Movies...media influence on people Agree/Disagree ?

[Godobeyer]

Hi all

I was discuss with friend in other thread about influence of Movies on people , so i disagree with him , i said Movies could influence on people , he said no the "Adult" people whom reponsible for their acts , there is no influence of media on them . (as i understand that his opinion)

.so some movies may contian some ideas , as cheating is good , some may encourage the voilence , and some encourage the adultery , and Horror movies make some people fear the darkness area .....etc



do you agree that could movies (and media) impact on people thought or not

please vote in poll

 

[Father Heathen]

Influence, maybe. Control, no. People are responsible for their own choices and actions.

 

[Augustus]

Everything influences us in some way. Our character, values and opinions are a totality of our experience.

Is your friend religious? If so he/she surely thinks that the holy scripture influences people. At school, teachers work on the basis that books influence people. Politicians and advertisers certainly think that what we see on TV influences us, that is why they spend millions of $$$ making sure the 'fine tune' the way it influences us.

Movies are no different.

So, good news, you are right and your friend is wrong.

 

[Laika]

Voted "Yes". I think it is simplistic to say that is a direct connection between seeing violence in movies and committing acts of violence in real life. However, what we see in movies does directly shape our sense of the world and how it works, regardless as to whether it is fictional or not. In a very basic sense, both Television and Movies work as a form of conditioning in which our emotional responses are conditioned in response to stimuli we see on the screen. Political Propagandaists, and the commerical counter-parts in advertising, know this and use it to effect as a means of suggestion and conditioning.

Direct Mind-Control, no. But, influencing and Conditioning, Yes. Absolutely.

 

[Godobeyer]

Influence, maybe. Control, no. People are responsible for their own choices and actions.

Just a suppose question , could mass influence of Media (movies,clips,series,show,Youtube,...etc) on people equal to control , so you suppose that MEDIA had ZERO effects on our choices and opinion so actions ?

I mean if you keep and keep infleunced by all kind of Media

as i notice that some movies deliver the idea that cheat on is good, or immoral sex is good . or steorotypes : Muslims are terrorists , Russian and Latinas are gangs and whores ....etc

 

[Flankerl]

If people are so influenced by Films then they are idiots and shouldn't be in control of anything.

 

[Godobeyer]

If people are so influenced by Films then they are idiots and shouldn't be in control of anything.

for you opinion , is there people whom influenced by movies or dirty ideas in media ?

EDITED :
what is your garanty that mass media don't effect in our choices , so close to control .

 

[MARCELLO]

Here the real question is the provocation,are we provoked by the media or not ? And then comes the answer,underdeveloped persons and communities are definitely.

 

[Flankerl]

for you opinion , is there people whom influenced by movies or dirty ideas in media ?

EDITED :
what is your garanty that mass media don't effect in our choices , so close to control .

Yeah there are such people, they are commonly known as idiots.

Well I am not an idiot.

 

[Godobeyer]

Yeah there are such people, they are commonly known as idiots.

Well I am not an idiot.

so if someone go in emotion (even sexually ) of a romance movie or horror movie, he/she an idiot for your opinion ?

 

[MARCELLO]

If people are so influenced by Films then they are idiots and shouldn't be in control of anything.

The number of people influenced by propaganda-like films are the majority,sad but true,that's the rule of the world. Majorty of world's population is poor and uneducated.
Denying them their right to control something just will make everything messier than ever. I am sure that's not what you (and we) need.

 

[Godobeyer]

Here the real question is the provocation,are we provoked by the media or not ? And then comes the answer,underdeveloped persons and communities are definitely.

that's the perfect question .

 

[Curious George]

I chose other. Because I think it is important to note that some thingsare not going to be influenced, while otherd are.

 

[Curious George]

The number of people influenced by propaganda-like films are the majority,sad but true,that's the rule of the world. Majorty of world's population is poor and uneducated.
Denying them their right to control something just will make everything messier than ever. I am sure that's not what you (and we) need.

people have been influenced by propaganda since before movies existed. It is the propaganda not the movie.

I believe the op is discussing regular films with R ratings lowering morals or encouraging violence. Not information specifically designed to psychologically influence people through film media.

 

[Flankerl]

so if someone go in emotion (even sexually ) of a romance movie or horror movie, he/she an idiot for your opinion ?

You really are jumping around with what "influence" means to you in Films.
Emotions are completely different than actions(like cheating).

 

[MARCELLO]

people have been influenced by propaganda since before movies existed. It is the propaganda not the movie.

I believe the op is discussing regular films with R ratings lowering morals or encouraging violence. Not information specifically designed to psychologically influence people through film media.

The op is asking about media's influence. Well,

people have been influenced by propaganda since before movies existed. It is the propaganda not the movie.

I believe the op is discussing regular films with R ratings lowering morals or encouraging violence. Not information specifically designed to psychologically influence people through film media.

People can be directed ,manipulated by the media easily. We see that often.

 

[Curious George]

The op is asking about media's influence. Well,


People can be directed ,manipulated by the media easily. We see that often.

sure we see advertising. We also see people obsess over celebrity, we see people try to act like characters, or use jokes or one liners that characters do. But do we ever see fundamental change?

Influence is a tricky word. One could take the most broad meaning and asserted that people react to film media therefore they are influenced. I don't think you will find people who disagree that people react. Also I think it is common to see imitation of one flavor or another. I don't think that you are likely to find disagreement here.

The disagreement comes with fundamental change. Can we be fundamentally influenced such that we would adopt morals contrary to our core beliefs. I think this influence is likely to take a lot of time.

Certainly we can view film media as argument and we can say that argument can persuade. But, a person is not likely going to be persuaded by one movie. Such influence could come over time. But unless there is some propaganda machine directing all that we watch, we will likely find conflicting messages-some affirming our beliefs, some challenging. But it is not likely that we will find a movie that is going to fundamentally influence most people.

 

[Godobeyer]

You really are jumping around with what "influence" means to you in Films.
Emotions are completely different than actions(like cheating).

so if the things stop in emotions is ok , but if it's continous to action that's bad .

so drinking is ok , but being drunk is bad ?

 

[Godobeyer]

people have been influenced by propaganda since before movies existed. It is the propaganda not the movie.

I believe the op is discussing regular films with R ratings lowering morals or encouraging violence. Not information specifically designed to psychologically influence people through film media.

I am discuss the media in general but especially movies , because movies may touch the family relation thoughts and relationships couples, did you get my point ?

 

[Curious George]

I am discuss the media in general but especially movies , because movies may touch the family relation thoughts and relationships couples, did you get my point ?

Yes, I believe you are asking if people will commit adultery because a famous person did it in a movie.

I think the answer to that specific question is no. If the market was saturated with messages condoning adultery or we had no contradicting messages then I can imagine we would see an increase in adultery. But I think your question is misleading.

You are talking about violence and adultery. People's views on these subjects are pretty cemented. In fact, most people even those who commit these acts view these subjects negatively. The reason they act in contradiction to this belief, has little if anything to do with movies, and much to do with emotion and impulse control.