Monday, October 25, 2010
Copycat Killer Film
I found this film fairly interesting in the sense that as a society, many people look up to celebrities. They want to be able to do what they do, whether they be sports stars or movie stars. We want to copy what they do, and it shows that it is no different in movies, even if the act is killing another person. Actors and actresses make it seem "cool" to rob a bank or murder someone because they can easily get away with it. Those ordinary citizens copying these individuals do not look at the consequences because they usually don't show them in the movie, and if they do, the criminal avoids them, usually with ease. There have been a lot of cases, and I am not going to lie, I find some crimes like bank robbery very unique and love watching movies about them. Killing someone based on what they see in a movie is just disturbing. I did a post a few weeks ago where a boy killed his younger brother because he idolized the Showtime serial killer "Dexter." Even at a young age he was idolizing a killer and took matters into his own hands to be like him. I am a big fan of film, so watching movies and television shows is one of my favorite things to do, but watching them and acting like them are completely different ideas and should be avoided. Try to be like someone that really does exist, not a character in a movie.
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I agree. People look up to actors and actresses and want to be like them. It only makes it worse when movies depict actions as cool when they would not be in reality. But I dont think its the movie producers faults, America wants entertainment and thats what they give. Its just those select few out there that take it too far.
ReplyDeleteWhere are the parents to block the kids from watching shows like that? Or at LEAST sit down with them and tell them it is not ok to do those things? I just feel like it can all be avoided.
ReplyDeleteI agree that people in society try imitations of everything from fashion to crime. I find that when people submit to this they are very week minded and do not see media for the entertainment that it is.
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