The advent of movies and television brought about great changes in our modern life. Some people suggest they are purely a form of entertainment, while others think they play an important role in the society. In my opinion, I think films and television really influence how people behave significantly. I feel this way for two reasons, which I will explore in the following essay.
First of all, films and television provide general public with a lot of negative role models, which many people are willing to emulate. These days, the so-called “anti-hero” is a big part of popular culture. This is a type of character who acts badly around other people, ignores the rules of society and has a really misanthropic attitude. Commonly, these characters glorify excessive violence and drug use. My personal experience is a compelling example of this. When I was in high school, a close friend of mine was a huge fan of characters like this. While he started high school as a straight-A student, he later began to watch a lot of films which gave him the impression that taking drugs and fighting with his classmates was amusing and even desirable behavior. As a result, he barely finished high school and is now unemployed. Had he not watched so many terrible movies, he would not be in such a desperate situation today.
Secondly, TV programs and movies also provide people with many positive role models. For people who desire to watch wholesome shows, there are many family-friendly options to choose from. Programs of this type showcase functioning and stable families. They don’t just show traditional and conservative families, but caring, loving people from many different backgrounds and with many different beliefs. For instance, my family often takes inspiration from the parents and children we see on our favorite family drama, “The Chens”. We are not always able to live up to the ideals the show presents to us, but they positively influence the way we behave every day. We are really thankful for the impact it has on our lives.
In conclusion, I strongly believe that television and movies do influence the way almost everyone behave in modern society. This is because some movies cause us to act in detrimental ways, and because other shows inspire us to emulate and embrace positive values.
The advent of
movies
and
television
brought about great
changes
in our modern life.
Some
people
suggest they are
purely
a form of entertainment, while others
think
they play an
important
role in the society. In my opinion, I
think
films and
television
really
influence how
people
behave
significantly
. I feel this way for two reasons, which I will explore in the following essay.
First of all
, films and
television
provide
general public
with
a lot of
negative
role models, which
many
people
are willing to emulate. These days, the
so
-called “anti-hero” is a
big
part of popular culture. This is a type of character who acts
badly
around other
people
,
ignores
the
rules
of society and has a
really
misanthropic attitude.
Commonly
, these characters glorify excessive violence and drug
use
. My personal experience is a compelling example of this. When I was in high school, a close friend of mine was a huge fan of characters like this. While he
started
high school as a straight-A student, he later began to
watch
a lot of
films which gave him the impression that taking drugs and fighting with his classmates was amusing and even desirable behavior.
As a result
, he
barely
finished high school and is
now
unemployed. Had he not
watched
so
many
terrible
movies
, he would not be in such a desperate situation
today
.
Secondly
, TV programs and
movies
also
provide
people
with
many
positive
role models. For
people
who desire to
watch
wholesome
shows
, there are
many
family-friendly options to choose from. Programs of this type showcase functioning and stable
families
. They don’t
just
show
traditional and conservative
families
,
but
caring, loving
people
from
many
different
backgrounds and with
many
different
beliefs.
For instance
, my
family
often
takes inspiration from the parents and children we
see
on our favorite
family
drama, “The
Chens
”. We are not always able to
live
up to the ideals the
show
presents to us,
but
they
positively
influence the way we behave every day. We are
really
thankful for the impact it has on our
lives
.
In conclusion
, I
strongly
believe that
television
and
movies
do influence the way almost everyone
behave
in modern society. This is
because
some
movies
cause us to act in detrimental ways, and
because
other
shows
inspire us to emulate and embrace
positive
values.