Films and computer games which contain violence are very popular. Some people believe that they have a negative effect on society and so should be banned. Other people, however, say that they are just harmless and help people to relax. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

There has been an increase in the popularity of movies showcasing highly aggressive and violent scenes, as well as downloadable online and mobile

games

displaying combative or violent

actions

. Some people have criticized these violence-promoting

media

as being harmful to the community and as

such

, should be prohibited, while others have considered them as being innocuous.

This

essay agrees with the former proponents, that believe these violent

media

can have a devastating consequence on society. The essay will discuss both opinions. On the

one

hand, violence promoting

games

or films can directly promote violent

behavior

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behaviour

show examples

which can, in turn, increase societal tension and crisis.

Furthermore

, it makes people be more criminal-minded, by affecting their psychological perception of things.

For example

, a growing number of studies have shown that watching a horror movie that entails a lot of horrible scenes or even playing a game where

one

has to shoot people to gain points; has a way of making

one

be desensitized to the harmful nature the violent

actions

; making

one

sees

such

actions

as not being actually bad, and overtimes,

one

can even be found engaging in

such

criminal acts because of their judgments being psychologically impaired.

On the other hand

, others who view these violent

media

, as not necessarily harmful

also

have a valid point. To them watching a film or even playing

games

is entirely fun;

that is

, the events portrayed are not real and are only a form of entertainment. More so, movies that only display non-violent scenes are less likely to be interesting, and even far from reality.

Similarly

, many

games

will become more boring, if

such

violent displays are selectively removed. In conclusion, while violent

media

depict what is more realistic, by so doing, more likely to be interesting, the tendency to cause an astronomical rise in criminal activities and violent

actions

is real and should not be ignored. I believe they should be outrightly banned.