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 imitated.

However

, it seems to be increasingly clear that

this

development is causing serious problems in our society.

First

of all, those who enjoy

such

films

eventually stop associating

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 unsatisfactory for both individuals and for our whole society. Another worrying trend is that in these

films

the heroes are shown as a community to be admired, even though they are very violent characters.

This

leads impressionable society to believe that they can gain respect and admiration by imitating

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 assault as 'fun' in their

films

.

Instead

,

films

could emphasize the tragic consequences of violent acts and

this

would educate people, especially young people, to realize 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

disturbance brings.