A comparison and contrast of the violence in the two Superman stories
Violence in motion pictures has for quite some time been blamed for mass shootings and rising brutality in the society. Studies have shown that we're watching more screen violence than any other time in recent history, this has probably led into more violence in our communities. In the middle of the twentieth century, the recurrence of violence in film rose at the same pace as crime rates in the U.S. leading people to believe that there was a connection between the two phenomenon’s. The purpose of this paper is to contrast the elements of violence portrayed in the two superman movies, one produced in 1978 and the other in 2013.
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Luckily, Superman happens to fly by. He saves the girl and returns her to their house. All's ends well as we watch the young lady and Frisky vanish over into her Metropolis townhouse. The camera doesn't follow her inside; however, we hear her voice as she enthusiastically tells her mom what simply happened: a flying man saved me. On contrast man of steel is a movie with numerous scenes of violence. In some scenes loud cries are heard like surrender the codex when Zod battles to kills Jor-El which reveals extremes measures of violence serving as a distinguishing differences between the two movies. Scenes in the original superman movie which debuted in 1978 are quite different from man of steel movie. There is a fight scene where Zod and Ursa are aware that Superman thinks about the lives of individuals on earth. The fight happens in the center Metropolis, a place where there is relatively little harm to the people. Scenes in the man of steel movie are relatively violent compared to those in the superman. Watching tall building fall hurting people is one depiction of violence and another depiction of violence is when a rocket causes the San Andreas Fault to break, Superman is disappointed to the point that he actually turns back time to keep it from happening. What sets Man of Steel well apart from previous versions of Superman to a mass audience, is the use e of science fiction. The comics, given their limitless special-effects budget, can and do eagerly embrace the character's like sci-fi, giant-robot-space alien and fighting' roots. The audiences that watch the first version of superman, superman 1978 are less likely to be affected by the violence in the movie. This is because violence is shown in very limited frequency and quantity. However, the occurrence of violence in the man of steel movie is much profound. People watching the movie and especially children are likely to get
Violence in motion pictures has for quite some time been blamed for mass shootings and rising brutality in the society. Studies have shown that we're watching more screen violence than any other time in recent history, this has probably led into more violence in our communities. In the middle of the twentieth century, the recurrence of violence in film rose at the same pace as crime rates in the U.S. leading people to believe that there was a connection between the two phenomenon’s. The purpose of this paper is to contrast the elements of violence portrayed in the two superman movies, one produced in 1978 and the other in 2013.
Superman titled Superman 1978 is a superhero …show more content…
Luckily, Superman happens to fly by. He saves the girl and returns her to their house. All's ends well as we watch the young lady and Frisky vanish over into her Metropolis townhouse. The camera doesn't follow her inside; however, we hear her voice as she enthusiastically tells her mom what simply happened: a flying man saved me. On contrast man of steel is a movie with numerous scenes of violence. In some scenes loud cries are heard like surrender the codex when Zod battles to kills Jor-El which reveals extremes measures of violence serving as a distinguishing differences between the two movies. Scenes in the original superman movie which debuted in 1978 are quite different from man of steel movie. There is a fight scene where Zod and Ursa are aware that Superman thinks about the lives of individuals on earth. The fight happens in the center Metropolis, a place where there is relatively little harm to the people. Scenes in the man of steel movie are relatively violent compared to those in the superman. Watching tall building fall hurting people is one depiction of violence and another depiction of violence is when a rocket causes the San Andreas Fault to break, Superman is disappointed to the point that he actually turns back time to keep it from happening. What sets Man of Steel well apart from previous versions of Superman to a mass audience, is the use e of science fiction. The comics, given their limitless special-effects budget, can and do eagerly embrace the character's like sci-fi, giant-robot-space alien and fighting' roots. The audiences that watch the first version of superman, superman 1978 are less likely to be affected by the violence in the movie. This is because violence is shown in very limited frequency and quantity. However, the occurrence of violence in the man of steel movie is much profound. People watching the movie and especially children are likely to get