it's not so much the violence - it's the narrative.
if you're a student of history you can look back at domestic tv/films from any period they were produced in, and there's a very noticeable amount of foreign policy and civil policy narratives not just reflecting what is going on at the time, but attempting to influence society with narratives that support those policies.
But if I watch Starship Troopers does that mean I come out with an anti-bug bias? What if I watch Shawshank, do I come out with anti-prison bias? Hell, if I watch The Imitation Game, do I come out with a pro-gay bias?
The fact is: If humans are that easily influenced that watching a movie can change their moral, political, ethical position on a matter... it means they were uneducated to begin with. If they then cling immediately to that swung opinion and never change it (and, say, can't be swayed if they
Violent movies make people cuddly.. (Score:5, Interesting)
it's not so much the violence - it's the narrative.
if you're a student of history you can look back at domestic tv/films from any period they were produced in, and there's a very noticeable amount of foreign policy and civil policy narratives not just reflecting what is going on at the time, but attempting to influence society with narratives that support those policies.
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But if I watch Starship Troopers does that mean I come out with an anti-bug bias? What if I watch Shawshank, do I come out with anti-prison bias? Hell, if I watch The Imitation Game, do I come out with a pro-gay bias?
The fact is: If humans are that easily influenced that watching a movie can change their moral, political, ethical position on a matter... it means they were uneducated to begin with. If they then cling immediately to that swung opinion and never change it (and, say, can't be swayed if they
Re:Violent movies make people cuddly.. (Score:2)