i've been getting pretty tired of the recent extreme glorification of violence in movies. now, don't get me wrong, i appreciate action. i appreciate truth, which, in the case of a gangster/jail/batman movie, would include some violence. guns, deaths, fighting, all the good shit. if a character fits the part, then so be it. if the movie is good, smart, and classy, so be it.
i've been seeing a lot of movies this summer. including the box office hits WANTED, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, and TROPIC THUNDER. in these movies, the main characters begin as naive, violent-less, "normal" folk. by the end of the movie, they have no guilt or shame in shooting as many people in their way as possible. i realize Pineapple and Tropic were comedies, but i believe the complaint still holds strong. these movies imply that even if you have no history of violence, if you are put in a threatening situation and given a weapon, you will kill not only without question but have fun doing so. the characters have no remorse or consequences for their actions, and after the big fight scenes go on about with their previous activities almost as if nothing has happened. i'm no hippie but this is seriously getting annoying.
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