After a hard day facing the negativity and callous indifference of the world out there, why do people rent videos and go to movies showing lives much worse or just as bad - FOR ENTERTAINMENT! FUN!
Do people really need to see worse to feel better about themselves? Is this some kind of surrogate/placebo violence/revenge against humankind in general or someone specific for being forced into robotic conformism from 9 to 5 each day or for being prevented by so-called civilisation's laws from beating someone to a pulp? There's a lot of pent up frustration and violence out there. Is this the Japanese Manga syndrome; a form of social control venting primal urges before they become dangerous? Or are people just sick in the head? Like the gladiatorial spectators of ancient Rome.
2006-08-19 05:23:47 · 9 answers · asked by cognoscible 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
I suppose its like an escape. I mean I watch movies to experience whatever is shown without really experiencing it in real life. However, I understand what you're saying about the negativity. I guess I haven't really thought about it.
2006-08-19 05:34:33 · answer #1 · answered by Sean 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you have way over thought this. I don't think many people see blood and guts in the real world everyday. It is fun to watch scary movies, because you can watch it and know that it is fiction, and didn't really happen. I think most peoples lives are pretty much the same thing every day and that makes it fun to see some action on TV.
2006-08-19 05:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by whatdoiknow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop over analyzing. It's really simple:
Common conflict.
Everybody can relate to dying, and nobody wants to. So to that end, movies have dying in them because it's an easy story telling device. Why do people like to watch heroes kill bad guys in movies? Same reasons...what kind of movie would it be if you just talked it out with the enemies and came to a mutually agreeable end? Long, talky, and boring.
2006-08-19 05:34:08 · answer #3 · answered by B. Scott Seal 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Seriously dude..slow down before you get a thinking cramp. Theres a big difference between violence in the movies and real life violence. One is fake and the other isnt.
2006-08-19 05:37:49 · answer #4 · answered by Sticky Notes 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would not reason violence, even if it would want to desensitize someone to violence. yet all of us have personal duty for our personal moves. it truly is like asserting "I did something because i became inebriated" properly the beer did not carry a gun for your head and inform you to do something, you probably did it on your own, the beer only diminished you inhibitions. similar holds authentic with observing violent action pictures or computing device video games. they are not making you do something.
2016-11-05 04:15:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scintillating film. A guy gets home from a boring day at work, eats his dinner watching tv on the couch, and goes to bed.
2006-08-19 05:56:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree sometimes you need some light relief and nothing too morbid or heavy, but if there was only comedy films around, we would quickly tire of them. We need a wide spectrum of films to open our eyes and minds to other things.
2006-08-19 05:39:39 · answer #7 · answered by TB 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dude u gotta understand... real life is fucked up... so y not escape from it for a few hours... we kno its fake, thus the reason u posted this question under entertainment and music... its fantasy world.... ur steppin into other people's minds... nuthin wrong wit dat
2006-08-19 05:32:59 · answer #8 · answered by bigguu254 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
what are we going to watch if there is no more violence,misery, tragedy, horror, gore or sex on the TV??????????
2006-08-19 05:31:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋