Do movies/media influence people to be a certain way?

by Anthony Souls Posted 2012/05/11 00:53:09

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	Yes, of course it does	4 votes	80%
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I was just contemplating:
1. The 90s were full of violent movies, and a violent society.
2. The 2000's were full of destructive vulgarity, and a destructively vulgar society.

Therefore, what can we gather from this? Is society so impressionable that they are influenced by the movies/media, or does the movies/media demonstrate how society is during those periods?

Take care,

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Poet003 2012/05/14 04:00:06

Yes, of course it does

Actually art is propaganda,decoration, and a reflection of society among other things.Therefore it is a combination of all 3 of those answers. Im too sleepy and uneducated to give a really great answer .

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Rebel Uke 2012/05/11 02:11:51

No, just demonstrates how society already is

Our society influences the media, and as such the media, be it good or bad, is simply a projection of what we already are.

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EliteAmongOutcasts 2012/05/11 00:58:12 (edited)
Anthony... to EliteAm... 2012/05/11 01:01:50

+1
For me, I think it's a combination of culture and conditioning:
A culture already processes traits which are emerging in small qualities, while other's exploits those traits through movies/media, amplifying the conditioning process in our society. At least, that is what I tend to think on first inspection.

Take care, thanks for the response.

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