Violence_In_Films

Violence In Films “Adriane Hunter, 27; Brenda Whiteside, 20; Juliana Frank, 29; Angela Hopkins, 23; Christine Klebbe, 14; and Laurette Riviere, 34.” (“Confessed”). All six of these women tragically fell victim to a murderer who was inspired by a well known film. For as long as films have been around as entertainment, movie violence has always caused controversy. Some believe that violence in movies can promote violence in reality. It is not uncommon to see wild fights and brutal murders complete with blood and gore on the big screen. However, crimes and murders from different kinds of movies are being imitated and acted upon. Those cases have definitely made us realize the amount of power and the great effect that the media has on people. From 1991 through 1992, thirty-two year old Nathaniel White went on a year-long killing spree, murdering five innocent women and one teenage girl. White was said to have been inspired by violent scenes of the film Robocop. Although entertaining and exciting for many of its viewers to watch, violence in movies definitely have the capability and the power to influence people. They can be a powerful influence on the violence, movies, people, violent, being, scenes, one, inspired, white, robocop, movie, less, after, viewers, power, murder, killing, even, desensitized, crimes, characters, cases, believe, been, women, watching, watch, take, seen, rewarded, person, nathaniel, media, innocent, influence