CRIMINAL LAW- AN INTRODUCTION

SOCIETY AND VIOLENCE

LIST TEN MOVIES THAT ARE BASED ON REAL LIFE

EVENTS

MOVIES BASED ON REAL LIFE EVENTS

Remember The TitansThe RookieHotel RwandaEnemy at the GatesPearl HarboutTitanicSaving Private RyanSchindler’s ListCoach CarterHoosiers

SHOULD MOVIES BE BASED ON REAL LIFE

TRAGEDIES?

Here Are Some Examples

MonsterWorld Trade CentreFlight 93Helter SkelterKarlaSummer of SamMunichBundyDahmerDC Sniper

Are we a society fascinated with violence?

Why? Why not?

Is there a limit to what is acceptable when it comes

to violence?The Movie Halloween had six installmentsIt also had a rebirth under director Rob Zombie

Does Grand Theft Auto Go Too Far?

Grand Theft Auto is a video game franchise with four versionsPlayers can shoot, kill,assault victimsIt is a huge money maker

Is this acceptable?

Super Columbine Massacre- a video game that was released in 2005 and was based on the real life Columbine shootings

Is this acceptable?There is a Japanese game called RapeLay

The game urges players to stalk a teenage girl and her female relatives on a subway.

Players can choose their method of sexual assault and invite other assailants to join them

It is banned in the United States, but you can download the game on-line