I found the DVD we watched in class to be very informational but it was almost funny to me also. The idea of people copycatting movies and the actions in films is somewhat scary too. The idea of "monkey see monkey do" comes to mind when I think of this. It seems as if we are in some cases following the idea "do as i say not as i do"
Some of the examples given in the DVD are scary, the fact that people would become so obsessed with these ideas and films that they would act it out makes me fear for our future. The Scream murders are very disturbing to me because they committed the murder of the mom just because they wanted to buy something.
The Copycat phenomenon to me is a scapegoat. It is a easy way out for people to me. What scares me though is the fact some of these horror movies are really plausible and are so well thought out. When I first saw the movie vacancy I was shocked by how much I could see it happen.
I have to agree. I found the whole copy cat thing funny. Good point on the scapegoat idea. I didn't think of it that way but it seems like that would be a way around trying to get out of something in court.
ReplyDeleteI also feel that the idea of copycatting films in order to commit crimes is a scapegoat and is a easy way out for those who realize that they are caught and must pay for their crimes.
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