It's so silly, but watching this stuff changes my mindset and 'makes' me go out and copy it. I really hope I never start watching porn...
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personally no ....i think tbh u hav 2 hav an inbalance mentally in the first place b4 such influence via visual media influences u 2 crime or violence.
b that imbalance by chemical or otherwise toxics i dunno...
as 4 the allowance of a kid that is underage 2 c such violence that is rated 18 the responsibility mus lie wit who ever allowed the kid 2 view it in the first place as the kid cannot dependin on age b held criminally responsible ...there 4 the parent/ guardian shud b held responsible n punished 4 there crime as they mus b an accessory after the fact if such a crime was 2 b committed by a minor....
so tbh in my personal opinion u really mus hav a chemical imbalance occurrin in the brain 4 media violence 2 influence
I have seen many of these threads and you always get Students asking the same question for some sort of assignment.
My answer is always the same in no way do films influence peoples actions, and anyone whos says they do is a probably either a politician of an upper class fuddy Mary Whitehouse tory loving twit who has nothing better to do in there boring lives, and anyone who claims they were influenced by particular types of films and it caused them to commit some sort of crime is looking for a way out and their lawyer should be fired SO THERE.
Originally posted by jph123: I was just wandering if anyone had any opinions on the statement 'To what extent do violent films influence and encourage audiences to undertake copycat killings' ?
I have to agree with statement. I'm usually a peaceful sort of character, but since I've started watching westerns and WWII films, I've slaughtered thousands. It's so silly, but watching this stuff changes my mindset and 'makes' me go out and copy it. I really hope I never start watching porn...
Good jolly! Someone help this guy! Hahaha
Yeah well there is some evidence that people get influenced by the nature of the film, such as a man was on a rampage of killing women and when police caught him they found many tapes of violent movies and said to be 'trapped in his house' by his neighbours. It's something to do with childhood too let's say your parents were abusive to each other and somehow the child grew up to be some maniac and thought violence was good...err I babble on
Originally posted by maximus destinus: personally no ....i think tbh u hav 2 hav an inbalance mentally in the first place b4 such influence via visual media influences u 2 crime or violence.
b that imbalance by chemical or otherwise toxics i dunno...
as 4 the allowance of a kid that is underage 2 c such violence that is rated 18 the responsibility mus lie wit who ever allowed the kid 2 view it in the first place as the kid cannot dependin on age b held criminally responsible ...there 4 the parent/ guardian shud b held responsible n punished 4 there crime as they mus b an accessory after the fact if such a crime was 2 b committed by a minor....
so tbh in my personal opinion u really mus hav a chemical imbalance occurrin in the brain 4 media violence 2 influence
Originally posted by hellboy: I have seen many of these threads and you always get Students asking the same question for some sort of assignment.
My answer is always the same in no way do films influence peoples actions, and anyone whos says they do is a probably either a politician of an upper class fuddy Mary Whitehouse tory loving twit who has nothing better to do in there boring lives, and anyone who claims they were influenced by particular types of films and it caused them to commit some sort of crime is looking for a way out and their lawyer should be fired SO THERE.
But this is just my opinion.
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There's much talk about youth and knife crime. I've seen a poster for the forthcoming Narnia release, in which two or three youngsters are pointing swords directly towards the viewer. This film is apparently aimed at children and this poster blatantly encourage its youthful audience to take up weapons and commit acts of violence. From a film franchise, which its defenders claim is morally superior to occult themes of the Harry Potter series, this is indeed an outrage. Ban this movie immediately(and its spin-off merchandising, too)
Originally posted by confused whyamihere?: There's much talk about youth and knife crime. I've seen a poster for the forthcoming Narnia release, in which two or three youngsters are pointing swords directly towards the viewer. This film is apparently aimed at children and this poster blatantly encourage its youthful audience to take up weapons and commit acts of violence. From a film franchise, which its defenders claim is morally superior to occult themes of the Harry Potter series, this is indeed an outrage. Ban this movie immediately(and its spin-off merchandising, too)
Prince Caspian is a Disney film taken from the books by CS Lewis,is actually got a religious theme and has got high moral themes though it. I see nothing wrong with the poster.I suppose that people will want to ban Peter Pan next as PP brandishes a dagger. Yep-knife crime is rife-but its upto parents and communities to stop this and to stop it now.
For years there have been violent films, Westerns from 30 and 40 years ago. Did anyone at that time say that they killed someone because Clint Eastwood did, I don't think so.
It's all circumstantial, if you are brought up in a violent environment then you are probably more likely to commit a violent act.
Harry Potter was nearly banned because it promoted witchcraft, supposedly, Spongebob was almost banned because of it's homosexual conotations... The world has gone mad.
People commited violent acts of rape, knifing, murder before movies were even thought of. It's been going on for years, but people feel they have some sort of scape goat now blaming films, music, games and other media.
Plus, you only know more about violence that is commited now a days because of the media, the press and televised news just make more people think that it's happening more than it is.
