Bad Cinema

As a film student this is a subject i have a lot to say about.
I find the term "bad cinema" alone is ridiculous, the only bad films in the world are Pornography and Snuff films. Cinema has been blamed for some terrible occurences, like marilyn manson was victimised for Columbine, The korean film Oldboy has been blamed for The Virginia Massacres by Cho Seung-Hui. If the people saying this had seen the film Oldboy they would know that a gun is used only once, and this is when the Villain (sort of) of the film takes his own life. Cho did take his own life at the end his rampage, but there are hundreds of films which portray suicide.

Cinema much like literature can be easily divided into categories similar to fiction and non fiction. Films that have been banned for their content such as A Clockwork Orange, are fictional. They portray rape and murder, but none of the actors were harmed in the making. Cinema is escapism. It can portray some darker aspects of the world, yet this only reflects the darker aspects to some peoples personalitys. Cho Seung-Hui had other motives to his rampage, bullying feelings of alienation from his fellow students. Oldboy was the not the cause of the tragedy.


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