Todays Movies
In class we watched a video about kids movies. The speaker was Colin Stokes, and he was awesome. I was just so interested in what he was saying. His speech was basically about how childrens movies influence us, whether that influence was good or bad. It talked about how most movies today don't have strong women leads, they are usually dumb, in distress, or hung up on some boy. The male characters in today's movies treat the girls like crap, and don't show a lot of respect to anyone. We don't want our kids growing up thinking acting like that is okay, because it's not! Wizard Of Oz is one of the only movies that teaches our children different, and that is because it is an older movie and they had better values then haha. I really think parents need to do a good job of teaching their children the right way to act. The kids need to learn that being dumb, and a mean, are not good qualities to have. They need good role models in their lives, and the media doesn't provide many of those.
I agree that many children movies portray bad examples of how children should act. But I personally believe that it is the parents job to make sure that their children are well behaved!
ReplyDeleteAutumn, I totally agree with you! Movies today do not teach children how to treat other people. It's honestly sad that times have changed and that nobody cares about proper respect and we definitely need to do something about this.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree! I feel that media period has influenced the behaviors of kids, children, teens , adults what have you. But when it comes to children, I feel that parents allow the media to play a major part in their children's lives when it should be the parents that are playing that major part and raising their children correctly. Living up to their responsibility is what it boils down to.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Joe's comment; it is the parents responsibility. If they choose what the kids can and cannot watch, then the roles they take on wont always be bad.
ReplyDeleteMovies that we show little kids really influence them on how they treat others. My uncle lets my little cousin watch Star Wars and all he does is dress up like darth vador and hits his little sister with the light sabor... so it can make them think violence is okay as well. We need to have better role models for them to look up to so we can avoid light sabor fights...
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