watching a freddy movie gonna make you hunt kid's with knives attached to a glove.

Yes. A few people's mental capacities can't distinguish between fiction & reality

I suspect that people prone to violent behaviour watch violent movies etc rather than the other way around

Same here

Agree

sometimes for lower degeneret people

Yes I do, and the younger they are, the worse it is, it definitely desensitises the person, especially the games, it gets them hyper and can be addictive.

I think it depends upon the person and if they are prone to violence and anger then them watching violent movies and playing violent games then they will do that sort of thing.

There is no need to violence in the world

I do not know it a under of things I do not think it good to watch to much violence

Some people may not go out & commit crimes .There are people who get an immunity through watching on screen violence & it does influence them .I do believe there should be some censorship.Do we really need such graphic detail .

Violent movies and games can cause some people to go out and do what they have seen in a game or a movie ,they are disturbed people

Video games can cause a person to become aggressive and violent, I have seen it in my own grandchild when he gets "Killed" when playing these violent games. Quite scary really!

Think some people who are a little unstable relate to these violent movies. Honestly I don't think we need to see such violence on the screen and it should be toned down.

Only if the brain is wired for violence

To an extent, I do.

yes and no as has been said some folks get ideas. I dont need that much blood andgore myself

People getting idea from

It may cause a trigger point for some people who are easily swayed.Personally i prefer old black and white Western movies where you now the baddie sided without seeing blood and brains are all over the screen.Quentin Tarentino seems to love excessive gore in his movies which i dont like.

Yes. And there is research to back this. It desensitizes people, and makes an abnormal level of violence the norm. On the other hand, it could also attract those people with a predisposition to violence. It is a chicken-and-egg thing in that sense. Not a fan, anyway!

Yes. But it is the odd ones it does influence. Badly.

yes .its like a training session to some

Can influence for sure.

It’s not so much that they *cause* real life violence. It’s that people become used to it. Some who have a little more difficulty separating reality from fantasy can be pushed to cause harmful acts as a result of what they ingest visually.

People have become pretty much desensitised to movies/games of a violent nature but then, it all depends of the persons psyche who watch such content .... some can take it or leave it whilst others can't (sorry, my opinion - apologises if someone is offended by my comment).

I don't think it causes it but if children are raised with lots of it than they may become desensitized.. Personally I would rather watch make believe creatures have strange behavior than more realistic characters beating or shooting each other.Edited 11-Dec-20 15:38pm

Don't think movies cause real life violence, but do think these games that impressionable children play can insensitize them and maybe cause violence. The other areas that violence comes from is if that is all they have ever known and it is a way of life for them.

yes some people think they are real and it's normal

It all depends on the mental health of each individual. Most will do as Johana C says and there will always be that relatively tiny number who will act . Maybe, like they all should be before marriage, all should be assessed as to whether or not they are suited to such forms of violence?

yes definitely

For the most no I don’t think it does

I feel that if you were constantly watching violent movies, you could become a bit violent. Ir's a bit like you hang around with certain people long enough you become like them.

no comend

I for one love horror movies but don’t go out killing people. The majority of people know the difference between film and reality. For those that can’t, shouldn’t watch cartoons because they may think they can fly or they may think it is ok to jump of a building and survive

I agree with you we all dont go out to kill people

Wanna hear something scary? I know this is true, as I got it from a "horse's mouth" source. In prison, at least in some of Australia's prisons, inmates are often "allowed" to watch videos of their choosing for down-time entertainment. Movies like the "Saw" franchise, "Motel" (same as Saw, apparently), "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and the like. My "source" for this info, told me that if you asked for "Bambi" or some such as the movie du jour, you got beat up.

So how do they explain murderers, rapists and serial killers before TV, games and the internet were invented? It is not about the material they consume but if they already have the predisposition. My mum loves crime shows and used to watch a lot of horror when younger, didn't mean she was ever thinking about commiting murder. The only thing I will say about all this violence is that if we saw a dead body we wouldn't have as much of a reaction due to desensitising. In saying all that I do think there is a lot more to it than what I have mentioned.

They possibly trigger something in people who already have mental health issues...

Yes the majority can carry on as normal. People who are in some way mentally disturbed may not but we al have free choice and there is some protection for younger more impressionable people. Unfortunately there are many things that can provoke people to violence. Even the news is often violent.

This is true but people become inured to violence and even blind to the signs of it. Some people can actually be influenced by the action and try to emulate the scenario in the films sometimes not actually understanding the reality of it

It has been suggested that extended exposure to biolent movies and video games does tend to desensitise the players. Just consider the probable connections betwwn Grand Theft Auto and the prevalence of 'joy rides' which seem to be intended as a encore to the starring role in a police pursuit

I think as we progress through each stage in life, we're very likely to encounter both good influences and bad influences. What things we should do ourselves, and what things we definitely shouldn't do! As we mature, we simply tend to know better :-) Movies on Television and Video Games, I think are no different! The content is put together as means of entertaining people, and accordingly have appropriate age restrictions. i.e. Viewer rating. I think it all gets down to a ratings blitz (another kind of rating) and competition as to what content makes it to TV, Video Games and Movie Theatres! Simply put, what sells due to popularity - is what wins at the end of the day!

Yes. A lot of killers reference movies they watched.

there will always be people who are easily led. Stop violent movies for a year and let's see if it makes a difference to crime stats.

No

For the majority of peple No but there are some who would watch these to get ideas to stop them getting caught.There are lots of people who had bad childhoods but they didn't turn to murder. they just tried to better themselves in their life.

no i don,t belive this the person who kills i think that it is already in them and a film might bring it out

not neccessarily

No, its just an excuse criminal use to get a lighter sentence, how can a movie, music or past experience dictate what I do, I dictate what I do everyday, & I take responsibility for ones actions, it starts with YoU!

People get desensitized over time when they watch violent films and play video games and the majority of both are violent these days. So yes, I do think that in some people it can cause real life violence but they would probably have a mental problem to start with.

It's an excuse a lot of criminals use (or they had a bad childhood). A lot of people watch violent films or had a bad upbringing but you don't see them repeating the cycle or committing offences in real life. It is your choice whether or not to act out. It's a weak excuse for a weak person.

There have been a lot of murders etc especially in places like America where the person has got the idea from a movie, if they can't tell the reality between what is on screen and real life. They think the violence is a part of real life and that if you kill someone it is okay.

Yes as people copy what's on tv.

As a child 9 years old i watch this movie but as i became a adult i can't watch this violent no more. Its not the movie stop me its the world that have wars and good peoples are killed. Put me off. But if someone want to get out killed someone they know that used the game or movie to get out of jail card. We know real or not. Its how we act to itsEdited 11-Dec-20 08:15am

It’s a researched fact that violent video games affect people and that when they see violence in real life they do nothing...Edited 11-Dec-20 08:29am

yes especially in the minds of teenage boys

Maybe, whom knows

“The majority of people” and therein lies the answer to the question... The majority don’t, but it’s not the majority we have to worry about thank God, or what a problem we would have. It’s the minority, and that is the problem, and the answer to the question. It seems we are prepared to tolerate the behaviour of the minority because the majority are ok..Edited 11-Dec-20 07:26am

My brothers had to be banned from watching teenage mutant ninja turtles due to their level of violence towards each other using the moves and not in a fun way! It was kill or ve killed for them.

Yes I believe they do because even if just slowly, they are getting your brain used to violence and sears your ability to know what is acceptable and what is not. So it's not that you watch it and then go kill/hurt someone, it's a slow transition into your brain changing the way it views murder etc. Of course, not everyone is going to go do something, and I'm not saying that, but I do believe movies and video games normalize violence, especially in young kids.

Yes . That is what happened in Bhutan.

The problem is that the type of people who are predisposed to acting in a violent manner tend to gravitate toward this genre, be it films, internet, books or magazines.

Yes violence in films can instill violence in people. Even a few is too many. It may even give certain people idea's how to commit a crime.

YES DEFINITELY, THOUGH MOVIE STUDIOS OR DIRECTORS WOULD NEVER ADMIT THIS.

There are some people who imagine that they can behave in the same manner is the actors in a violent movie - to our detriment

I do not think violent movies cause real life violence - I think politicians (or dictators) - in any country cause real life violence. Examples: Donald Trump - a wannabe dictator: Adolph Hitler - who went from a politician to a dictator: Joseph Stalin - who went from a politician to a dictator. I have seen a lot of violent movies (usually "war" movies) - and I had no desire to inflict real life violence on another homo sapient - after seeing a violent movie. Furthermore, I heard this line of reasoning in the 1960s - Does watching violent cartoons cause kids to commit real life violent (in my case (and my generation) - NO! Also, video games were not around when I was growing up (and I never played a video game - vision issues (bad eyesight on my part since birth), hence I can not say whether violent video games cause real life violence ( but my guess would be NO)!Edited 11-Dec-20 04:57am

Only if you're already whako

There are copie cats out there but. Unstable people that use the movies violence in the real world

I don't know why anyone wants to watch them in the first place...even that is very disturbing..you can make terrifying films without anyone getting killed, it just takes someone with some true skill and ability.

Not for rational people who can separate movies and realities but there are bad guys out there took the gimmicks of violent movies for their inspiration of violence.