the controversy about action movie for children

Should children doesn’t have right to watch “action movie” on television?

            There is no doubt that television has changed the world and how we view it. With just the point and click of a button, we can see everything there. There are  hundreds of channels to choose from. Such as Cartoons, sitcoms, news, cooking shows, music videos even action movie. With so many viewing options, determining what we should be watching has become a great concern, especially when it comes to children. It is no wonder that cable and satellite providers have built in parental controls. Violent and aggressive acts abound on TV. Many times it is children who are viewing these acts. According to the Center for Media and Public affairs, "The typical American child will have witnessed 40,000 killings and 200,000 acts of violence on television", all by their 18th birthday (source: Media Violence 121).

            Usually, action movie provides the scenario with agrresive action such as kicking. Punching, and fighting. It is very bad violence for children because it will influences them in emotionally and physically. Children are good imitator. They will imagine themselves like a character in the movie or they can try to imitate themselves. If the character plays kicking and fighting sometime they will do the same thing in real world. If the parent can not handle this situation it will be a great mistake for parent. In other side, action movie not only provide the bad influences for children by do fighting, kicking, or punching but usually the movie provide the scenario or conversation between characters with very rude words. If the children see and listen the words they will do the same words like what movie told. So the children will use ‘rude word’ in their daily activities too.

            In contra side, i will say that action movie not only provide bad influences for children. You know what? Almost action movie provide the bad guys and good guys in the scenario. The scenario is the keyword to create a meaning for children. The scenario give the moral value and life lesson for children too. It is better if the movie have enough moral value and life lesson. Like example, good guys always win and have good life than bad guys and the bad guys always punish and suffering in the end of the story. The example above can teach the children to do right things and be a good guys in real world and they will fear to do bad things because they do not want to suffering in the world. It is very inspirational example for children so they can inspired and they will usual with do good things in the world.

            Action movie serves bad influences and good influences for children. It can make the children so agressive and hostile and in other hand it can teach children how to be a good guys in the world through moral value and life lesson based in the scenario. Watching televison is one of entertaining program at home but every parent in the world should protect their children with choose the good movie first for their children before parents let them watch. Second, it is better if the parents watch the movie together with their children. So the parents can teach their children directly and for addition this activity will make parents-children has good relation each other exactly in affection side. Last, Parents are ultimately responsible for what their children view on Movie. It is recommended that parents exhibit their responsibility and take control of their children's viewing habits. If the children are regularly watching violent and aggressive shows, change the channel. By doing so the parents will not only be deterring  children from committing hostile aggression, but helping to groom a better adult in years to come.

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