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... However, it has become seemingly so that the violence in television has greatly increased, coincidentally, the violence in society has increased as well. There is no question that television and film has a large impact on society, however the concern about the effects of television and film violence has existed since the earliest days of this medium. Films of today such as Fight Club and The Basketball Diaries show a viewer more violence in two hours then they would see in a lifetime. Television shows such as Jackass create an idea of violence being funny or cool in the minds of our children. ... The majority of all entertainment programming contains violence (“Psychiatric Effects of…1). ... According to the American Psychological Association, the average child will see at least eight thousand murders and one-hundred thousand other acts of violence on television by the time they have finished elementary school (Brunner 4). “The American Academy of Pediatrics notes that, of ten-thousand hours of broadcasting programming reviewed by the National Television Violence Study, sixty percent portrayed interpersonal violence, much of it in an entertaining or glamorized manner. The highest portion of violence was in children’s programs; of all animated film produced in the U. ... between 1937 and 1999, 100 percent portrayed violence” (Lavers 4). ... One factor that has greatly changed is the theme of violence. Without a doubt, the American culture has seen a great increase in the violence in television and film. ... Nobody debates whether or not violence is present in television and film. ... “Hollywood is contributing to a culture that feeds on and breeds violence” (The Blame Game 1). Many argue that TV and film violence desensitizes their children and causes them to see violence as a normal thing (Psychiatric Effects…1). Individuals that have a greater exposure to violence see the world as a darker and sinister place than others. ... This increases their chance of being involved in this violence themselves (Psychiatric Effects of…2). By watching aggression on the screen, people learn how to be aggressive themselves in new ways and they also draw conclusions about what they can gain from violence. ... While most of film and TV people deny any responsibility for the increase of violence in society, veteran film director Robert Altman says otherwise. ... The fact that there are many specific acts of violence that have been linked to television and film has made it the blatant target it has become. ... Therefore, repetition of violence reduces in the sense that it desensitizes its views.
Approximate Word count = 2080
Approximate Pages = 8.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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