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Originally Posted by davidhunternyc /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I lived in Skid-Row, L.A. I live now in Washington Heights, New York. I have seen enough real life violence. How much closer do I need to get?
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Not everyone lives in nasty places and, quite often, they get lulled into this sense of security because nothing bad has ever happened in their little down-filled world of happiness. Some of the more intelligent ones can get knocked off their ivory perch when the occasional violent movie comes along and reminds them the world isn't always puppies, butterflies, and sunny days.
Gratuitous violence doesn't always do that, but sometimes, "boobs and booms" (as a friend calls them) movies are nice just to kick back and watch. Some movies go past the line, like "The Hills Have Eyes" and "Hostel".
Those movies seem pointless to me. But stuff like Bond movies and the like are nice for entertainment value. Historically violent movies like "Gladiator" remind us that quite a few "cultured" civilizations took pleasure in planned violence, as long as it was on slaves and the like. Gives a good contrast, if one thinks about it, to current society and culture. Other violent movies like "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Thin Red Line" remind us what the generations before us have done and gone through in order to allow us what we have today.
In the end, though, movies are created for entertainment value, and just like some people watch F1, some watch NASCAR, and some watch NHRA, different people like different movies, and quite a few like harmless action flicks.
