Jul 4
Let them see death…
I have never quite understood the attraction of gorey films and especially not the modern type of gorenography such as Hostel I & II, the Saw series and other such films. Its something that I have spent time thinking about as a creative type.
I have figured out why young men, and they are mostly young men, like this sort of thing. They feel its a virility test to sit through and not cringe or look away. Why is this a manly test? Its because the media in the West, more specifically the Anglosphere, are keen to keep young adult naive about death and destruction. They are so keen to create a bubble for people to live in that they have desensitised a whole generation of young men.
I am willing to bet that most of those people could not sit through a live autopsy or even in some cases an operation. Because its “not real” they can handle it but when its for real they would have a hard time.
My solution to this problem? Very simple, its time that the media should start showing the not so nice bits of accidents, terrorist attacks and war. They should no longer molly coddle their younger viewers and allow them to see the real world in all its gory detail. Burnt and dismembered bodies, explosions and killings should all be shown.
Now you see I am not calling for anything to be banned. In fact I want there to be less banning on television not more. When these young men are exposed to the real thing maybe they might have less of a penchant for mainstream snuff films. They don’t buy tickets Hollywood will stop making the films. Because whatever you think of Hollywood; we call all agree that money talks and bullshit walks there. If it doesn’t sell they won’t make it.
News should be reality, however ugly it might be.
