The world today is composed of various controversial gun issues. Firearms depicted in movies, music, videogames, and television have created a plethora of arguments. Some problems illustrated over this matter comes in form of censorship. Violence and lyrics are the most popular forms of media that are censored. These restrictions often violate many of the founding freedoms of American society, and place limitations on the entertainment experience.
As movies become progressively violent in cinemas today, people start blaming them for many of societies problems. Some main arguments that pro-censorship protesters use when discussing this topic are that people commit hate crimes because of the violence depicted in movies. What they do not realize is that the guns do not breed violence, however, other problems lead to violence. The definition of violence is a very intricate and has many different perspectives. Many people say "poverty, racism, inequality, chemical imbalances in the brain, and toy guns- are the underlying causes for violence and aggression (The Causes of Aggression). Either way, the root of violent behavior does not stem from guns in movies.
Big box office sensations such as the Terminator series and the Matrix utilize firearms as the main form of action. Because of this, large crowds were drawn to the stimulating action scenes, and thus, creating a big box office hit. The Terminator 2: Judgment Day grossed a net value of two hundred and four million dollars, as the Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines grossed a total of three hundred and sixty six (Box Office Data for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Box Office Mojo Arnold Schwarzenegger). The total net gross of these two movies make a total of five hundred and seventy million dollars, which makes the Terminator series one of the most successful series of all time. The success of this movie is based upon the utilization of guns.
