MINI EDITORIAL: Are Comic Book Films Getting Too Violent & Disturbing?

Hello everyone, I have an important issue to discuss. Ever since we have stepped in the new era of comic book films they have been getting more and more violent. More punches have been thrown and more characters have been getting killed on screen in extremely brutal ways. Some I find very unsettling and inappropriate. For a strong example Uncle Ben's disturbing death in The Amazing Spider-Man to Dr.Curt Connors terrifying transformation as the Lizard. To the amounts of unneeded violence displayed in The Dark Knight Trilogy and The Avengers array of destruction. From this years Man of Steel being a non stop fight club of action and harm. Adult audiences are not the only ones watching these films, children look up to these heroes too which is my concern. What will happen to their minds seeing all these heroes display extraordinary amounts of violence and harm on the screen. Will they want to become one in the future?

WB was on the right track with decisions to tone down both Batman Forever and Batman & Robin back in the 90s and I can see why they did. You don't need violence or so many amounts of fighting to make a good comic book film, all you need is a good story and a good idea. Making it minimal to the point and not controversially extreme. That's why I would generally want to appeal to studios to tone down comic book films. I think we are better off with films such as Batman Forever than any comic book film today. I may write about violence often but I am strongly against some of it. Jim Carrey had a point speaking out against Kick-Ass 2. If the comic book itself is violent on page doesn't mean you have to display it in it's full glory. From the page to the screen is a different matter at hand, when it comes to the screen you are dealing with reality and people seeing it in actual motion not just reading it. Somethings just don't work at all. If a some bad guy is getting his head bashed in violently in a comic book and suddenly there is crazy amounts of blood you think it would be right, but when it comes to a movie in reality that is insanity.

Thank you for reading and I hope all of you take this point in mind, we don't need to solve our problems with anger or hatred but we can by using a method of peace and salvation. Not with our fists or our greed but a little talking can do the trick at all times.