Violent films = violent people?

Do films have an effect on us?

Can watching a film change our views on an issue?

• https://youtu.be/6UGsRcxaSAI

Can watching a film help you to learn how to act?

https://youtu.be/ykF0UBCuOoI

Can watching a film help you to understand the world better?

• https://youtu.be/92bmDq2h92Q

Can watching films make you more violent?

https://youtu.be/zerCK0lRjp8

Can watching a film make you kill?

• https://youtu.be/D0u5zQNtQE0

Violent films make people commit violent acts.

Is this statement reductive?

The effects that films & TV have on audiences is a complex debate.

Politicians, researchers and the press are all a part of that debate.

What motivation could there be for this debate for each of these?

As are the victims and perpetrators of crime.

There is some evidence of a relationship between violent media and increased aggression in young people.

As children grow up they learn behaviours and ‘normal’ behaviour from a range of stimuli

• Parents• Social group• Cultural norms• Media • Etc….

In 2003 a decade long study into watching violent media whilst growing up concluded:

"Every violent TV show increases a little-bit the likelihood of a child

growing up to behave more aggressively."

But can we truly blame the media as the cause of violence (effect)?

Does watching violent films desensitise us?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjNQLXXwYfw

Do movies teach us that violence is an acceptable solution to our problems?

Are we naturally a violent species?

The human condition is complex.

Could the reasons we have for committing violent acts be just as complex?

Do you think media is the only factor that influences people to act in different ways?

Today

I want you to research the relationship between:

Movies > Violence

Cause > Effect

By the end of today, you

• MUST be able to research the relationship between movies and violence.

• SHOULD be able to form an argument about the relationship between movies and violence.

• COULD form a balanced argument about the relationship between movies and violence, using examples to prove your points.

Task 1

I want you to research the debate about the relationship between movies, violence and aggression.

You will have to use this research and come up with your own opinion about the relationship, answering the following question:

“Violent films make people act violently. Movie-makers have a moral obligation to tone down their violence

to save society.”