Article Response
I, like many other people, enjoy violence in movies. I also, like many other people, enjoy a cocktail party in an abattoir. But, how far is too far?
While analyzing David Walsh's article, we have to ask but one question to ourselves: How far is too far? Is Uma Thurman removing Daryl Hannah's only eyeball from her face, too far? Is Lucy Liu getting scalpeled, too far? What about Mickey Rourke dragging some guy's face along the highway in his car? Is that going too far?
If you've seen nothing, if the pollutions of our media remain unknown to you then I would suggest you allow this article to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek, then I ask you to watch a gory movie and not say, "Whoa, that was awesome how he amputated that guys arms and legs and tied him to the tree to get killed by a dog."
Hell, we love violence. We live off of violence. We are a people based on violence. Certainly eliminating violence won't solve anything. But there is a fine line between violence for a cause, and violence for entertainment. Either can be pushed to extremes, however, oversight of either one can lead to catastrophe.
So you ask, how far is too far? Well, we'll never know.