American action flicks and first-person shooters do incredibly well overseas. Japan has an annual homicide rate (100 million people) that is on par with New York City’s MONTHLY homicide rate (10 million people), yet they PRODUCE movies and games that are incredibly violent as well.-Violence goes back a LOT further than the 1970s when this stuff became the norm.
For many people, even with mental disease, violence in games and movies (or sexual “acting out”) CAN be a release rather than an instigating factor to “real” violence. Yes, for some, it is a stimulus, but that is rarer.
I’ve seen movies and games that “turned my stomach”, because 1. I’ve seen the real violence, and 2. The “false sense of security” these games and movies provide the “viewer” a sense of invulnerability, and omnipotence, IS “disturbing”, especially tied to the “American” view of hegemony, and ultimate superiority.
The “Benghazi incident” for example, where only FOUR Americans were killed in an attack raised furor, and the demand for “investigations to find wrongdoing or error”, yet going to a pointless war in Iraq, killing over 5,000 American soldiers, and Afghanistan killing over 3,000, gets a “pass”. Why do our self-starter wars get a “pass”, because WE started the attack, and our nationalism, and “national pride” was being “defended”.
The NRA plays on that same psychotic “nationalism” and sense of pride, in those blind to facts, and the real world.
Simply put, Schwarzenegger running across a patio in “Commando”, killing all the “bad guys” hiding behind cover, with automatic weapons, with his PISTOL, while he’s completely exposed, may stimulate stupidity in those who think this could actually happen in real life. I
nvincible is a movie fraud: high capacity magazines, and guns in the hands of people who are NUTS, kills people, for real, and it is THE GUNS, not movies, that do the actual killing.
Years ago, there was a video game introduced that enabled the player to upload pictures of faces he had into the game and then, shoot them, run over them with a car, etc. I can’t find a link to confirm this, so I hope you’ll trust my memory.The game received bad publicity and was pulled as people found themselves the victims in a friend/child/student/etc video game. Graphics were awful too, even for the time..I don’t think violent video games or movies make a person dangerous. But I do think dangerous people exposed to the concepts and tactics in video games “learn” from them. The pilots who crashed into the Twin Towers allegedly practiced with a video game that had the towers as part of the imagery. I know I “flew” a few planes below roof level in those games, but all my crashes were lack of skill, not conscience.People say guns are inanimate objects and don’t kill people. Media is an inanimate object till turned on(the trigger is pulled) and the story begins(the bullet flies). Then we wait to see what damage is caused.There are good ideas out there, and I ask our gun owners,1 – What are we going to do to reduce the number of mass murders, and, if possible, gun deaths in general. The former is doable, the latter more complicated for many reason.2 – Who will pay for measures taken?I can’t believe making movies and games, for lack of a better phrase, less exciting, is going to help, and will cause movies, tv shows, and video game companies to make less money. Making an industry lose money over inanimate objects like DVDs and game discs, or guns and bullets, has been greatly criticized, so I would like to hear more opinions.Respectfully,C.
Chillbilly over 11 years ago
I’d say the head of the NRA could win that award.
Stormrider2112 over 11 years ago
American action flicks and first-person shooters do incredibly well overseas. Japan has an annual homicide rate (100 million people) that is on par with New York City’s MONTHLY homicide rate (10 million people), yet they PRODUCE movies and games that are incredibly violent as well.-Violence goes back a LOT further than the 1970s when this stuff became the norm.
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
For many people, even with mental disease, violence in games and movies (or sexual “acting out”) CAN be a release rather than an instigating factor to “real” violence. Yes, for some, it is a stimulus, but that is rarer.
I’ve seen movies and games that “turned my stomach”, because 1. I’ve seen the real violence, and 2. The “false sense of security” these games and movies provide the “viewer” a sense of invulnerability, and omnipotence, IS “disturbing”, especially tied to the “American” view of hegemony, and ultimate superiority.
The “Benghazi incident” for example, where only FOUR Americans were killed in an attack raised furor, and the demand for “investigations to find wrongdoing or error”, yet going to a pointless war in Iraq, killing over 5,000 American soldiers, and Afghanistan killing over 3,000, gets a “pass”. Why do our self-starter wars get a “pass”, because WE started the attack, and our nationalism, and “national pride” was being “defended”.
The NRA plays on that same psychotic “nationalism” and sense of pride, in those blind to facts, and the real world.
Simply put, Schwarzenegger running across a patio in “Commando”, killing all the “bad guys” hiding behind cover, with automatic weapons, with his PISTOL, while he’s completely exposed, may stimulate stupidity in those who think this could actually happen in real life. I
nvincible is a movie fraud: high capacity magazines, and guns in the hands of people who are NUTS, kills people, for real, and it is THE GUNS, not movies, that do the actual killing.
nusbickel over 11 years ago
AWESOME as usual. Haters can suck it.
Milton Esbitt over 11 years ago
Congress has limited, if not killed federal funding of research on gun violence.
chazandru over 11 years ago
Years ago, there was a video game introduced that enabled the player to upload pictures of faces he had into the game and then, shoot them, run over them with a car, etc. I can’t find a link to confirm this, so I hope you’ll trust my memory.The game received bad publicity and was pulled as people found themselves the victims in a friend/child/student/etc video game. Graphics were awful too, even for the time..I don’t think violent video games or movies make a person dangerous. But I do think dangerous people exposed to the concepts and tactics in video games “learn” from them. The pilots who crashed into the Twin Towers allegedly practiced with a video game that had the towers as part of the imagery. I know I “flew” a few planes below roof level in those games, but all my crashes were lack of skill, not conscience.People say guns are inanimate objects and don’t kill people. Media is an inanimate object till turned on(the trigger is pulled) and the story begins(the bullet flies). Then we wait to see what damage is caused.There are good ideas out there, and I ask our gun owners,1 – What are we going to do to reduce the number of mass murders, and, if possible, gun deaths in general. The former is doable, the latter more complicated for many reason.2 – Who will pay for measures taken?I can’t believe making movies and games, for lack of a better phrase, less exciting, is going to help, and will cause movies, tv shows, and video game companies to make less money. Making an industry lose money over inanimate objects like DVDs and game discs, or guns and bullets, has been greatly criticized, so I would like to hear more opinions.Respectfully,C.