Re:The Psychology of Serial Killer Movies
by ksdale on Friday September 27, 2019 @04:40PM
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You're completely correct, of course. Violence is definitely utterly ordinary. I suppose I meant something more along the lines of mundane or even gentle?... I'm not sure what would have been a better way to phrase it, but I think most people, in the western world, at least, would be shocked at just how violent real violence is because of how it is portrayed in popular media.
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Re:The Psychology of Serial Killer Movies
by krapp on Friday September 27, 2019 @06:46PM
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>but I think most people, in the western world, at least, would be shocked at just how violent real violence is because of how it is portrayed in popular media.
Most of the reason for that, of course, is marketing. Less violent movies can be rated to reach a wider audience. In the comics, depending on the era, writer, etc, superheroes could be extremely cynical and violent.