Violence In The Film 'Made Man' By Tony Bennett

For the first film, Dangerous Intention, Beth gets abused by her husband, Tom. She fears him when he becomes angry or when he abuses her. He had abused her in the past, but Beth didn’t leave him due to the fear and shame of abuse. Even her parents didn’t knew about the abuse until they witnessed it once. Beth’s sister, Terri, knew about the abuse and encouraged Beth to leave him, but Beth’s parent didn’t want her to leave him.

From the time we are born, we are immediately introduced to influences that will shape and develop our character for the rest of our lives. Our character can be affected in a positive or a negative way by various influences that we encounter on a daily basis. We need to be aware of how much we absorb and let those influences change our behavior. External influences, such as video games, movies, and television shows impact our everyday lives, even when we are not conscious of them.

Music videos are often seen as the parts of the song’s story that an artist has trouble putting into words. Sometimes these details are unnoticeable at first glance, while some are essential to giving us vital information on what the song is actually about. Michael Jackson’s famous “Thriller” music video is often viewed as a Halloween binge watching classic, but judging by both the visual and audio components, it may be more than just a crowd of dancing zombies. There are quite a few moments throughout the video that can easily be seen as symbolisms of abuse, stalking, and rape/sex. By viewing the Thriller music video with this thought in mind, I hope to help you see the true evil lurking in the dark.

“I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing (91).” In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck these “bad things” happen continuously. Do each of these instants prove that Lennie is violent? In this novel, Lennie is not a violent person because he doesn’t have mental stability, he doesn’t realize his strength, and he has never shown intentional violence.

In his book, More Than a Movie: Ethics in Entertainment, F. Miguel Valenti examines nine “hot buttons” of violence – “creative elements that filmmakers use to manipulate viewers’ reactions to onscreen violence.” (99) These elements, posited by researchers conducting The National Television Violence Study (Valenti, 99) are “choice of perpetrator, choice of victim, presence of consequences, rewards and punishments, the reason for the violence, weapons, realism, use of humor, and prolonged exposure” (Valenti, 100) .

In the 1940’s a series of propaganda films titled Why We Fight were produced for the purpose of defining the enemies of World War 2 to justify the necessity of America’s involvement in war. Hitler needed to be defeated, Nazism had to be destroyed, and tyranny had to be stopped for the sake of the American way of life by any means necessary. How could society argue against America’s role in the world war when freedom was being threatened? As Martin Luther King Jr. said “Injustice anywhere is a threat to everywhere.” No questions asked, Americans mobilized in the name of liberty and freedom. However the 2005 documentary film Why We Fight directed by Eugene Jarecki is not a sequel or war propaganda. The film informs the audience and questions America 's military industrial complex that has since dictated policy since the victory of World War 2. With the help of narration, soundbites, and credible speakers Jarecki shines light on the pernicious impact of the armed industry on our government, army, and citizens.

As much as society does not want to admit, violence serves as a form of entertainment. In media today, violence typically has no meaning. Literature, movies, and music, saturated with violence, enter the homes of millions everyday. On the other hand, in Beloved, a novel by Toni Morrison, violence contributes greatly to the overall work. The story takes place during the age of the enslavement of African-Americans for rural labor in plantations. Sethe, the proud and noble protagonist, has suffered a great deal at the hand of schoolteacher. The unfortunate and seemingly inevitable events that occur in her life, fraught with violence and heartache, tug at the reader’s heart-strings. The wrongdoings Sethe endures are significant to the meaning

Violence, grace, goodness, punishment and forgiveness are all found in the short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor.

The Godfather (1972) is a one of a kind film. I consider it one of the best American classics. This film has it all from amazing action scenes that have you on the edge of your seat wanting to know what is going to happen next. The film also includes incredible famous actors, which includes Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and James Cann among many others. Throughout the film the main theme of the film overall is violence.

Staged violence has been entertaining spectators for centuries: From Gladiators, Civil War re-enactors to Stooges. Even after 25 years of staging fights from Shakespeare to Shepard for top-notch directors across the country, including Professor Gary Grant’s productions of True West, The Wild Party, and Professor Anjalee Hutchinson’s farce, Black Comedy, Director Samantha Norton continues to be fascinated with that moment right before a fight breaks out. Drawing from memorable scenes from stage and screen, the actors will demonstrate how aggressive behavior both repels and entertains us.

In contrast, the movie Rashomon has a more negative perspective represented of women. The main female lead in Rashomon is the wife of the Samurai/dead man. In the wife’s recollection of events, she explained that she had been raped by the bandit, where after her husband looked at her with disgust and repulsion. This is a scenario that occurs too often in our present-day society. The rapist runs away after committing the crime (rape), leaving the victim in an attempt to lead a normal life. Often, the victim will feel dirty or unlovable, thinking their partner will no longer see them as the same. In Rashomon, after the incident, the Samurai is disgusted by his wife after she’s been raped. This corresponds with the discriminating mindset that rape is the fault of the victim. Some say it’s due to what you wear, or how you act that determines your fate (Sarmiento, 2011). In the movie, it was the women’s fault because of her astonishing beauty. Today, the conversation of rape is still a very large social issue. However, from my personal perspective, the movie Rashomon seemed to discredit the seriousness of the situation. Rape is an action that cannot be wiped away from someone’s memory, and will seriously affect its victim for (most likely) the rest of their lives (Sarmiento, 2011). In the movie, after the wife had been raped, she asked her husband to kill her, as she couldn’t bear for him to look at her anymore. We must however, keep in mind the time period in which this movie was released, as well as the culture. In 1950’s Japan, women had little authority/independence (Anan, 2012). Therefore, a movie such as this wouldn’t receive as severe backlash. However, if it was released today, I believe that it would receive negative feedback due to its insensitivity towards the social issue of rape.

“Inside Man” was released in 2006 and would later become the highest grossing film for the director Spike Lee. The film is a crime-drama, located primarily in a bank in New York City run by multi billionaire Arthur Case. Although the film is a thriller and contains bits of action and suspense, the movie focuses heavily on the difference between good and evil. The movie begins with a shot in medias res of Clive Owen’s character Dalton Russell explaining the difference between being stuck in a tiny cell and being in prison while he moves around a small room

Something that is extremely common in any form of literature to be read is violence. Taking from Thomas C. Foster’s “How to Read Literature Like a Professor”, it is shown that violence in literature is never meaningless, and never without a purpose. This is especially true in the novel “The Fault in Our Stars” written by John Green. The tragic love story revolves around the an idea of time running out due to illness, which is essentially violent. A major scene in this novel was when Hazel received a phone call from Augustus in the middle of the night, crying out of fear because his G-tube had become severely infected. He calls Hazel and just wants her to come comfort him, but she sees how badly he needs help and then calls 911. The entire scene

Music is an important part of everyday life, it not only brings you happiness, it expresses in a way no one can ever. The music in movies plays a particularly meaningful part. In the movie, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2” the soundtrack “Come a little bit closer ” is very crucial because it sets the mood, makes Rocket and Yondu seem more heroic, and it distracts the audience from the violence.

It could be either one way or another, but it cannot be both. Everything said is set in concrete, and could never be changed. This was the main disagreement in the 1957 MGM film entitled Twelve Angry Men. Only seen through what is right in front of them, not looking at what reasonable doubts behind each eye witnesses’ claim. But thanks to an certain individual, he forces the Jury and even the audience to reevaluate their own self-image through observing the experiences each one of them have from their own life, having to reevaluate their own core values, their own back ground, and value of humanity when it comes to deciding if they young man accused of murmuring his father is guilty or not guilty.