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Movie killings are typically a gunshot at some range and then an extra with no lines or name falls over. Visually, it is arguably less titillating than mild se
by woooooo 3y ago
Movie killings are typically a gunshot at some range and then an extra with no lines or name falls over.
Visually, it is arguably less titillating than mild sexual content unless you're taking extra steps to humanize the extra.
- glitchc 3y agoWhat about when it happens 500 times in a row, a la John Wick?
- BrentOzar 3y agoWell, compared to the killing of the dog...
- stevefan1999 3y agobut they killed his dog! they are subhumans anyway.
- m_mueller 3y agothen it matters less. the more anonymous it becomes...
- flangola7 3y agoI think killing of any kind is obviously more "titillating" than any mild or even moderate sexual content, to someone not already exposed to and desensitized to it.
- iudqnolq 3y agoMurder is a big deal, even if done from a distance
- TeMPOraL 3y agoReally depends on the context of the scene. Since I've been exposed to violent movies (and shows, and videogames) for 25+ years, I can neither remember nor imagine how it feels for someone seeing murder on TV for the first time, but for as long as I can remember, it's been the case that a similar-looking scene could feel cheesy, boring, neutral, or emotionally devastating, depending on the story, setting, tone and other contextual elements. For example, scenes from Saving Private Ryan or The Band of Brothers are still burned into my mind, having both moved and disturbed me greatly as a teenager - while plenty of other movies featured similar ones, and watching them I'd just yawn.