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A study conducted by The American Psychological Association has indicated that an average American child will witness over 200,000 acts of violence on television including 16,000 murders before age 18. Living in a society where we are bombarded with violence by the media, it’s an underestimation to say that overemphasized violence has no effect on us. In fact, such glorification of violence is destructive to our society. Hundreds of studies have shown a strong correlation between television violence and increased development of aggression in adolescents. It is during the adolescent period when young people develop their sense of morality to distinguish right from wrong. Unfortunately, such exaggeration and glamorization of violence by the media distorts young children’s understanding by sending them a message that violence is normal. In addition, it enhances the acceptance of using violence as a solution to problems. The film, Natural Born Killers, presents an extremely violent and chaotic sequence of images which questions the public’s acceptance of violence in the media. The film attempts to make the viewer more sensitive to the violence in our every day life. Most importantly, the film, tries to make us question the validity of violence presented by the media.
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