▶ Your Answer : Some people may think that TV programs and movies do not have duties to show that good people are rewarded and bad ones are punished. However, I think that it is essential to show that good people are rewarded and bad ones are the opposite in TV programs and movies. This is because mass media have great influence on people, and they can help to form sound social atmosphere.
To begin with, people are affected by mass media hugely. They usually gain background knowledge of cultures and societies through news, varied genres of movies, and discussion programs on TV. If right people fail and bad ones succeed on mass media, some people who are exposed to them would change their minds on societies and conventions. According to a survey conducted by the University of California, people who have lived in California agreed that they had been affected by mass media such as TV, or movies. They responded that when they watched sad ending movies such as 'Dark Night' which the main character could not save his girlfriend, they wondered and were ambivalent about their values on societies and conventions. This indicates that TV programs and movies have great influence on people.
On top of that, TV programs and movies are crucial to build sound social atmosphere. People can learn moral lessons through TV programs and movies that they should live righteously, if they deal with contents that righteous people are rewarded and bad ones are punished. For example, when I was in middle school, I once discussed about contents of tv programs and movies with my friends. My friends and I both agreed that we had seen righteous main characters in cartoons and dramas had won in the conflicts and finally succeeded. In discussions, we could share positive atmosphere that kind and right people are rewarded and bad ones are not thanks to the programs we had seen. We concluded that we should be right one, so that we can contribute to build sound society. After more than 10years from the day, we could have kept our values on righteousness, and have tried to contribute to make sound society.
To sum up, people are influenced much by mass media, and TV programs and movies are important to form sound social atmosphere. For these reasons, I agree with the statement that TV programs and movies are obliged to show that good people are rewarded and bad ones are punished. |