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Violence in television and movies is no ‘big thing’. It has a become a part of the movie and television audiences’ experience so much so that viewers would probably miss the mayhem if it was not there. From
CSI Miami to Law and Order Special Victims Unit to HBO’s Generation Kill, death and dying is present in many different forms. The only difference is the format, cop show, war show, or mob show, audiences have a list from which to pick. The big question is does this violence affect audiences in some way? In Vivian Sobchack’s article, ‘
The Postmorbid Condition’, she argues the negative effects of violence in no uncertain terms. She believes that people have become desensitized over the years, “they, like the bodies wasted on the screen have proliferated at an increasingly faster and decreasingly surprising rate.” On the other hand, James Harold takes on The Sopranos in his article called
A Moral Never Never Land by examining the question of whether art is dangerous. Using
The Sopranos as his principle example, he believes that this show as an art form is not dangerous. This could not be further from the truth.
The Sopranos opens too many opportunities for audience identification. This is when art becomes dangerous. People who would not normally lean toward violent tendencies may find themselves thinking about it if Tony Soprano becomes a ‘hero figure’.
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