Summary
Violence creates disruptions to human life and the natural world and makes human history become characterized by violent acts that occurred at varied points in the past. Understanding violence and trauma as exhibited in numerous film genres is important since it prepares individuals in reflecting on the effects of violence such as death of individuals and destruction of social ties.
Crime incidences have been linked to violent events occurring in the society. The crimes could be divided into deep crimes and surface crimes depending on the damages caused to the society. Deep crimes result in adverse violence that creates long term negative effects on the sustainability of the society. This is because deep crimes involve incidences such as ethnic wars and racial conflicts that lead to discrimination. In this case, there occurs lengthy battles between the majority and minority groups within the society. Such incidences lead to murder cases that totally disrupt unity in any given society. On the other hand, surface crimes have lesser consequences since they can be prevented through law enforcement structures to prevent incidences such as theft. Both crimes are shown in various films which in turn creates a platform for society members to reflect upon and assess the long-term impacts of violence if it is not prevented in advance.
Different genres use violence to show how it is used to commit numerous atrocities. These art works also show the level of acceptability of such violence as portrayed in them. A case of violence is shown by ambivalent relations that exist once radicalization begins as exhibited by South Korea and United States where Koreans questioned the actions of United States on their soil. Violence in films describe the relationship among issues such as gender, society and law where violence is only acceptable when it is used in a morally upright manner.
Films point out the moral decadence brought about by corrupt traditional practices through violent acts such as dictatorship, national trauma and compressed modernization that in turn affects the morality within a society. Societies have different perceptions on violence with many society members viewing violence as a wrong act that violates morality within it. Violence, therefore, distinguishes between evil and good such that individuals are able to determine the hidden acts that could be hard to envision in the event that varied forms of art did not exist. While some individuals delight in slaughter, many tend to resist any actions that lead to destruction of humanity. Horror films depict violence through blood spurts, tom flesh, severed limbs and mutilated bodies that are often scary to watch. At times, the violence in horror films is accompanied by comedy which for many is an act that does not fit well with moral needs of a society.
Aliens
Aliens, a fiction horror movie shows the destruction caused by aliens that kill marines who are on a mission to save colleagues. The aliens kill the ship’s crew and force Ripley to destroy the ship. People develop nightmares regarding the creatures since their existence is a mystery to those who encounter them.
The marines face severe consequences when they kill a new borne alien. This makes the aliens angry thereby leading to severe killing of the marines. Aliens, considered one of the best movies in the action horror film category, paint a picture of how monsters cause tension in the society. However, the movie depicts a character, Burke who believes that he could rely on the aliens’ specimens for use as biological weapons. Burks is accused of releasing creatures to impregnate Ripley since he is interested in smuggling the embryos and using them for his experiments. Aliens, therefore, paint a picture of the outcome faced by people in case they disrupt peace among alien creatures. Aliens, additionally, depict the picture of a monster capable of killing masses in case they are annoyed. The film creates a graphical impression of how monsters are bad and how people are to caution themselves from the wrath of monsters.
Memories of Murder
The film ‘Memories of Murder’, shows violence in the society and how violent acts by a single person lead to loss of lives and suffering among other people. The film is based on the story of Korea’s first serial killing incidences where women were the main target. A woman is found raped and hidden in a ditch which makes the police beat out confessions form individuals who never witnessed the incidences. Key evidence is improperly collected as well as methods used being invalid thereby creating an impression of how violence disrupts peace and tranquility in a society. There are subsequent killings that follow where women wearing red are the target. The film, therefore, shows that women are the inferior genders and often the target of individuals who may have the intentions of carrying out violent acts. Beating out confessions from people causes adverse effects like the case of suicide committed by a boy who was scared of the way police were conducting their investigations. In the end, the film shows the guilt by the serial killer who comes to the scene and meditates on what he did few years back. ‘Memories of Murder,’ therefore, shows the violent acts in the society and how they disrupt the social welling among people.
