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> I don't understand the appeal. What's the appeal of action movies? It's fun. Haven't you ever tried blowing something up when you were a kid?

• morsch 12y ago
  That's begging the question. Why is it fun?
  • oldmanjay 12y ago
    Asking people why they like what they like is a pointless exercise. And generally, in my experience, it comes from a place of arrogance on the part of the person doing the asking, because the next phase is talking down about how the "reasons" aren't valid.
    • saraid216 12y ago
      Game designers can answer the question. http://www.theoryoffun.com/ http://www.theoryoffun.com/ http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/129948/the_chemistry_of_game_design.php http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/129948/the_chemistry_o... http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131802/glory_and_shame_powerful_.php http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131802/glory_and_shame... Off the top of my head.
  • 10098 12y ago
    It's just the way we are. We like dominating and winning. There's at least a little bit of bloodlust in everyone, without those traits we wouldn't be able to become the dominant species on our planet.