Friday, June 21, 2013
Judging a Cover by its Book: Penpal
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Does Violence in Films Cause Violence in Today's Youth?
Ladies and gentlemen,
One of the most heated and discussed controversies in media has been and continues to be violence, particularly in relation to its effects on adolescents. Many find that the exposure that children have to violent films is alarmingly high, and it may very well be a factor in juvenile delinquency. People, especially parents, certainly have good reason to be concerned: on average, an American child watches about 28 hours of TV a week; when that child turns 18, he will have seen over 200,000 acts of violence and more than 16,000 murders on screen. That excludes how many violent movies the kid sees in the cinema each month. And these numbers are constantly on the rise, for films and TV shows are continuously becoming gorier, more graphic and more shocking, meaning that media violence is increasingly sadistic, cruel and, in the fictive world, unpunished. Couple this with the fact that many crimes, including those committed by teenagers, are inspired by fictional crimes, one cannot help but to wonder whether violence in films cause violent behavior in today's youth.
One of the most heated and discussed controversies in media has been and continues to be violence, particularly in relation to its effects on adolescents. Many find that the exposure that children have to violent films is alarmingly high, and it may very well be a factor in juvenile delinquency. People, especially parents, certainly have good reason to be concerned: on average, an American child watches about 28 hours of TV a week; when that child turns 18, he will have seen over 200,000 acts of violence and more than 16,000 murders on screen. That excludes how many violent movies the kid sees in the cinema each month. And these numbers are constantly on the rise, for films and TV shows are continuously becoming gorier, more graphic and more shocking, meaning that media violence is increasingly sadistic, cruel and, in the fictive world, unpunished. Couple this with the fact that many crimes, including those committed by teenagers, are inspired by fictional crimes, one cannot help but to wonder whether violence in films cause violent behavior in today's youth.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
The Good, the Bad and the Movie Tie-In Book Editions
It's been a long while since my last post, chiefly because I was in the process of graduation, and though I still am, at least I have had a little time for myself to come up with a new post. And here it is:
A few weeks ago, a brand spanking new film adaptation of one of America's most famous novels came out. I am, of course, talking about The Great Gatsby.
With the new The Great Gatsby movie directed by Baz Luhrman, of Moulin Rouge and Romeo+Juliet fame, and starring Leonardo Decaprio as Gatsby, Tobey Macguire as Nick, and Carrie Mulligan as Daisy, came an onslaught of tie-in versions of Fitzgerald's American classic.
A few weeks ago, a brand spanking new film adaptation of one of America's most famous novels came out. I am, of course, talking about The Great Gatsby.
With the new The Great Gatsby movie directed by Baz Luhrman, of Moulin Rouge and Romeo+Juliet fame, and starring Leonardo Decaprio as Gatsby, Tobey Macguire as Nick, and Carrie Mulligan as Daisy, came an onslaught of tie-in versions of Fitzgerald's American classic.
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