Thread: Are Films Getting Too Sick?

Originally Posted by bluefinger

Yeah... I think that too... Hostel just was too gory for its own good (and its the only movie that made me feel queasy). I've seen a lot of movies, with a lot of gore, not mention played quite gory video games as well, and out of the things I've seen, I reckon movies are the ones starting to push the line way too far. I mean, FEAR... yes, gory like hell... but it still didn't disturb me in the same way as Hostel... that movie was just over-the-top. But then again, people want to watch this sort of stuff, so people will make these films... I'm just surprised the tabloids haven't gone crazy saying "Movies gone to far!"...[/b]

With movies, there is some sense of real life that games just cannot create. I hate horror movies due to the fact that they seem so pointless. They show innocent people getting killed, tortured, and horrified out of their brains and for what? I saw the beginning of Ghost Ship and I was horrified to the point I refused to watch any more because it imaged the deaths of all those innocent people. I have seen Saving Private Ryan which was super bloody and I kept watching it because I knew this had actually happened and held a true purpose.

What pisses me off is that the media attacks video games that are gory instead of movies that are even worse. Kids watch rated R movies more than they play M rated video games (which aren't even all that bad) so I don't see why the media turns a blind eye to it.

Originally Posted by CymekSniper

With movies, there is some sense of real life that games just cannot create. I hate horror movies due to the fact that they seem so pointless. They show innocent people getting killed, tortured, and horrified out of their brains and for what? I saw the beginning of Ghost Ship and I was horrified to the point I refused to watch any more because it imaged the deaths of all those innocent people. I have seen Saving Private Ryan which was super bloody and I kept watching it because I knew this had actually happened and held a true purpose.

What pisses me off is that the media attacks video games that are gory instead of movies that are even worse. Kids watch rated R movies more than they play M rated video games (which aren't even all that bad) so I don't see why the media turns a blind eye to it.[/b]

I feel the same way. It's just hypocrisy, no matter how you look at it... people with double standards. If people truly want to tackle violence in society, they must focus on all aspects of the media, and not just one part of it. As a kid, I watched so many violent movies by staying up late without my parents knowing, so if anything, it's movies that should be in the spotlight and not games. The BBFC did a very good study on violence in video games and concluded that "though the violence in video games does disturb the younger gamers, all the violence is put into the perspective of survival, since the gamer has to keep his character alive in order to progress in the game, rather than solely concentrate on thinking of ways to kill the characters in the game". Quite different to what the media want to portray. I actually think movies have more of an effect on people purely because they don't have the interaction, and movies can recreate a much more real sense of reality. Without the interaction, if one sees something 'cool' on the screen, one would feel compelled to imitate what goes on the screen, whereas with video games, since you are interacting with the game, you can already do the things being shown on the screen, except in a virtual sense.

If anything, video games is just a new scapegoat used by people to white-wash the realities of bad parenting, indifferent gun laws and regulations, and also the harshness of society. It used to be rap music, and before that, rock music and even comic books, so it will blow over in its due course. Besides, the gaming industry is now bigger than hollywood, so its here to stay.

Originally Posted by bluefinger

I feel the same way. It's just hypocrisy, no matter how you look at it... people with double standards. If people truly want to tackle violence in society, they must focus on all aspects of the media, and not just one part of it. As a kid, I watched so many violent movies by staying up late without my parents knowing, so if anything, it's movies that should be in the spotlight and not games. The BBFC did a very good study on violence in video games and concluded that "though the violence in video games does disturb the younger gamers, all the violence is put into the perspective of survival, since the gamer has to keep his character alive in order to progress in the game, rather than solely concentrate on thinking of ways to kill the characters in the game". Quite different to what the media want to portray. I actually think movies have more of an effect on people purely because they don't have the interaction, and movies can recreate a much more real sense of reality. Without the interaction, if one sees something 'cool' on the screen, one would feel compelled to imitate what goes on the screen, whereas with video games, since you are interacting with the game, you can already do the things being shown on the screen, except in a virtual sense.

If anything, video games is just a new scapegoat used by people to white-wash the realities of bad parenting, indifferent gun laws and regulations, and also the harshness of society. It used to be rap music, and before that, rock music and even comic books, so it will blow over in its due course. Besides, the gaming industry is now bigger than hollywood, so its here to stay.[/b]

Agreed.