Writing a Cause/Effect Essay

Running Head : THE EFFECTS OF ACTION MOVIES

The Effects of Action Movies

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The Effects of Action Movies

Nowadays , action movies are extremely popular . This type of movies , such as Live Free or Die Hard , can be characterized with excessive amounts of action scenes , like gunfight , chasing or combat , which play the key role in the plot . At that , many popular action movies , like 300 and the Matrix , have elements of history , science fiction or other genres Undoubtedly , action movies have great effects on modern

people especially on youth

First of all , since action movies are filled with aggressive behavior as well as with a lot of shooting and fighting , watching action movies can result in a tendency to imitate violent and brutal behaviors portrayed on the screen . After seeing Bruce Willis saving the world and leaving dozens of dead bodies behind him , some people can tend to accept and justify such behaviors without thinking about laws , morality justice , and so on

Besides , action movies can be characterized with very intense action sequences , and after watching such movies , many young people start feeling bored with slow and simple tempo of life . Therefore , some big fans of action movies can feel a thirst to becoming real action heroes so they hit the road looking for adventures , or become members of local street gangs . Certainly , such adventures do not lead to anything good or positive

Finally , action movies greatly affect the minds of young children and teenagers...