In the tragic wake of the Columbine High School shootings and other random acts of violence, Hollywood is finding itself under the gun. Online takes a serious look at graphic simulations of murder and destruction in movies and on television. We always will live in a violent world.
Life is violent.
To deny that would be almost as dangerous as glorifying it and making it an obsession. But at the same time, violence has been a part of entertainment since Roman tragedy and Shakespeare. It's part of life. It is a cathartic experience for people to go and see films where they experience extreme emotions. They certainly show both sides of it.