Hollywood Stop Exposing Our Kids To Violence Analysis

Violence is often something people complain about to others. When there is an argument it may come to violence. Movies are causing people to become violent because when heroes in movies use violence to beat up the villains, this shows children violence is okay. The article claims that filmmakers should be blamed by putting violence in their movies. Therefore it is up to the parents to watch over their kids. But in a counter argument it claims that violence in music is okay and that the parents should know their kid’s tolerance to violent scenes.

The author of “Hollywood, Stop Exposing Our Kids to Violence” claims that filmmakers need to stop producing violent movies. The article argues that many children pick up bad habits from watching violent

movies. Also, children begin to get the wrong idea about violence. The author states,” Researchers have found tremendous evidence supporting a link between exposure to violence in media and violent behavior in children” (paragraph 5). In other words kids will act differently after watching violent films. For this reason children are influenced by the violence they watch. Meaning filmmakers implementing violence in their movies should be very limited.

In the counterpoint of “Hollywood Filmmakers Should Not be Villainized for movie Violence” claims Filmmakers should not be blamed if violence is in their films. When people watch violent movies it’s for entertainment purposes not. Not everyone will react the same to violence in movies. It might calm an active murderer. Parents are involved in limiting their kids to an amount of violence tolerated. The counterpoint states,”, risk factors for youth violence includes history of early aggressive behavior, exposure to violence in the family, low parental involvement and many others. Exposure to violence, does not appear on the CDC’s list”(paragraph 16). This means the kid’s vicinity or how they act causes them to be violent. Not the movies. This is powerful because if kid’s live in a violent neighborhood they are in danger of having violent behavior. Or if they were exposed to it physically or their parents are neglected by their parents. Therefore violence in movies does not make kids violent on the filmmakers behalf.

Movies can be the main contributors to violent acts but for the most part they are not. It might just be the person reacts to violence differently from others. Parents need to know what violence their kids can handle and although if they are a teen they can see violent PG-13 movies alone they need to be aware of their kids. Therefore violence can be making people violent but it most likely isn't the cause of violent acts.