Hunger Games Connection

Watching the clip of the Sleeping "Anti-Flim" in class I realized how embellish our movies and reality shows truely are. If movies were of how life really is no one would want to watch them. If instead of seeing people fight we saw people just eat and sleep on reality TV no one would watch them. We like to watch excitment on TV and in movies and we tend to find violence extremly exciting. This is where our society ties together with the ideas in the Hunger Games. The people who were not in the games were so excited to watch the charaters kill each other. The thrill of the violence is what entertained them, just as our socitey today enjoys watching killing movies like Saw. I don't think tha makes us immune to violence that occurs in the real world though. I know if I saw people fighting right in front of me I would be very upset about it. I hate seeing peopel fight it makes me sick to my stomach to watch, yet on TV it doesn't seem as bad. I am not sure what makes me feel that way but I guess it is because it doesn't seem as real on televsion than when it is happening right in front of you. The Hunger Games is a dramatic example of what our society finds entertaining. We like watching people fight and kill each other in movies, so if peopel from our town and to fight for their lives against peopel from other towns would we find that entertaining also? I personally would never be able to watch someone I know have to fight and kill other people to survive. I think that is sick if you would enjoy watching people fight for their life. I believe there is a fine line between all of this and everyone had their own opinion on how they feel about violence. My question to all of you is, would you enjoy being apart of the Hunger Games and watch your loved ones fight for their life?

Reality Television

Everyone has their own opinion on reality television, some people live for it, others can't stand to watch it. I personally do enjoy watching many reality tv shows. I enjoy watching the Kardasians, Jersey Shore and The Real World. I think what I enjoy about these shows is that they are real. It isn't someone reading from a script or acting. It is much easier to relate to these people on reality shows. I do not think there is anything wrong with watching show like this for leisure. It doesn't corrupt people or keeping them from doing other activites, it is just entertaining. I understand where Gabler is coming from when he says people want to be on tv to become famous, and get money. I mean I wouldn't mind becoming famous. Jersey Shore has become a huge television show and it is crazy to think a few years ago the cast were ordinary people like you and I. This show is entertaining to many people and I think it is because the drama that is formed through the show as well as just the stupid yet, funny aspect of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-QKqcYuj60&feature=related

This is a clip of "funny" things that occured on Jersey Shore. I don't agree that all the physcial fighting is funny but the verbal arguments and the different saying the cast comes up with are funny. For instance saying t-shirt time before they leave or "smush". These are now sayings that people use and are printed on t-shirt and sold. It is amazing how what people do on television becomes what people do and say in real life. I think Jersey shore is very entertaining and I watched it every thursday and I do not see anything wrong with enjoyinh watching shows like that.