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Originally Posted by Doc Faustus
Horror films only cause violence in violent individuals.
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This pretty much holds true with anything. Like how playing a violent video games stimulates the aggression center of your brain. It all depends on how your brain filters that information. Some of us will clench our fists when mad about a game, others will swear out loud and some will throw things. The more violent you are in nature, the more likely you are to respond negatively to violence.
I have been watching horror movies since I was about 8 and the most violent I am is that I will pinch or lightly slap my boyfriend for attention. Even that is more a product of my upbringing and inability to get attention for anything positive.
More restrictions on the films that young people are able to watch isn't going to help anything any more. If the kid doesn't have the height and facial hair to buy a ticket for an 18A movie, they can just watch it online. What's more important is that parents teach their kids what is real, what isn't, what kind of fear is safe and how to deal with being afraid in a healthy manner. Most importantly they need to teach that violence is wrong, but horror movies are usually morality tales, so if they don't know to play nice already a good horror flick will show them.