In Reply to: I cannot understand.... posted by Awe-d-o-file on May 3, 2019 at 07:31:02:
The guy made movies into cartoons with it. Saturation with blood and guts brought desensitization of it. Which carries over into street behavior after walking out of theaters. People think it's normal. But that kind of thing goes way back. Cowboy movies when I was a kid showed me that shooting people was heroic.
At least with the comic book heroes, its supposedly taking place within fantasy world settings, not home. Combining all of the Avenger/Justice League/Superman mayhem wreaked upon us so far, half of the planet has been destroyed.
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- Tarantino flicks brought that same criticism of escalated gore and violence. - free.ranger 07:33:41 05/05/19 (5)
- RE: Tarantino flicks brought that same criticism of escalated gore and violence. - RGA 20:06:43 05/13/19 (0)
- Watched someone shoot a cop in the head from the floor above... - musetap 13:53:36 05/05/19 (1)
- Slightly off-topic, since you mentioned the San Francisco Silent Film Festival... - Audiophilander 11:39:33 05/06/19 (0)
- RE: Tarantino flicks brought that same criticism of escalated gore and violence. - BillH 07:50:55 05/05/19 (1)
- RE: Tarantino flicks brought that same criticism of escalated gore and violence. - RGA 19:56:43 05/13/19 (0)