POTRAYAL
OF VIOLENCE IN FILMS AND ON TELEVISION
Violence
is a component characteristic of many television programmes and unfortunately
our lives . Every time you turn on the
tv or listen to music you are exposed to violence. Every day it seems that more
and more violence is being used in these mediums as entertainment for us. Kind
of violence we watch on tv and movies even some songs also encourage us to be
violent.
But the main query is how this violence is taken
by the audience. from my point of view, it has adverse effects on humans ESPECIALLY
CHILDREN. Children follow what they see done. If they see something done on tv portrayed
in a good light they would want to emulate them. It also effects human
behaviour, people who are exposed to such violence shows are much more likely
to later be convinced to crime. And people tend to hold attitude that favour
violence. There is a prone to hold large distances between people. Researchers
also concluded that “Every violent TV show increases a
little bit the likelihood of a child growing up to behave more aggressively.”
AGRESSION
Usually
what kind of violence takes place in a film- there is a main character who is
shown very strong as he can beat 20 or more people who seems stronger than him,
blood drops plop by plop through his body he is badly hurt, there will be 2 to
3 bullets shot down into his body but the prodigy is he is still alive “oh my
god an ordinary person cannot survive in this condition”, I don’t know how
these heroes in movies not only survive in this condition but also fights
standing steadily. Nowadays fights are more horribly shown. this is how todays
youngsters take inspiration from, they also try to show the same kind of slant.
This causes many youths to fascinate about violence, eventually experience the
fascination of violence for themselves and go crazy. from few years’ child
actors in films are shown very glibly they are given negative roles and even
they also are involved in crime scenes, they are shown stealing money from
their own houses, beating other children badly, arrogantly speaking to their
parents, making plans to show someone down and many more negative conducts. not
only in film but also in cartoons they show one of the character in dominant
role treating others low, or two characters who always fight with each other trying
to hurt each other in some or other way. This kinds of films, cartoons and
shows really spin through a kid’s mind they really effect their mental
stability. Children may feel more fearful from the world and people around
them.
When we talk about adolescents they are much more understanding they
accept the difference between a real and a dramatic / virtual world but haan
there are some in this category also who compress themselves to virtual world.
Some
kind of violence scenes even appear as a nightmare many a times which often
disturbs us and becomes a barrier in our work we find ourselves dented to that
scene and spoil our state of peace mind .it destroys our beliefs and thoughts
and often leads us to darker shade of life. But beyond all these theories there
is very important piece left out that is our perspective if we people don’t
accept violence shown in films, shows etc. then no other kind of negativity can
harm us. It is we who have to open ourselves wide up and forget those negations.
My parents always tell me that after watching a movie we should come back to
our life don’t try to connect yourselves to such virtual worlds where we have
no benefit, they are just a refreshment or a mode of entertainment. so please
don’t stay back in virtuality you will gain nothing.
- Sai Padmasree Sudabattula
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