Many people believe that the high levels of violence in films today are causing serious social problems. What are these problems and how could they be reduced?

The increasing amount of

violence

that is

shown regularly in films has been a cause of concern for some time.

Such

films make

violence

appear entertaining, exciting and even something to be copied.

However

, it seems to be increasingly clear that

this

development is causing problems in our society.

First

of all, those who enjoy

such

films eventually stop associating the

violence

with any real consequences. They

therefore

lose their sense of reality and no longer take

violence

seriously or have any sympathy with the victims.

This

is bad for both individuals and for our whole society. Another worrying trend is that in these films the heroes are shown as people to be admired, even though they are very violent characters.

This

leads impressionable people to believe that they can gain respect and admiration by copying

this

aggressive behaviour, and so the levels of

violence

increase, especially in major cities throughout the world. What is needed to combat these problems is definite action. The government should regulate the film industry on the one hand, and provide better education on the other. Producers must be prevented from showing meaningless

violence

as 'fun' in their films.

Instead

, films could emphasise the tragic consequences of violent acts and

this

would educate people, especially young people, to realise that

violence

is real. To conclude, I think that viewing

violence

as entertainment may indeed cause serious social problems and that the only way to improve

this

situation is by regulating the industry and educating the public about the real human suffering that

such

violence

brings.