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The Matrix is by far one of my favourite movies, but what has driven me to
write on such a topic is the negative feedback fellow breakthrough movies and
other forms of entertainment are getting from society in general. Yes it is
true that two seemingly normal students shot and killed tweleve of their fellow
classmates and one teacher at Columbine Highshcool, but what has this got to do
with the media? These boys were obviously sick individuals. Certainly we were
all exposed to the same movies, comics, and TV shows, but you don't see me or
any of my friends going around killing anyone. Yes, Neo said "Guns, lots
of guns", but once again how does any of this relate to the situation at
hand? What is more violent than traditional and modern Chinese and Japanese movies?
Have you seen any anime lately? Look at their socities, wholesome as ever. Does
this not say something?
Quite frankly if your child has grown up thinking that just because he/she sees
something bad on TV it's ok to mimic it, that says something about his/her
upbringing. It's innate behaviour for children to mimic. It's how they learn to
talk, walk and help themselves, but just like how their physical development
needs to be supplemented by parents, their mental development needs to be
nurtured too. THIS! is the difference between law-abiding people and criminals.
THIS! is the root cause for violence and other such behaviour. THIS! is where
the blame should be placed, NOT on The Matrix!
Parents need to realize that they have the right to be involved in their kids
lives. They have the right to say no. All the arguements and silent treatments
won't go in vain if you just stick with them until they're mature enough to
handle their own lives.
Another thing that absolutely disgusts me is the "women as sex
objects" crap. For those of you who aren't familiar with this, it refers
to the portrayal of women (in laymans terms), as being nothing but pretty and
sexual beings. Yes, Xena is scantily clad. Yes, Supergirl shows a lot of leg,
but that doesn't mean diddly squat. Women are always complaining about the
world being male dominated, but the men don't look at Xena solely in a sexual
way. The whole idea behind the show was to promote girl power and be a spin off
of the hit series Hercules. She's a heroine and a damn good one. Why can't
these women grasp the concept? It's almost as if they want to have their cake
and eat it too. They use sex to control men whether want to admit it or not and
yet they don't want to be portrayed that way. The fact is, the basis for the
media is the way of life in our societies, so if they see an overwhelming
demand for things such as Wonder Bras, breast enhancers, thong underwear
etc...Then there's no reason to be surprised about the way we're portrayed.
Women be proud of your sexuality and please CALM DOWN