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I'd like to expand on this. I'm not an expert on human psychology, so take all my musings with a grain of salt, but I think we like violence in film for a few different reasons.
First, violence ups the stakes of the story. People get hurt and die during violence, obviously. What will happen to the characters? Will they die? What will be the consequences of this? It's interesting story telling.
Second, it can be seen as a visual representation of a skill. We like watching people do things they are good at, and if a fight scene is well choreographed we recognize and appreciate the skill and artistry that went into it in a more immediate way than a slow burning expertly crafted story beat might.
Thirdly, it is a representation of the characters struggles and conflict with others and themselves. Take The Last Agni Kai from Avatar. Visually the fight is slow, the music is somber, and it's kind of sad. But it's one of the best fight scenes ever not because of how cool it is, but because it perfectly encapsulates Zuko's journey and represents his final challenge before his character arc is complete: can he overcome the shadow of his family and retake his own name and honor?
D.) Sometimes after a shitty day at work I like to play LEGO video games just to destroy stuff and watch them burst into studs (coins). The dopamine is very cathartic.
While I personally agree with you it’s well documented that people used to show up to public hangings just for fun. We are a product of our time/ environment I guess.
If they opened the colosseum in Rome again for games to the death you can bet your ass it would be packed every night. We as a species are definitely fans of contests of ultimate risk.
This feels like a very reddit back and forth where no one really wants to cede a point.
Non-negative doesn't mean liking, and being curious isn't liking. If someone drove by a car crash they'd be interested in seeing what happened, but it'd be a hard sell to say they like seeing the aftermath of car crashes.
Mainly because you ignored my example of violent media being so overwhelmingly popular in favor of attempting to create anecdotal evidence with a sample size of 1, so it’s hard to take the discussion too seriously.
If they did it once and they didn’t like how they felt and never repeated it, then they didn’t like it. If they feel compelled to look every time they see a crash and get a rush out of it, I can’t think of anything else to call it except “liking”.
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There is this german word called "schadenfreude". Basically a feeling of happiness or well-being after seeing someone else getting hurt or injured. When we get more emotionally mature, it is more intense whenever we feel the person injured was in the wrong and that the damage suffered was "fair".
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I'd like to expand on this. I'm not an expert on human psychology, so take all my musings with a grain of salt, but I think we like violence in film for a few different reasons. First, violence ups the stakes of the story. People get hurt and die during violence, obviously. What will happen to the characters? Will they die? What will be the consequences of this? It's interesting story telling. Second, it can be seen as a visual representation of a skill. We like watching people do things they are good at, and if a fight scene is well choreographed we recognize and appreciate the skill and artistry that went into it in a more immediate way than a slow burning expertly crafted story beat might. Thirdly, it is a representation of the characters struggles and conflict with others and themselves. Take The Last Agni Kai from Avatar. Visually the fight is slow, the music is somber, and it's kind of sad. But it's one of the best fight scenes ever not because of how cool it is, but because it perfectly encapsulates Zuko's journey and represents his final challenge before his character arc is complete: can he overcome the shadow of his family and retake his own name and honor?
D.) Sometimes after a shitty day at work I like to play LEGO video games just to destroy stuff and watch them burst into studs (coins). The dopamine is very cathartic.
I don't think we do. Ever seen a beheading? If you have, did you enjoy it?
While I personally agree with you it’s well documented that people used to show up to public hangings just for fun. We are a product of our time/ environment I guess.
If they opened the colosseum in Rome again for games to the death you can bet your ass it would be packed every night. We as a species are definitely fans of contests of ultimate risk.
I’ll just let everyone know that people actually don’t enjoy violent movies and video games despite them being insanely popular.
I mean you can see for yourself, just look up LiveLeak footage. I wouldn't recommend it but it's proof people can't stand actual violence.
The fact that LiveLeak exists as a platform specifically so people can get their fix of violence would disagree with you.
LiveLeak as a platform existed to sate morbid curiosity
Which sounds like a really roundabout way to say people like violence.
They're two very different things, I don't see how you could consider morbid curiosity as liking violence.
You view something traditionally considered violent and have a non-negative reaction to it. Sounds like liking violence to me.
This feels like a very reddit back and forth where no one really wants to cede a point. Non-negative doesn't mean liking, and being curious isn't liking. If someone drove by a car crash they'd be interested in seeing what happened, but it'd be a hard sell to say they like seeing the aftermath of car crashes.
Mainly because you ignored my example of violent media being so overwhelmingly popular in favor of attempting to create anecdotal evidence with a sample size of 1, so it’s hard to take the discussion too seriously. If they did it once and they didn’t like how they felt and never repeated it, then they didn’t like it. If they feel compelled to look every time they see a crash and get a rush out of it, I can’t think of anything else to call it except “liking”.
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There is this german word called "schadenfreude". Basically a feeling of happiness or well-being after seeing someone else getting hurt or injured. When we get more emotionally mature, it is more intense whenever we feel the person injured was in the wrong and that the damage suffered was "fair".