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Just wandering, why do humans enjoy watching gory, violent films and playing violent, gory games? Why do we love to watch death, violence and destruction (imploding buildings)? And don't try and deny that you like violent movies!

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I like Star Trek more than violent movies. On the other hand I think violence is natural and necessary but unpleasant to be in, witness or watch. I don't enjoy watching it except when soneone uses it to undo some perversion of truth. But I don't think people who watch violent movies are violent. I assume there are some sexual motives or hidden drives which are satisified by watching.

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No doubt because they stimulate the release of adrenaline and endorphins, people like having these sorts of things in their brain.


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So that we could explain why we hate violence.

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I'm with Dogrock - give me Deep Space Nine over 'Natural Born Killers' every time.

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Violence is nasty, evil and unnecessary,... but once you've been exposed to it on a personal level you can go one of two ways... inwardly fearful, or outwardly aggresive, the real trick is to meld the two into a balanced view, but don't let me tell you it's that easy, coz it ain't.


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Hollywood and all other film centers in the world have been force feeding us violent movies because any dumb nuts can write a script of shoot em up or bash the head stuff. Chainsaws get elevated to the main prop at dinner time. When the offerings are as limited as they are we get sucked in.

Your post "assumes" people like to watch violence. I think if 80% of the home entertainment is based on violence and 90% of the childrens games are based on violence you get the impression that is what we want. NO. That is what we are offered.
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Are you saying that you occasionally don't like to watch the odd Casino being imploded, or gangster getting shot?

They would never had continued to 'offer' us violence if we didn't accept it the first time. I am asking why we accepted it this first time. Maybe because it was a relief from all the censored stuff in cinemas at the time... but I think it's to do with some kind of natural instinct.

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Rob:

I watch the imploding of buildings at times because I see it as a demonstration of science in action.

As to our accepting violence, as you put it, requires an historical discussion that goes beyound my interest in the subject. Religion played some part just as fear of the darkness did along with the "good and the bad" of life. The cowboy in the white hat shot the bad guys in the black hat, but only after the bad guys did something really bad, or were about to.

Hollywood types have enlarged on this theme to created blood letting for the fun of it and no good guy, no quality ideal image, to demonstrate the moral of good over evil.

When 90 % of what is offered is crap people will accept it. The worst pictures still make just enough money world wide to keep them doin' it. If you wait for just funny movies with no cuss words you will stay at home a lot. In that event you will have close to 100% crap to watch on your TV, all writers that have a four letter word vocabulary, that is all they know. I would like to watch some violence administered to them.
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Just wandering, why do humans enjoy watching gory, violent films and playing violent, gory games? Why do we love to watch death, violence and destruction (imploding buildings)? And don't try and deny that you like violent movies!
Sometimes sumthin' needs ta get blowed up real good, and without witnesses, how can we be sure they'll git the blowin' up they need?


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I just partially accept jjw was trying to say and completely with eduardo. But of course there are many family movies giving importance to human relations that may smooth your brain activity. One who constantly views violence in movies will have their head loaded with violent actions and dreams which persists in his subconcious mind.
well.. as humans lets try to avoid it with our sixth sense.


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I guess it's a fascination with death. Plus, a cathartic experience of emotional intensity.

We're all going to die and besides news clips that overwhelm us with killings and accidents without developing the full story on them, our culture keeps death and dying hidden from us.

There's a natural curiousity towards pain and death, because it's possible we could all experience it. Too bad the movies aren't usually an accurate portrayal of these things.

It would be better for us to visit nursing homes, prisons, and hospitals, but that's not "entertaining" and not as easy to keep in a little cathartic box and then easily forget.

I don't endorse this type of entertainment, I'm just trying to understand our culture's demand for it.

I'm also curious as why in the news all the violent stories are so brief. Why doesn't the common viewer crave the full story like they do the clips that become almost entertainment and illusion to the actual world around us. Why doesn't the common man want to know the truth? Why do we let ourselves be fooled so easily?
Is it because we think we are comfortable with the way things are? Is it because if we got the full story we would become too involved? Why is it when we hear something awful we just shake our heads and let our heartstrings be pulled for a momment, say it's a shame and then go about our business?


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Thank you ~Justine~.
Well said.


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Hi all:

I admit too being too general in my condemnation of TV. We do have the History channel, Nova, Discovery Channel, KCET, and others available if we look for them.
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And on each and every one of them you will see utter nonsense mixed in with serious programming and literally no way to tell the difference.

CNN gives us war and Paris Hilton.

The Discovery Channel gives us geology and ghosts.

Nova ... well Nova is still decent but then the US government is trying to cut its funding because it is a liberal conspiracy.

And don't get me started on Fox News.


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