Americans crave violence and drama. The more the better. TV shows, movies, and video games are all loaded with graphics that stimulate us. It takes a lot of action to keep us entertained. That is why our TV shows, movies, and video games keep getting more and more violent and less conservative. I think that we crave violence and drama because it’s not something that happens in our everyday lives. We see a fight out in public and it’s so entertaining. Everyone who is around just stops what they’re doing and watches. Same with drama. If girls get into a mouth battle at school, everyone watches to see what will happen, and it’s not only until a little after they have started ripping each other’s hair out that anyone will stop it. It’s like an adrenaline rush to see a fight in person. It’s thrilling, but no one wants it to happen to them. While watching TV, most people see violence and stop flipping through the channels. The stimulating aspects of the media can catch anyone’s attention at any given time. The Hunger Games shows violence and tragedy, so the people of the town want to watch it. It’s especially interesting to them because they personally know the people participating in the games. It’s kind of different because the people of Panem are forced to watch the games. Even though it is mandatory to watch the games, I still think that the people would watch even if it wasn’t mandatory. If things like this happened in my town, I wouldn’t want to watch my neighbors fight til their death.
The topic of your blog reminded me of when there is a car accident on the side of the road. Everyone needs to slow down.. or stop just to see how mangled the car is. Sometimes the condition of the individual in the accident isn't even seriously considered.
ReplyDeleteThat sort of reminds me of how people know something is going to be gruesome, disgusting, or disturbing in some way, but they just HAVE to look. The more action and excitement there is, the more we are entertained. When do we say enough is enough and when do we say the media has gone too far?
ReplyDeleteI agree that people get a thrill out a violence. Seeing it on TV is a much safer alternative to the real thing. I think this is why people love violence in movies and video games.
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