Media and Violence

Looking at the movies being made now a days there are always two things that are obviously presented in these movies: sex and violence. How is it that sex and violence are very common in the movies we watch in cinemas and even in TV although not much compared to cinema? Because as sex sells, so violence also sells! At present, people say that a movie is good if it is full of “action” that is, full of violence and from time to time a sex scene is shown although not always explicit but most of the times implicit, suggestive and provocative!

Why do people, young and old alike, like movies full of action or violence? Usually, people like movies with a lot of movements, a lot of action, a lot of fighting, a lot of killing, etc. This is because these kinds of movies offer to the audience the feeling of being “thrilled” by the actions they see in the movie and they are not obliged to think too much about the story or plot of the movie because they are more interested in the turn of the events through the actions full of impact in each and every scene. In short, they do not have to exert effort just to follow the dialogues of the actors and actresses, the twist and turns of events and whole plot of the movie itself. They are simply amazed by the “stunts” done by the protagonists who fight and kill the bad guys. This is what makes them tell that a movie is good if it is full of action and violence even though it does not have a well thought of plot or story. And I think this is also the reason why movies full of violence are almost all the same in their plot or story, that the good guys kill the bad guys or vice versa, because people are not anymore after plot or the flow of the story of the movie, they are more interested in fighting and in the killing presented in the movie.