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OrwellwasRight

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22. MOST cops go their whole careers without shooting in the line of duty.

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 11:15 PM

Jan 2013

It is a myth that cops are always in firefights. There are many ways to do police work without shooting people.

And there are lots of other ways to portray violence: hand to hand combat, batons & baseball bats, swords, knives, teargas, poisoning, falling through glass windows, pushing people off roofs, smashing people's heads with rocks, I could go on and on.

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Movie heroes stopped smoking. Could they stop shooting? [View all] Recursion Jan 2013 OP

When actors get in a car, they nearly always buckle up, too. randome Jan 2013 #1

One word - Financing DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #2

Of course "someone" is asking for your opinion. OrwellwasRight Jan 2013 #17

Well... DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #60

If you don't like shooting in movies, don't see it. Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #3

Isn't the whole point of an action hero to kill the bad guy? Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #4

Mainstream comics (I no longer collect) usually draw the line at killing. randome Jan 2013 #6

You mean killings like these? Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #23

But here the story predominates. Hardly the case with James Bond or Saw movies. randome Jan 2013 #26

Hard to write a narrative distinguishing types of movies as to wehther the violence is gratuitous or Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #27

True, it would be ludicrous. It wouldn't be authentic. randome Jan 2013 #28

No. Because it's SUBJECTIVE whether violence is gratuitous. You may think it is, while others Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #31

I think most fans of 'shoot-em-ups' and 'torture porn' movies would agree that the violence... randome Jan 2013 #39

You might be right about that. But "The Lone Ranger" is a shoot-em-up. "The Halleluyah Trail" - Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #65

We live in a society where a film of one person loving another is considered pornography baldguy Jan 2013 #5

If you like sword-based action movies, there is a small franchise of just such pictures. TheManInTheMac Jan 2013 #7

Highlander! Bake Jan 2013 #10

I know! I tried to catch it at E street Recursion Jan 2013 #11

Also... pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #19

I got lesson signups after every one of those movies Recursion Jan 2013 #33

LOL! pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #36

Hey! The noble art of the sword deserves to survive. Recursion Jan 2013 #37

Definitely Agreed! Xyzse Jan 2013 #64

That will never happen. Shooting is one of only about six things movies are about. nolabear Jan 2013 #8

One of my favorite movies, CITIZEN KANE, didn't focus on any of the above derby378 Jan 2013 #13

I love Citizen Kane. But it's about death. nolabear Jan 2013 #56

One of my favorite poems is Charles Baudelaire's L'HORLOGE derby378 Jan 2013 #61

There are plenty of other movies to watch. randome Jan 2013 #20

You could even make a case for the original MATRIX film using that criteria derby378 Jan 2013 #29

Sure. Then there are the 'Saw' movies. Torture porn by anyone's definition, I think. randome Jan 2013 #48

Well, movie plots usually don't need smoking, many need guns. n-t Logical Jan 2013 #9

Many of the action heroes are cops or soldiers. I don't see how that would work. Incitatus Jan 2013 #12

MOST cops go their whole careers without shooting in the line of duty. OrwellwasRight Jan 2013 #22

A very interesting and welcome question. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #14

It'll be fine... LP2K12 Jan 2013 #15

It wouldn't work well in most cases, TBH. AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #16

As far as I know Jackie Chan has fired a gun zero times in his movies Recursion Jan 2013 #18

Excellent point. nt. OrwellwasRight Jan 2013 #24

well, that would be absolutely boring. . . Algebra Palin Jan 2013 #21

Ooh. I teach iaido too. Recursion Jan 2013 #34

In the Jason Bourne movies rrneck Jan 2013 #25

Unforgiven is my favorite Western ever, bar none (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #35

Hollywood didn't get a single mention yesterday. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #30

maybe Research showed it didn't matter, i mean look at Japan, they love shitty american action JI7 Jan 2013 #38

one way to curb it if not eliminate is to apply a gratuitous violence tax with proceeds earmarked In Truth We Trust Jan 2013 #32

I can't picture the opening scene of "Saving Private Ryan" as being one big pillow fight. Kaleva Jan 2013 #40

And I don't want war movies to end Recursion Jan 2013 #43

You mean like exboyfil Jan 2013 #55

Smoking is banned in a lot of places JI7 Jan 2013 #41

People don't smoke in movies? MrSlayer Jan 2013 #42

We're talking because I asked Recursion Jan 2013 #44

Ok. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #51

I'm jumping back to the cleaning idea Recursion Jan 2013 #52

So why is killing people with guns bad, but killing people with swords OK? MicaelS Jan 2013 #45

Neither is OK, and this isn't a violence reduction plan Recursion Jan 2013 #47

I agree with you that cleaning guns is a PITA. MicaelS Jan 2013 #50

In the late 70's and early 80's the media was under pressure to reduce shootings in movies and TV. LeftyMom Jan 2013 #46

Don't forget robot enemies Recursion Jan 2013 #49

You do know the original Cylons of the ORIGINAL .. MicaelS Jan 2013 #53

There are Always Alternative to Guns On the Road Jan 2013 #54

Um, no. Some people don't want to watch lameass Disney movies. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #57

Maybe they can have drawing and quartering like Braveheart. dkf Jan 2013 #58

Personally, I'd like to see wars fought with knives by the old farts who get us into them. nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #59

. Go Vols Jan 2013 #62

Interesting. Thanks (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #63