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Behind the Scenes: Understanding the Lure of Extreme Violence in Contemporary Cinema

In recent years, contemporary cinema has seen a surge in the portrayal of extreme violence, gore, and torture, often pushing the boundaries of what audiences are used to seeing on the big screen. A more thorough examination of this tendency via the prism of sociological theories like social constructionism, symbolic interactionism, and other pertinent viewpoints […]

The Sociological Lens on Violence and Torture in Contemporary Cinema

Leave a Comment / Audience Psychology, Behavior, Capitalism, Catharsis Theory, Cinema, Desensitization, Postmodernism, Social Learning Theory, Technology / Robert

The depiction of brutality and torture in modern film has significantly increased in recent years, a development that has alarmed and fascinated both critics and viewers. To comprehend this phenomenon, one must look beyond the obvious entertainment value and investigate the sociological ideas that shed light on why contemporary films frequently feature such graphic imagery.

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