Movies and television strongly influence the way people behave. Do you agree or disagree? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.

All forms of modern entertainment

influence

the perceptions of

society

. I strongly agree that

television

shows

influence

the behaviour of common

people

. I feel

this

way for two main reasons which I will explore in the following paragraphs.

First

and foremost, films and

television

programs provide

society

with a lot of negative messages, which the

people

are willing to emulate. These anti-heroic icons are often portrayed as role models to a large number of teenagers and youngsters.

Consequently

, these characters do not follow the rules put forward by

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society

and often plays an antisocial role. My own personal experience is an example of

such

a type of personality. When I was studying in my senior secondary schooling my classmate, who is influenced by a negative movie character, turned himself into rude behaviour. He started taking drugs and is involved in many quarrels and fights.

Thus

, he had stopped his education midway and is now unemployed.

As a result

,

people

started observing him as a person with negative qualities. For

this

reason, I can say that movies can negatively

influence

a person.

Secondly

, there are many movies and

television

shows that portray a positive input in many

people

's lives.

In particular

, these kinds of motivational events showcases the life of successful

people

and happily living families. Evidently, they do not just depict a positive message, but

also

changes the way

people

think. Drawing from my own personal experience, when I failed an entrance examination, I felt distressed and overwhelmed. But, later when I watched a

television

show focusing on a student who transforms his failure into success, it changed my perspective of failure. I restarted my studies and later, cracked the exam with flying colours. I am sure that if I had not seen the program, I would not have restarted my studies. So, it is certainly clear to say that films can positively

influence

a person. In conclusion, I am of the opinion that movies and

television

can cause an impact on

society

.

This

can be either detrimental or can embrace us with positive values.