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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
What makes you think previous generations werent?
In the book "Superfreakonomics" (followup to the bestseller "Freakonomics") they make a comparison between violent crime rates and the introduction of television accross the US.
Since TV was introduced accross the US at different times, it was interesting to note that a rise in crime followed the introduction of Television all accross the states.
Coincidence? Maybe... though that would be an awfully big one.
I will say that images in the movies and on TV have become a lot more vivid and realistic in recent years though.
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I have read both those books, and although that is an interesting notion, it is hard to prove considering what was on TV at the time.
Actually I think images in many movies have become LESS realistic in recent years since many directors started depending on CG. Video games look more real, but I don't think anyone would say they look real.
Many would agree they are much more frightened by lower budget movies like Blair Witch Project...but if you can, look back in history. Movies like Psycho scared the pants off of people. The Exorcist scared the pants off of people. The movies made today are not scarier than some of the greats from the past. However the people scared by Psycho and The Exorcist have not made a break from the reality of what they see on TV.
My point is, to say "things are more realistic on the big screen now" is simply a false argument, as I would say they are NOT more realistic now. You don't watch a movie thinking you are watching something real. I can watch something like Saw and enjoy it, but if I had any inkling that it was actually real, I would be completely disgusted and horrified. I don't think your generation is so sad as they cannot make that distinction. If you choose not to care, you choose not to care. But don't blame movies and video games for your apathy.