So what are you watching?

Are you sitting with your family infront of the TV watching senseless violent movies and stupid sitcoms that reinforce its okay to be stuck in a rut? Do you and yours talk about what you are watching? Is your child left to work everything out on his/her own? At least talk about what you are watching. The media is made up of hype and the news channels thrive on getting it delivered to the public as quickly as possible. Movies and commercials are thought up by other people’s minds - often only with profit in mind. Violent movies are top box revenue collectors. The more individuals that enjoy that kind of entertainment the more those kind of movies will be produced. And yes violent movies do perpertrate feelings of fear and anguish. Lets face it we get involved in the movies we watch. That’s what entertainment is about - letting go and getting engrossed.

In England a couple of years ago 2 boys aged 10 and 11 walked into a shop, abducted a 3 year old boy and tortured him to death. In the court case that followed it was revealed that they had watched “Chucky”. Chucky is one of those real dumb and violent movies about a doll with a murderous heart that comes to life. Now that goes to show the power of movies on young minds.