Violence in the media and in the movies today is more gratuitous than it ever has been. Many experts have pointed out that society should take appropriate ethical actions to minimize violence by adolescents. Many believe that this violence was caused by the increased brutality in movies today. I feel that this is not the case; adolescents in our society are intelligent enough to distinguish between fake movie violence and unfeigned savagery. Many examples pointed out by the media that are depictions of gross and savage violence, such as the Columbine High School case, have other reasons behind the violence. Home lives and the influences of friends or parents are other causes behind many of these violent acts. I strongly feel that adolescents today can distinguish between what is right and wrong, what is fake and real.
             Most people in society agree that the movies today depict graphic and gory violence more often than movies of the past have. In a survey of American people, 89% agreed that it is important for movie producers to reduce the amount of violence in films. Only 11% disagreed with this statement, saying that the reduction of violence in the movies is not important at all. For instance, movies such as the 1990 action thriller Die Hard where Bruce Willis' character kills 264 people, all in front of the camera push the envelope of movie violence. Ratings such as R and NC-17 help to prohibit adolescents from seeing gratuitous violence until they are deemed old enough, but these measures often are not enough. Adolescents are able to see these movies if admitted with a person over 17, and are still exposed to this violence. However, this violence does not effect adolescents each the same way. Most if not all adolescents realize that the violence in movies is fake and scripted violence, and can distinguish between fantasy and real-world violence.
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