Do movies and television affect our behavior? In my opinion, the problems are coming from movies and television. They arise from watching violent action movies. As a result, many young children and people get used to speaking insulting words, and fights, especially boys who like to watch action movies or cartoons. I believe that movies and television do influence people’s behavior, both for the better and for the worse.
First, movies do make people more violent. The more we see violent scenes on television, the less sensitive we become to them. Eventually, violence doesn’t seem wrong anymore. We may even commit violent acts ourselves. This is certainly true because we don’t always realize that violence has consequences on our lives. In movies, actors can die, but they can also come back in another movie. It’s really easy to get confused between fake and real.
Movies and television also influence our behavior because they make us less active, as watching films is a passive activity. If we watch too much, we become less active and unhealthy, both mentally and physically. All of sudden, people who are watching films stop using their own imagination when they watch things acted out for them. Mental laziness becomes physical laziness; we’d rather watch sports than play sports ourselves. We would rather visit characters on “Seinfeld” or “Friends” than chatting with our own neighbors. Imaginary people don’t have exciting lives. Is it wrong that some people would rather live a fantasy life than their own life?
Of course, watching movies and television can also be good for us. It can give us a broader view of the world. For example, watching movies can expose people to different races and cultures. This helps people to overcome some prejudices more easily. Recently, films started to make actors/actresses to act handicapped, and it’s been increasing more in the past decade. In my opinion, this also helps see people through reduced prejudice.
The best influence on peoples’ behavior is that movies and television reduce stress. When people are watching films, they can forget their problems for a while. In addition, sometimes movie shows positive ways to resolve problems that we all face. While TV and movies shouldn’t be used as a way to hide from people’s real lives, it can harm people how they behave in real life.
It is true that movies and television can influence behavior negatively. However, I also believe that they influence our behaviors in positive ways as well. How movies and television affect you depends on how much you watch. You need to learn how to respond to what you watch in a proper way.
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